This is what I’m thinking: * Buffalo Bills fans may be getting ahead of themselves to think the team’s 3-0 start will eventually lead to a game being flexed to prime time on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. But, hey, who am I, to dash such hopes? So I looked ahead to NBC’s schedule to see [...]
A former newspaper columnist would have to sympathize with Andrew, the lead character in the new CBS comedy, “How to Be a Gentleman,” that premieres at 8:30 tonight on Channel 4. The magazine advice columnist is being told to reinvent himself to appeal to a younger audience that doesn’t care about manners or else be fired by [...]
Channel 4 veteran reporter Lorey Schultz is leaving the station in two weeks to work in Mayor Brown’s administration. Schultz, who has been at the CBS affiliate for 17 years, confirmed today that she will become the assistant director of marketing and communication for the Buffalo mayor’s office. She’ll work with Mike DeGeorge, the former [...]
When it comes to television ratings, Buffalo is a very good barometer for how shows are doing across the nation. So here are the top 10 things that are noticeable about local ratings in the first 10 days of the new season. 1. “The Playboy Club” May Close Quickly:The opener of the NBC drama that [...]
Buffalo Bills hysteria is alive and well, as exemplified by Channel 2’s decision to lead its 6 p.m. newscast Monday with a four-minute report on the team’s 3-0 start and a silly poll that asked fans what place Ryan Fitzpatrick and company would finish in the AFC East. Would you believe 47 percent of the [...]
With Steven Spielberg’s name attached as an executive producer, the two-hour premiere of the Fox series “Terra Nova” arrives at 8 tonight on WUTV with bigger expectations than Buffalo Bills fans had Sunday before shocking the New England Patriots. And unlike the Bills victory, the expectations for the $15 million pilot of “Terra Nova” eventually [...]
One of the funniest descriptions of the CBS series “The Gifted Man” came from the son of the funniest Canadian TV critic I know. After hearing that the series is about a handsome, gifted doctor who sees visions of his late ex-wife telling him what to do to be a better person, the college son said [...]
Sorry, Charlie, they should have thrown the idea of remaking “Charlie’s Angels” out to sea. How bad is it? The one featured actress that viewers are likely to know is Minka Kelly (seen right with co-star Annie Ilonzeh), the former “Friday Night Lights” star who until recently was romantically involved with New York Yankees great Derek Jeter. However, Minka [...]
Who doesn’t love Emily VanCamp (right)? The Canadian actress has been adorable ever since she hit the regular TV screen as a teenager on “Everwood,” the WB series in which she played Amy Abbott, the love interest of the emotionally-scarred Ephraim. Greg Berlanti, the creator of “Everwood,” eventually found a place for her on “Brothers [...]
If you can relate to awkward romance and you are a big fan of “Dirty Dancing,” you should have the time of your life watching the new Fox comedy “New Girl” at 9 tonight on WUTV. It is by far my favorite new show of the season. Thanks to star Zooey Deschanel (see right), “New Girl” [...]