Mar 16th, 2010 · Starting tonight on the FX cable network, Deadwood star Timothy Olyphant is back playing another man with a badge — this time in Justified, a modern-day Western based on stories by Elmore Leonard. TV critic David Bianculli reviews the new series for Fresh Air.
Keywords: critic · network · modern · TV · David Bianculli · FX · Elmore Leonard · emFresh · Lawman · emDeadwood · Timothy Olyphant · emJustified
Mar 14th, 2010 · Between Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, there's no doubt that 3-D movies have brought people back to the theaters. Both films have made an astounding amount of money at the box office, and TV-makers are taking note. But will people want to wear those glasses on the couch? Guest host Audie Cornish talks to David Wertheimer, head of the Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California, about the future of 3-D television.
Keywords: officer · money · television · Theater · TV · movies · wonderland · astounding · Audie Cornish · emAlice · emAvatar · David Wertheimer
Mar 11th, 2010 · The Hall of Fame defensive lineman went on to a successful career in sports broadcasting and commercials, as well as a continuing role on Little House on the Prairie. He was 69 and had been suffering from cancer.
Keywords: commercial · cancer · football · TV · legend · lineman · Hall of Fame · Prairie · defense · Olsen · Little House · Merlin
Mar 11th, 2010 · Cable TV subscribers seem to pay more for the service each year. In fact, the cost has doubled in the last 15 years. But a growing number of consumers are finding ways to hold down their cable bills. They're benefiting from competition, haggling and service bundling.
Keywords: Competition · services · TV · Creative · Consumers · subscribers · Bill · bundles · haggling
Mar 9th, 2010 · Vince Gilligan created the Emmy Award-winning drama Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston as a high-school chemistry teacher who becomes a meth dealer to secure his family's finances. Gilligan tells David Bianculli why he chose Cranston for the role — and why he thinks Breaking Bad is different from every other show on TV.
Keywords: schools · finances · drama · TV · Teachers · Family · Meth · chemistry · dealers · David Bianculli · Gilligan · Emmy Award
Mar 9th, 2010 · Google has partnered itself with Dish Network to test a television search engine that would compile results from both traditional programming and web video services.
Keywords: network · services · video · television · TV · engines · Traditional · partners · Google · compilation · Dish Network
Mar 8th, 2010 · Hours of live domestic coverage of Taliban attacks and their aftermath is a new trend in Afghan journalism. But last week, officials announced they were banning any future live coverage of attacks in Kabul. While an agreement has been reached to modify that policy, it's unclear what will happen to journalists who refuse to follow the new guidelines.
Keywords: Taliban · policy · Afghan · Kabul · domestic · agreement · Journal · TV · Aftermath · Unclear
Mar 6th, 2010 · Tony is probably best known for playing the obsessive compulsive detective on the TV show Monk. So in true "Not My Job" fashion, we're going to ask him three questions about nuns.
Keywords: Fashion · actor · TV · Tony · Nun · compulsion · emMonk · Shalhoub · Not My Job