I Am So Excited About the Return of The Gilmore Girls!
Posted on October 25, 2016 at 8:00 am
The Hero Dog Awards — Hallmark Channel
Posted on October 22, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Coming October 28, 2016 to the Hallmark Channel: The Hero Dog Awards!
Highlights from last year will bring tears to your eyes.
Categories include law enforcement, service animals, and rescues.
Carol Burnett is Coming Back to TV!
Posted on October 22, 2016 at 8:00 am
Carol Burnett has announced a return to series television. And it gets better — she will appear in a sitcom created by Amy Poehler. In presenting Burnett with a SAG award, Poehler and Tina Fey were speaking from the heart when they explained how much she had influenced and inspired them both. We don’t know anything about the show’s premise or other cast members, but we do know it has a contractual guarantee to be aired (rare for a pilot). Can’t wait.
Tonight on PBS: Hamilton’s America
Posted on October 21, 2016 at 6:34 pm
Ever wonder why the hottest ticket on Broadway is a musical about a founding father hardly anyone can remember other than the duel with Aaron Burr? Ever wanted to see the show without going to New York or buying a zillion dollar ticket?
Well, tonight on PBS, “Hamilton’s America” will give you a chance to see some of what makes Hamilton and “Hamilton” so fascinating.
Michael Cavna on “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
Posted on October 19, 2016 at 10:56 am
Michael Cavna, who covers comics, graphic novels, and animation for the Washington Post writes about Peanuts’ classic Halloween special, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” The family favorite celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Their swift narrative certainty for “Great Pumpkin” freed Melendez (who also voiced Snoopy) and his crew — including gifted animator Bill Littlejohn — to create stunning watercolor skies and rich autumn hues that provide every scene with its own mood, apart from the characters. Melendez brilliantly painted both motion and emotion.
“It is by far the most colorful of the shows,” Mendelson says, “as Bill and his team captured the vibrancy of the fall season.”
And the camera, often so static in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” zooms in for facial close-ups in the follow-up that provide the viewer with a poignant intimacy.