Orange, Black and Masters of Sex at the Bates Motel
It’s not often outside of awards season that creators of some of television’s most riveting and successful dramas get together in one room for a deep dive into what goes into making their hit programs. That was the agenda for Michelle Ashford (Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”), Carlton Cuse (A&E’s “Bates Motel”) and Jenji Kohan (Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black”), the headliners of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s...
HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Satirically Nails the Gold Rush Geekdom of High Tech
Here’s the definition of a geek entourage, straight from the mouth of one of the characters on Mike Judge’s new HBO comedy, “Silicon Valley:” “It’s weird. They always travel in groups of five, these programmers. There’s always a tall skinny white guy, short skinny Asian guy, fat guy with the ponytail, some guy with crazy facial hair and then an east Indian guy. It’s like they trade guys until they all have the right group.” Many will...
HBO Goes Behind the Scenes for Making of Springsteen’s High Hopes
Fans of the Boss appreciate not just his music, but getting inside his head for the thought processes behind the songs. And that’s exactly what they’ll get in a new documentary about his most recent release, “High Hopes,” airing April 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on HBO. “High Hopes” was Springsteen’s 18th studio album, released in January and debuting at number one, and recorded in the middle of a tour with Rage Against the Machine guitarist...
Gillian Anderson is Back and Better than Ever in NBC’s ‘Crisis’
Take a busload of overprivileged high school kids – including the son of the president of the United States – their powerful and entitled parents, a heroic rookie Secret Service agent, an FBI agent with a dark secret and a shadowy terrorist organization, and you have the makings of NBC’s “Crisis,” premiering Sunday night at 10 p.m. If it sounds a little bit like the premise of CBS’s “Hostages,” well, this one has a much better chance...
The Verdict is In: L.A. Law is Finally Out on DVD
It’s hard to believe that the iconic, highly acclaimed TV series “L.A. Law” closed out its run on NBC 20 years ago– and that its 22 episodes of Season One are just now being released to DVD, available beginning today from Shout! Factory. Created by award-winning writer-producers Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, the legal drama debuted in 1986 and held court during primetime for an eight-season run, racking up 15 Emmy...
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