matt roush-related stories
Posted Jan 26th 2008 1:33PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
What's going on at the other TV blogs via the internets.
- BuzzSugar has the scoop on the Freaks & Geeks reunion.
- Bill O'Reilly is not happy with David Letterman or John Edwards.
- Mad Men's Rich Sommer (Harry) has one of the coolest celebrity blogs you'll find, and check out the incredible Xmas card he sent out.
- What were you doing in 1983? I was graduating from high school and watching MTV.
- New York picks 10 shows that they'd like to see NBC's Ben Silverman bring back.
- This teen wanted to crash a Hannah Montana concert - literally.
- Matt Roush loves ABC's new show Eli Stone.
- During the strike, Alan Sepinwall is reviewing episodes of Cupid.
Posted Sep 16th 2007 9:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
Posted Sep 14th 2007 12:01PM by Liz Finn-Arnold
Filed under: OpEd, NYTVF
I sometimes look around the internet and am amazed by the sheer volume of content. People can write about almost anything -- especially when they're obsessed with a specific topic. And a lot of people seem to be specifically obsessed with television.
Not that I can judge. I'm TV addict who writes for
TV Squad. But I sometimes wonder if it all really matters. Is anyone listening to any of us? And more importantly, do we have any influence on the television world at large with our opinions and criticisms?
As a devoted TV addict, I headed out last week to cover the
New York Television Festival (NYTVF) and listened in on a panel discussion which looked at the explosion of blogs and TV fan sites and questioned their impact (if any) on the industry.
Continue reading NYTVF: TV Criticism on the Web
Posted May 27th 2007 10:31AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Lost, Web, Celebrities, Heroes
Posted Apr 20th 2007 4:41PM by Meredith O'Brien
Filed under: 24, Heroes
TV Guide's Matt Roush thinks that by having a nuclear bomb explode during the riveting first four hours of this season's 24, the counter-terrorism drama may have set itself up for failure by "peaking too early."
Despite a few moments of true excitement this season -- the return and the subsequent stabbing of President Logan, the assassination attempt on President Palmer II and the apprehension of terrorist Abu Fayed in grisly Jack Bauer fashion -- there has been almost non-stop griping about how this season hasn't been up to par.
Continue reading 24 "peaked too early?"
Posted Apr 9th 2007 4:21PM by Meredith O'Brien
Filed under: OpEd, 24
TV Guide critic Matt Roush said he's been receiving a lot of complaints from fans of 24 wondering what in the heck has happened to their favorite drama this season.
Between wasting the fabulously compelling return of the Logans -- Gregory Itzin and Jean Smart -- and the recently cutback on the number of scenes containing the fair-haired American hero Jack Bauer, Roush said he must concur with many fans' assessment that, 16 hours into this season, it's not looking too good.
What does 24 need to do in the remaining eight hours left in season six to redeem itself? Roush says, "A change of scenery, a change of personnel, something, anything to rouse 24 from the dead-end torpor it has found itself in this season."
Continue reading TV Guide critic writing 24's obituary?
Posted Aug 19th 2006 10:47AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
On the cover: a supergigantic, mega preview of The Emmy Awards, including an interview with host Conan O'Brien. - Matt Roush calls Vanished "cliche-ridden," but loves Spike Lee's documentary about Hurricane Katrina, When The Levees Broke.
- A guide for parents on how to use the ratings system.
- Richard Dean Anderson talks about Stargate SG-1's 200th episode.
- Ausiello has the scoop on a new cast member joining House.
- In the print edition: a preview of the new season of Prison Break; a Q and A with Shannen Doherty about her new relationship show; and a look at the new Raven sequel on the Disney Channel.
Posted Jun 25th 2006 10:32AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
On the cover: race car driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has a "revved-up attitude."- An interview with The Dead Zone's Sean Patrick Flannery.
- Michael Ausiello talks with Cheri Oteri and finds out what happened to that show she was going to do with J.J. Abrams.
- Matt Roush isn't too thrilled with the TV version of Blade.
- In the print edition only: a Q and A with House star Lisa Edelstein; a diary from the set of The 4400; everything you wanted to know about So You Think You Can Dance; a guide to all the crazy plots on the soaps this summer; and a guest column from Garrison Keillor.
Posted Jun 11th 2006 8:54AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
Our weekly wrapup of what's in America's favorite TV magazine.
- On the cover: Kyra Sedgwick is The Closer, about to start its new season.
- Matt Roush is excited about the new season of both Deadwood and Entourage, but not that excited about Lucky Louis.
- Who's in and who's out on the new season of The 4400.
- In the print edition: an interview with American Idol's Elliott Yamin; a Q and A with The Dead Zone's Anthony Michael Hall (I didn't even know this show was still on); Bryan Singer talks about the A&E special about Superman, Look, Up In The Sky; an A to Z guide to the world of 24; and a preview of the new season of Entourage.
Posted May 13th 2006 7:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
On the cover: a rundown of all the season and series finales, including an interview with CSI: Miami star David Caruso.- Matt Roush loves this season of The Sopranos, but NBC's 10.5: Apocalypse? Not so much.
- A look back at Malcolm in the Middle.
- In the print edition: a visit to the set of How I Met Your Mother as they tape the season finale; a guest column from Megan Mullally; another guest column, this time from writer David Mamet (The Unit); and a visit to the set of That 70s Show, which is ending after eight years.
Posted Apr 18th 2006 2:34PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Web, Watercooler Talk
I don't know if you folks have noticed, but it looks
like TVGuide.com is slowly starting to blogify. A few weeks ago, the site converted its
Watercooler column into a blog format,
covering more shows than they did when it was just a standard online column.
Now I see that they've
pretty much converted most of their features into blog format, under an umbrella called
Expert Blogs. This includes the
Televisionary, FlickChick, Matt Roush's Q&A, and The Ausiello Report. All blogs allow people to comment.
Gee... that format sounds a bit familiar, doesn't it?
Wonder where they got that
idea from?I kid, I kid... I only joke out of love. Actually, this is not a big surprise, since Ausiello
mentioned this to me in
an interview I did with him
last month. The format
does seem like it might be a bit unwieldy in some cases (like the Q&A columns
like Televisionary), but I'm sure they'll work out the kinks at some point.
Posted Apr 9th 2006 10:13AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Royalty, Talent, Industry, Programming, Celebrities
On the cover: TV's Sexiest New Star. That's right,
it's Dwight from The Office. Oh, just kidding. It's Wentworth
Miller from Prison Break.- This week, Matt
Roush explains why he likes all the carnage on TV lately. And he reviews the new Ten Commandments (he
calls it a "dud," and "instantly forgettable." I think he likes it!)
- An interview
with grandma Cheryl Ladd.
- In the print edition: a parent's guide to the best TV for kids, a preview of
What About Brian?, your questions answered about The Amazing Race, and a look at the singers and
musicians that this season's American Idol finalists have in their families.
Posted Jan 10th 2006 9:49AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Industry, Programming
On the cover:
NCIS, the show no one you know watches. - Matt Roush on the season premieres of 24 and
The Shield.
- In the print edition only: an interview with Heather Graham of Emily's Reason's Why Not, a behind the
scenes look of Wolfgang Puck's new Las Vegas restaurant, and a Q and A with Boston Legal's Julie
Bowen.
- An interview with John
Stamos about the return of Jake In Progress and why he really didn't want to join the cast
of ER.
Posted Dec 27th 2005 4:32PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Web, Watercooler Talk
Every week, two of the most prominent TV critics in the country
answer questions from their loyal readers, but they do things a little differently. Matt Roush of
TV Guide
(pictured) takes questions that are e-mailed to him and answers them in a
pre-written column twice a week, while Robert Bianco of
USA
Today conducts an online chat once a week (usually Mondays, but he
did a chat today because of the holiday).
They're fairly similar critics, in both writing style and in likes and dislikes. Bianco seems to be more of a
"nose in the air" critic than Roush -- for instance, he was one of the only major critics to express his
extreme distaste for
Everybody Loves Raymond -- but they both seem to take all queries seriously, and only
gently kid readers who can't let go of a particular show, or who like a show that said critic can't stomach.
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