In a highly unusual move, CBS canceled Unforgettable after the 2011-12 season, only to reverse course, and order a second season of 13 episodes to begin airing in summer 2013. Unforgettable is another entry in a seemingly inexhaustible line of…
Amazingly not a ratings winner during its initial 1959-64 run on CBS, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone has influenced the science fiction genre for decades, and served as the basis for a motion picture, comic books, pinball games and more….
Created by noted erotic director Zalman King (9 1/2 Weeks, Wild Orchid, and Two Moon Junction) Red Shoe Diaries was specifically made for adult audience and aired on Showtime late night. When the show debuted back in 1992, lavishly lit…
Solid ratings and a handful of Emmy nominations—including a win for Outstanding Drama Series—undoubtedly had the writer’s and producers of LA. Law going into the series’ sophomore season on a high. Yet, despite the success, the show was still in…
Since Lost closed up shop back in May of 2010, ABC has worked hard to find something to replace it. While few shows could ever hope to match the buzz that Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) and his fellow survivors did,…
Though a spin-off of The Closer (2005-12) Major Crimes, given that it has much the same cast, feels much more like a continuation of its sister show, than a new concept. As a fan of both, I suspect that’s just…
Based on the Rizzoli and Isles series of novels by Tess Gerritsen, and developed by Janet Tamaro (a writer on Bones, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lost, etc.) the series of the same name centers on best friends Boston…
Soft core drama director Zalman King, creator of such erotic films as 9 1/2 Weeks (1986), Two Moon Junction (1988), and Wild Orchid (1990), co-wrote and directed Red Shoe Diaries: The Movie for Showtime, which would ultimately serve as a…
For those who may have forgotten, Laverne & Shirley was a 1976 spin-off of Happy Days. An unqualified hit, the series focused on Laverne De Fazio (Penny Marshall) and Shirley Feeney (Cindy Williams) two single roommates living and working in…
The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart won the Grammy for Best Album and Best New Artist. Newhart’s stand-up success led to his own NBC variety show in 1961, The Bob Newhart Show. The show lasted only a single season, but…