From ‘Divorce’ to ‘Berlin Station’ to ‘Mars,’ A Preview of Cable’s Most Buzzworthy Shows
It’s inevitable that there will be some verbal fireworks mixed in with the vast slate of programming presented at the cable portion of the TCA summer press tour held at the Beverly Hilton. Last year, there was a media-manufactured showdown between Michael Lombardo and Chris Albrecht over the similarities of HBO’s “Ballers” and Starz’ “Survivor’s Remorse,” with Albrecht conclusively admonishing the assembled television journalists to...
TruTV Takes its First Dive into Scripted with ‘Those Who Can’t’
All the cool kids are doing it. TruTV, known for reality skeins like “Impractical Jokers.” “The Carbonaro Effect” and “Billy on the Street,” is delving into the scripted series world for the first time tonight with its high school-set comedy, “Those Who Can’t.” You know the rest of the saying: “teach.” “Those Who Can’t,” already being referred to as “TWC” by the tru crew, has an interesting backstory. Developed by Adam Cayton-Holland,...
Tuesday Night TV: Tyrant vs. Motor City Masters–Both Involve Hot Cars
Long gone, it seems, are the days when summer was a television wasteland filled with repeats. In fact, the small screen is beginning to rival the big screen with one potential blockbuster after another hitting the airwaves. Just this month alone, big-budget, heavily-marketed new shows including Starz’ “Power,” TNT’s “Murder in the First” and “The Last Ship,” ABC’s “Rising Star,” Syfy’s “Dominion” and BBC America’s “The...
Presentations, Programming, Parties and Perks–That’s TV Upfronts
It is the rare person who isn’t stricken with a hangover after attending the annual series of presentations and parties that comprise the main week of television upfronts. If the hangover isn’t from adult beverages, then it is due to all the hype the networks dispense about their upcoming programming, around which they sell billions of dollars of upfront advertising. We look here on the presentations and...
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