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Talking Amazon's crowdsourced TV pilots on NPR and Netflix's new Arrested Development episodes on PBS' NewsHour

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:03 EDT

You know online TV shows have reached a tipping point when NPR and PBS' NewsHour taps you to talk about them on the same day.

Even the stars of Netflix's 'Arrested Development' revival aren't sure how fans should watch online

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:56 EDT

It’s the most-anticipated TV series salvage attempt in recent history, with the added possibility of reshaping how we all watch television.

John Fleming to retire as Tampa Bay Times performing arts critic after 28 years at the company

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:40:39 EDT

It's on a par with hearing Carnegie Hall has closed its doors or the Rolling Stones are breaking up.

HBO's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra smothers sharp acting in a flabby story

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:23:26 EDT

On the surface, Behind the Candelabra is the perfect HBO movie. It has a gleaming creative pedigree, led by superstar director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Magic Mike) and uber producer Jerry Weintraub. On the surface, Behind the Candelabra is the perfect HBO movie.

As Amazon uses public feedback to choose new series I wonder: Can a TV outlet outsource its gut to consumers?

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:28:39 EDT

Now that news is starting to trickle out about which pilot episodes online retailer Amazon is picking up as its first original series, I have just two questions.

Is the general public really the best judge of which pilots will make the best series? And is a pilot process really transparent when the company conducting it offers little …

WTSP-Ch. 10 morning anchor Ginger Gadsden to leave St. Petersburg's CBS affiliate June 30

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:23:34 EDT

Ginger Gadsden, morning and noon anchor at St. Petersburg CBS affiliate WTSP-Ch. 10, will be leaving the station when her contract expires on June 30.

But at this time of layoffs and cutbacks in media, Gadsden, who has tired of working the morning shift, has no other job lined up. And she’s still committed to …

As world mourns death of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, my story on helping with his memoir

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:43:21 EDT

As the music world expresses sorrow over the death today of Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, I can’t help remembering a personal story about my brief time working with a member of one of the best classic rock bands in history.

The short version: I think I convinced Manzarek to write his best-selling 1998 autobiography, …

New Charlie Rose Weekend show likely won't derail airtime for WEDU-Ch. 3's Florida This Week

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:48 EDT

Mad Men recap: Drug-fueled antics in "The Crash" may leave some fans out in the cold

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:41 EDT
Mad Men fans can be a fickle, exacting bunch.

Two weeks after swooning over an episode featuring a merger of the Sterling Cooper ad firm with a competitor, some Mad Maniacs online were already fed up with the series, courtesy of Sunday’s surreal, drug-fueled episode, “The Crash.”

My …

As SNL says goodbye to Bill Hader, Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis I wonder: Why don't they get better finales?

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:34:29 EDT
No James Carville. No Barack Obama. No Joe Biden. No unctuous game show host leading a bizarro competition, like “What's My Name?” ($10 million to provide the name of your apartment building doorman.)

Still, Saturday Night Live’s presumed farewells to three of its most prominent players …