Posts with tag tom hanks
Posted Jul 25th 2008 7:33PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, TCA Press Tour, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
So I've been back from LA for a couple of days, watching Rich and Keith file frantic reports from Comic-Con. It just makes me shake my head in sympathy. Though CC is a different animal from the TCAs, in both structure and in sheer volume of people and activities, I still know exactly how they feel. It all starts to feel like a blur after awhile -- panels, reporter scrums, parties, meeting your favorite (and not-so-favorite) TV stars... When you get back to "normal life," it almost feels like it never happened.
Anyway, now that I have a day or two to reflect, I took
a cue from our friends at AOL and came up with a list of things I learned on this press tour. But this list will involve both the network-related things I learned with what I learned about celebrities, my fellow critics, and myself.
Continue reading Things I learned from the press tour - TCA Report
Posted Mar 5th 2008 11:05AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, WGA Strike
Have you seen all those feel-good commercials on CBS showing the actors returning to work after the WGA strike, the message promising us that good times -- and fresh new episodes -- would soon be on the air? Well, here comes the cold shower. The big story this morning out of L.A. is that
Hollywood is shaking with fear that the actors will strike this summer if a new contract isn't hammered out before June 30.
Big names like George Clooney and Tom Hanks have been quietly urging Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg to commence negotiations now in hopes of averting another contentious battle. Even AFTRA (SAG's sister organization, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) reportedly wants to start formal talks.
Continue reading Brace yourselves for a possible actors strike
Posted Mar 12th 2007 7:20PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
New TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Bosom Buddies - Season 1
- Cool McCool - Complete Series
- Loonatics Unleased - Season 1
- The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour - Seasons 7, 8, and 9
- Match Game 73 - Dumb Dora Set
- The Pretender - Movies
- Robin of Sherwood - Seasons 1 and 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Season 4
- Without A Trace - Season 2
Posted Mar 9th 2007 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, NBC has a new 1 vs. 100, followed by a new Las Vegas. - PBS has a new NOW at 8, then a new Washington Week.
- The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Sci-Fi has a Special Unit 2 marathon at 8.
- Also at 8: Fox Movie Channel has Tom Hanks in Big.
- At 9, CBS has a new Close To Home, then a new Numb3rs.
- TLC has a new What Not To Wear at 9.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new Giada's Weekend Getaways, with the cook visiting Charleston, S.C.
- At 10, The History Channel has a new episode of Mail Call.
- At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Roseanne Barr, Deepak Chopra, Dana Milbank, and David Kuo.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Dec 5th 2006 7:29PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: CBS, Music and Variety, Celebrities
The Kennedy Center Honors were taped this past weekend in Washington DC for a
December 26th broadcast on CBS. This year's honorees include Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zubin Mehta, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson and Steven Spielberg. The moment making the internet and gossip blog rounds right now features Jessica Simpson flubbing the lines to Dolly's "9 to 5." You won't see that in the broadcast. In fact, what you see in the broadcast is an extremely pared down version of the live awards show.
Continue reading The Kennedy Center Honors filmed for CBS
Posted Nov 24th 2006 2:18PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD
There are those in the world that will try to convince you that Bosom Buddies, the early 80s sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as two advertising guys who have to dress as women in order to afford the rent at an apartment building, is a terrible show. A show that was short-lived because it was so bad. A show that Tom Hanks is probably embarrassed to have on his resume.
None of those things are true. Hanks is proud of the show and has talked about it fondly for years. And the show is actually good. Sure, the premise is ridiculous and "sitcommy," but so what? If it's funny, it's funny. This show was funny, and the two leads and the supporting cast (including Telma Hopkins, the late Wendie Jo Sperber, and Holland Taylor from Two and a Half Men) are great together.
TVShowsOnDVD is reporting that the first season of the show is finally coming to DVD, after many years of speculation. No official word from the studio yet, but there is a pic of the box for the set, which will include 19 episodes. Hopefully there will be some commentaries too.
Posted Aug 21st 2006 10:11AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, Talent, Industry, OpEd
If you were casting a miniseries about the American Revolution, concentrating on John Adams, who would be the first person you would think of to play the second president? That's right, the name Paul Giamatti doesn't come to mind right away, does it? Well, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman did; they're producting a seven-hour HBO miniseries based on the David McCullough book
John Adams, and
they cast Giamatti in the title role. He'll play Adams during the revolutionary years, when he stoked the revolt behind-the-scenes. The series is set to start shooting in January and will begin airing in March 2008.
I've got to say, resemblance-wise, it doesn't seem to be a match. Even tempermant-wise, I'm not sure. Adams was more of a low-key guy, while almost every role Giamatti's played has been on the high-strung or emotional side. If anyone's got the acting chops to pull this off, though, it's Giamatti. And he'll be the only actor that can say he played both a Founding Father
and Pig Vomit.
(UPDATE: I have been taken to task by the readers for calling Adams "low-key." Apparently, my knowledge of American history needs an update, because Adams was supposedly a big pain in the ass. So Giamatti might be perfect for the role.)Posted Aug 7th 2006 1:05PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Programming, Celebrities
Sitcoms Online is reporting some cool news for fans of the 80s series
Bosom Buddies, which chronicled the lives of two men (Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari) who worked for an ad agency and had to dress in drag in order to stay in an apartment meant for women only. The show also featured the lovely Donna Dixon and the late
Wendy Jo Sperber. TBS will be airing reruns of the series on Saturday mornings from 6 to 7 a.m. starting in September. Speaking of Tom Hanks, whatever happened to him? Last I heard he was doing movies or something.
Posted Jul 31st 2006 4:46PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 8, NBC has something called Star Tomorrow, which sounds like another music talent show. It's folowed by a new Treasure Hunters. - TBS is showing four early eps of Friends tonight, starting at 8. The first season isn't the best, but it's better than the last.
- Bravo has a new Inside The Actor's Studio, with Hugh Laurie.
- Oxygen has the movie Ordinary People at 8, with Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton, and Donald Sutherland.
- Also at 8: American Life is showing the Harry O movie. If you're not familiar with Harry O, it's a well-done private eye series from the 70s starring David Janssen. It's followed by 77 Sunset Strip and Bourbon Street Beat.
- At 9, FOX has a new episode of Hell's Kitchen.
- TNT has a new ep of The Closer at 9, followed by a new Saved.
- USA has a new episode of WWE Monday Night RAW at 9.
- A&E has a new Driving Force at 9.
- At 10, ABC has a new reality show, One Ocean View.
- BBC America has a new Life on Mars at 10.
- Bravo has a new Tabloid Wars at 10.
- AMC has Tom Hanks in Big at 10, one of my favorite movies.
- Also at 10: A&E has a new Biography on Dave Chappelle.
Posted Jul 20th 2006 10:50AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Talent, OpEd, Celebrities
OK, since all three of these guys have been on TV at one time or another, and I first heard about this on TV, I think it loosely can apply here. I just think this is cool:
When I was watching last night's Mets-Reds game on SportsNet NY, the camera showed Dennis Miller, Ron Howard, and Tom Hanks taking in the game, which was played in Cincinnati. The announcers mentioned they were taking a ballpark tour, and showed the massive luxury bus they were using. Well,
this article confirms that. Turns out Hanks decided to take his buddies on a trip to seven parks to help celebrate his 50th birthday. They may not make all seven parks, it turns out, but they've already gone to three and will go to a few more.
Anyway, considering I try to go to a new-to-me ballpark every year (this year was U.S. Cellular in Chicago and Miller Park in Milwaukee), I absolutely love the fact that these superstars -- well, two superstars and Miller -- are doing this.
Posted May 13th 2006 8:14PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Celebrities
The latest issue of
Esquire (don't click until you're done reading this!) names The Most Normal Guy In Hollywood. Who is it?
- Tom Hanks
- J.J. Abrams
- Matt Damon
- Ben Affleck
- Noah Wyle
- Russell Crowe
- Tom Cruise
- Ron Howard
- George Clooney
- Chris Rock
- Steve Carell
Posted May 7th 2006 5:57PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, NBC, OpEd, Saturday Night Live, Music and Variety
(S31E18) There was a lot to like about this episode, but there was a lot that should never seen the light of day too. For Hanks' eighth outing at SNL host, I would have expected a bit more. We've already seen so much this season with episodes from other classic hosts like Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, that I was hoping maybe we'd get cameos from some of them. Another one of those "welcome to the club" sketches would have been funny... with those fez hats, cigars, and smoking jackets. Oh well, like I said, there was still plenty to like.
Cold Open - Politically charged as usual, the show opened with Bush and Cheney chit-chatting and discussing the current state of oil reserves and gasoline prices. Tom Hanks (as Senator Bill Frist) then shows up to tell the President about his new plan since his recent idea for a $100 gas rebate for all Americans did nothing except what the President described as "eat it." The entire conversation then evolved into some kind of infomercial where Frist was selling his new plan to Bush. As a token of the Government's thanks for allowing the drilling in Alaska, all Americans would now get $120, a free vacation to Busch Gardens, and two free Wonder Mops. Sounds like a deal to me... well maybe I'd do it if there were two re-fill shammies to come with the mops. What's that? There are two shammies? Sign me up!
Continue reading Saturday Night Live: Tom Hanks & Red Hot Chili Peppers
Posted May 6th 2006 5:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, Bravo has Gangs of New York, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis.- At 8, ABC has the movie Seabiscuit, with Tobey McGuire.
- CBS has repeats of CSI: NY and CSI, followed by a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 8, followed by repeats of Law and Order: SVU and Law and Order: CI.
- Over on FOX, there's a new Cops at 8, followed by a repeat Cops and a new America's Most Wanted.
- Also at 8, TLC has two new eps of Little People, Big World, followed by new eps of Trading Spaces and Tuckerville.
- Food Network has the Great American Pie Cook-Off at 9.
- At 10, IFC has a new episode of The Henry Rollins Show.
- Encore Mystery has one of Steven Spielberg's early directional efforts, Duel, from 1971. It's on at 10 too.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guest host Tom Hanks and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Posted May 2nd 2006 8:29PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Jon Stewart was terrified by the image of two Dubyas on C-SPAN
this Saturday (Myth: Bush has started reproducing asexually to build his Bush-Army. Fact: It was a Bush impersonator
helping the president out on his speech), but calmed himself down once he saw his buddy Stephen Colbert take the stage.
Stewart gave major props to
Stephen
Colbert for his performance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (an event at which the White
House and the press "consummate their loveless marriage"). He called it "ballsalicious" and
remarked, "We've never been prouder of him but... and... holy
shit."
His praise sounded like that of a proud father. I love the friendship between Jon and Stephen. As a viewer, one can
really feel it. Group hug!
Continue reading The Daily Show: May 1, 2006
Posted Apr 28th 2006 8:47AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: NBC, Late Night, Saturday Night Live, Music and Variety, Celebrities
It seems that the
big guns are being pulled out for the last few weeks of Saturday Night Live. First, it was announced that Tom
Hanks, who will probably be promoting his movie The DaVinci Code, would be hosting the May 6th episode
along with musical guest Red Hot Chili Peppers. Now we learn from the fan site drivingmrspacey that actor Kevin Spacey will be hosting the
May 20th season finale.
Spacey, who will be starring as Lex Luthor in this summer's Superman Returns,
hasn't hosted SNL since 1997 (at least according his IMdb
entry). This will place him far down the leader board in a tie with, er, Lindsay Lohan.
If you have been
reading Jonathan Toomey's SNL reviews this year (and I
know you all have), you know that this season has been a bit of a hit-and-miss, with the highlights being the
pre-recorded sketches and the TV Funhouse cartoons. Let's see if the combined power of Hanks and Spacey will
get the writers pumped to produce some great comedy.
[Thanks to Anthony for the tip]
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