If you didn’t get enough podcast flavor from me in this week’s edition of Firewall & Iceberg , I also popped in on this week’s episode of Ryan McGee and Mo Ryan’s DVD commentary-style “Lost” -themed podcast “Orientation: Ryan Station,” where we kibbitz...

The biggest news of the day at press tour - unless you count Bradley Whitford’s Ron Swanson mustache - was Simon Cowell announcing his departure from “American Idol” after this season to launch “The X Factor” in America. Go here to read the rest:  Simon Cowell leaving...

By Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fox executives say they love Conan O’Brien but can’t talk with him about picking up his late-night show until he decides whether he wants to stay with NBC. Kevin Reilly, Fox’s entertainment president, said Monday, “I love Conan...

Over at NJ.com, the president of TLC makes a statement about “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ so we won’t waste time asking questions about “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” Original post: TCA: ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ to continue covering Gosselins ‘with great care and...

We’re in the home stretch on our trip back through season two of “The Wire,” and as always, we’re doing it in two slightly different versions: one for people who have never seen the show before, and one for people who want to be able to discuss not only season two, but everything...

We’re in the home stretch on our trip back through season two of “The Wire,” and as always, we’re doing it in two slightly different versions: one for people who have never seen the show before, and one for people who want to be able to discuss not only season two, but everything...

In this summer dead zone, it’s nice to have original “Better Off Ted” episodes around, albeit sporadically (next week is a rerun of the one where Phil and Lem accidentally drug Linda). Last night’s episode was a good showcase for the whole cast, plus it brought in Joy Osmanski...

Quick spoilers for the “Burn Notice” season three premiere coming up just as soon as I mix beer with yogurt… “You might as well tattoo a bullseye on your forehead.” -Harlan I already wrote a lot today about “Burn Notice,” between today’s column and my...

After talking a lot about Conan O’Brien earlier in the week, it occurred to me that the more interesting column right now is to talk about how Jimmy Fallon has been doing three months into the job. And the answer is surprisingly well . The rest is here:  Checking in on ‘Late Night with...

The 2008-09 network TV season ends tonight at 11 p.m., so it’s time to start talking about summer plans for this blog. When I was growing up, summer TV meant lots of reruns, or watching an endless loop of cheeseball movies like “Just One of the Guys” (pictured above) on HBO. And while...

I know I promised to get lengthier in my reviews of “Rescue Me” once we got past the first five episodes, but I’m going to make an exception for “Play” for two reasons: 1)It’s Upfront Week, and I’m beyond slammed; and 2)Way too much of “Play” featured...

As I wrote yesterday, I wasn’t very fond of “Glee” , but I also recognize that I’m not really in the show’s target demo. (At the same time, other series have been known to overcome my demo-inappropriateness, like “Gilmore Girls.”) But as I imagine some of you...

As I warned yesterday when I linked to my “American Idol” finale preview , I wasn’t sure if I was going to get to watch the final performance show live. I couldn’t, so The Star-Ledger’s Vicki Hyman filled in for me on “Idol” recap duty . I did manage to see...

I’m not sure what the point of continuing to blog about the new “Cupid” is. The show is a misfire, and it’s not going to come back next season, so it’s not like commenting on some brilliant but doomed series, or suggesting ways that a bad show can improve itself next year....