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April 2012

April 08, 2012

RIP, Mike Wallace — UPDATED

"All of us at CBS News and particularly at '60 Minutes' owe so much to...

April 06, 2012

UPDATE: NBC fires producer over editing of 911 tape

From the New York Times: NBC News has fired a producer who was involved in...

April 02, 2012

Epic fail: NBC and the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin story

The mind boggles: NBC told this blog today that it would investigate its handling of...

March 2012

March 23, 2012

Coming soon: a new game show called “The American Bible Challenge”

And the host is none other than Jeff Foxworthy: For one hour, Foxworthy will grill...

March 21, 2012

It’s still a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Yesterday would have been Fred Rogers (a.k.a. "Mr. Rogers") 84th birthday. The Christian Post notes...

March 07, 2012

Patricia Heaton, Hollywood conservative and Christian

Everybody loved Raymond, but we all really loved his wife, played by the insanely talented...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

A sure sign that it’s Lent

You start to see commercials like this...

February 13, 2012

Meet Michael Voris

The Detroit Free Press has a lengthy profile of the controversial televangelist: As a Catholic...

February 06, 2012

Best Super Bowl ad: the Dog Strikes Back

Here it is: arguably the best ad on last night's Super Bowl -- or, at...

February 03, 2012

Fandemonium: another great Super Bowl commercial

What happens when two rec league hockey teams suddenly get thousands of fans cheering them...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Matthew Broderick’s Day Off

For those of us who still have warm, fuzzy feelings for Bueller, try this: a...

January 27, 2012

Remember this? A classic Super Bowl ad from 1976 starring a monk

With all the buzz these days about the upcoming Super Bowl ads, I thought this...

January 23, 2012

What’s on TV tonight? Don’t ask

The AP's David Bauder watches TV so you don't have to. And it's not pretty:...

January 17, 2012

From TV producer to priest?

That's even more improbable than making the leap from TV producer to deacon. The Milwaukee...

January 15, 2012

Tebow didn’t win, but his bible verse still scored on TV

Maybe things didn't turn out Saturday the way Tim Tebow might have hoped. But the...

January 09, 2012

Who has jurisdiction over RealCatholic TV? — UPDATED

After last month's statement from the Archdiocese of Detroit -- saying that Michael Voris isn't...

January 05, 2012

Stephen Colbert: “The deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain…”

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was...

January 05, 2012

A Catholic “Undercover Boss”

I'm a fan of the show, and can't wait 'til it comes back this winter. ...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

The next big reality TV star just might be a priest

He's Father Steve Porter, from California (of course!) and he's getting a lot of buzz...

December 27, 2011

What made Scott Pelley cry?

This: my vote for the best Christmas story this year. God bless Steve Hartman. And...

December 27, 2011

Where did the story of Noah come from?

A National Geographic special next month offers some educated guesses: Scholars of ancient writings from...

December 18, 2011

The Catholic connection to “Downton Abbey”

It begins with the creator of this popular British series -- and it will become...

December 07, 2011

RIP, Harry Morgan

One of the most familiar faces on television has gone to the great dressing room...

November 2011

November 15, 2011

Pamela Anderson to play Mary in Christmas special

That would be the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus (seen above in a promotional...

October 2011

October 24, 2011

Jesus in the air: the surprising meaning of Detroit's WJBK

Folks in Detroit may already know this, but it was news to me. The TV...

October 23, 2011

Remembering Bob Pierpoint

In 1982, my first job out of college was as a Production Secretary for the...

October 17, 2011

Shock: child hit by van, left for dead, bystanders do nothing

What happens when a country like China has widespread abortion and a "one-child" policy? Things...

September 2011

September 21, 2011

Gee!

And now, for something completely different... From the GEE-niuses at "Sesame Street," a parody of...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

"The Big Bang Theory": the complete theme song

I never knew that the theme song of my favorite sitcom is actually longer than...

August 11, 2011

Facebook petition pushes for Bert and Ernie to get married — UPDATED

That sound you hear is my palm slapping my forehead. Details: In this horrific age...