BarneyMiller-related stories
Posted Aug 2nd 2008 1:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E09) Okay, we're really into swinging tonight. Everybody seems to get into the action, including the kids. Frankly, the summer of '76 is making everyone in
Swingtown hot and horny and just a touch too adventurous. It makes for interesting viewing, but I'm not sure how realistic all this is supposed to be. What
is the difference between swinging and cheating?
Brad and Sylvia are back. It's yet another dinner party at the Deckers! The writers really have to find other ways to get these people together. Anyway, after Bruce's admission of his overt flirtation with Melinda -- a couple of kisses and a trip to her apartment -- the Millers accept an invitation to the Pendulum Club. That's an erotic cabaret according to Trina, and yes, the Deckers decide to go along at Susan's behest.
Continue reading Swingtown: Swingus Interruptus
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 12:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Lost, Casting, Reality-Free
Just last week, Harold Perrineau was wondering why his character was killed off on
Lost, wishing the producers hadn't blown Michael up with the freighter. He wasn't out of work for long.
Harold Perrineau has just been cast on a new ABC comedy/drama called The Unusuals. The pilot, which could be a mid-season replacement on ABC, is an hour set in a New York City police precinct.
Harold will play Detective Leo Banks, an agitated cop who's so afraid of being shot or attacked that he's never without his Kevlar bullet-proof vest. (Does he wear it in the john?) Sounds potentially funny. The writer of
The Unusuals is
Bones' Noah Hawley and the executive producer is Peter Tolan (
Rescue Me, The Larry Sanders Show), so there will be an emphasis on humor. Maybe not full-out
Barney Miller, but still funny.
Continue reading Lost's Perrineau joins The Unusuals
Posted Nov 20th 2007 11:43AM by Jackie Schnoop
Filed under: OpEd, Law and Order, The Wire, TV Squad Lists
Police stories make for some of the best stories either in real life or on television. I've been lucky enough to know cops over the years (not in a criminal sense, mind you) and find that it's sometimes a mutual macabre or jaded sense of humor we share. There are the by-the-book cops, the hot-doggers, the idealists, the cynical, the naive, the jaded, the good, the bad, and the "I want to get through my twenty and retire" kind of cops.
My favorite cop television shows over the years often reflect those characters and it's sometimes a bit surprising how close they come to actual police I know ... or how far they stray from the reality of police work.
Continue reading Seven of my all-time favorite cop shows
Posted Jan 19th 2007 2:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries
Carey played Officer Carl Levitt on the classic sitcom Barney Miller (remember, James Gregory would always call him "Levine?"). He died Tuesday in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke.
Besides that role, Carey appeared in several other TV shows, including Benson, Alice, Lucky Luke, and the New Love American Style. He was in a bunch of movies too, including High Anxiety, Johnny Dangerously, History of the World, Part 1, Fatso, and The Out of Towners (the original). His last role was in the 1999 movie Food For Thought.
His real name was Ron Cicenia and he stood 5 feet 4 (hey, I'm only 5 feet 5, so it's always good to see other short guys become a success!).
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