May 2008

Harvey and Tim, in a 1978 photo. (From kima.com)
The veteran funnyman, famous for his work with Carol Burnett and with Tim Conway in the Burnett ensemble, has died. Obit here. Great team player, and he and Conway toured together long after the Burnett show ended. He'll be missed.
Here's a bit of Tim and Harvey. Watch [...]

My review is here. I saw it at a preview screening on Tuesday where women formed the overwhelming majority of the audience. In fact, I probably represented 5 to 10 percent of the testosterone in the theater. But even if it's a movie meant for women, I enjoyed it, probably more than I expected.

TNT said today that "The Closer" will be back on Monday, July 14, at 9 p.m., with a marathon o third-season episodes preceding. "Saving Grace" will begin its new season on July 14 at 10 p.m. As previously announced, "The Bill Engvall Show" will be back on TBS for its second season on June 12 [...]

It's on June 2, with four films. TCM also has a telecast planned in July of an interview of Pollack by Elvis Mitchell. Full announcement after the jump.

(Photo from L.A. Times)
The veteran TV composer, whose work included the theme for "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. The Los Angeles Times obit is here. A report on an April ceremony honoring Hagen is here. Amazing career.

If this picture makes you whistle, thank Earle Hagen.

The bride and I went on a family visit yesterday, and are just back home. For those of you curious about HBO's "Recount" movie, you can find my review here. Current reading: "Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It" by my friend (and award-winning journalist) Julia [...]

Well, tonight we had the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy." I'll post about it later but it may take some time, since I'll be using just one finger.
I'm KIDDING.
But this was a night of some note since I'm just about at the end of network season viewing. Maybe one show left in the DVR, and [...]

This and that — "Bones" and Jones, "Law & Order," the hamburgers of our youth — after the jump. …