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Season's screenings: TV decks the halls with specials and movies

The creative forces behind “Yes, Virginia” know they face daunting odds. At this time every year, TV programmers serve up shiny, new holiday-themed fare, only to have viewers discard most of it like crumpled wads of gift wrap. When it comes to seasonal ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, PopMatters,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Neil Patrick Harris,  Jennifer Love Hewitt,  AMC,  TBS,  Alfred Molina

Susan Boyle and Adam Lambert: Battle of reality TV stars

Why we fell in love with her: Why we fell in love with him: Her most memorable song: class="bodytext">Susan's take on "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables" was tear-jerkingly stupendous. His most memorable song: Why people can't stop talking ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, The San Jose Mercury News,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Adam Lambert,  Susan Boyle,  Ryan Tedder,  Clay Aiken,  American Idol

Barney: Oprah's departure -- what does it mean?

that she has the biggest bank account. In this image taken from video Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago that her daytime ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, The San Jose Mercury News,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Lennon,  TV Guide,  Ellen DeGeneres,  Tyra Banks,  Rachael Ray

Around the Remote: Chuck Barney's TV Picks for Nov. 22-28

him: his wife and his fiancee. 10 p.m., Channels 7 and 10 (ABC). DON'T MISS: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — It's not really Thanksgiving until gigantic floating balloons with big smiley faces invade our TV screens in the early morning hours. ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Inside Bay Area,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Macy's,  Matt Lauer,  Meredith Vieira,  Al Roker,  Michael Jackson

Barney: Lawrence Beamen rebounds from 'America's Got Talent' letdown

Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Hosted by Jerry Springer, the show features several Top 10 finalists, including Skinner, Padilla and 75-year-old comedian Grandma Lee. Television's annual barrage of holiday specials doesn't rev up in earnest until ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Contra Costa Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jerry Springer,  TBS,  Kelsey Grammer,  Barry White,  James Franco

ABC's 'Modern Family' leads a comedy comeback in prime time

ratings soar since moving to a new time slot behind TV's most popular comedy, "Two and a Half Men." COUGAR TOWN - "I Won't Back Down" - When Jules inadvertently tells Grayson he's hot and he doesn't reciprocate, she's on a mission to get him to admit ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Inside Bay Area,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Courteney Cox (actor),  Patricia Heaton,  Kelsey Grammer,  Jane Lynch,  Julie Bowen

Flu fears usher in new social protocol

together and find our comfort zone." Some are changing their social habits in the hopes of avoiding the H1N1 flu. Photographed in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (Photo illustration by Mark DuFrene/Staff) Some are changing their social ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Inside Bay Area,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ryerson

Around the Remote: Chuck Barney's TV Picks for Nov. 15-21

from eye pain. We won't ask. 8 p.m., Channels 2 and 40 (Fox). DON'T MISS: "Collision" — The latest offering from "Masterpiece Contemporary" is a gripping, two-part thriller tied to a multivehicle pileup near London that entangles the lives of 10 ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Contra Costa Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: The CW,  PBS,  Ian McKellen,  Jim Caviezel,  AMC

Barney: AMC's 'The Prisoner' just might make you feel like one

outpost crammed with generic A-frame houses and docile citizens. He meets, among others, a cabdriver named 147, a doctor called 113, and, of course, the repressive leader of The Village (McKellen), a dapper old guy named Two. In short, there are more ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, The San Jose Mercury News,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMC,  MTV,  Cartoon Network,  Rebecca Romijn,  Patrick McGoohan

Barney: Did Oscars make right choice with Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin?

STEVE MARTIN and Alec Baldwin as a two-headed Oscar host? It's a perplexing decision by the Academy Awards brass. Oh sure, both are very funny guys. And both exude a wry charm. But if the Academy is serious about boosting its droopy ratings and ...

From CHUCK BARNEY, Inside Bay Area,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alec Baldwin,  Academy Awards,  Steve Martin,  Tina Fey,  Ricky Gervais

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