Television

Arts

'Incorporated' Imagines Dystopian Future Where Corporations Run The World

4:29pm November 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Incorporated is a new show on Syfy executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. It imagines a dystopian future where corporations run the world, not governments. If you work for a corporation, you live an upper-middle class life. If you don't, you live in a slum.

Ilana (Ilana Glazer) and Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) routinely take the subway in Broad City. But public transit hasn't always been featured so prominently on television.

Arts

Stand Clear Of The Doors: TV Finally Gets On Board With Mass Transit

8:10am November 30, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

TV doesn't have the best track record with public transportation; in the '90s and early 2000s, even shows set in New York rarely showed characters on the subway or bus. Now, that's starting to change.

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In The New 'Gilmore Girls,' Rory Gilmore Turns Out To Be A Bad Journalist

4:31pm November 29, 2016

The beloved show Gilmore Girls returned to the screen last week. In a Netflix revival, the characters are facing new challenges, but one character has been seen as a disappointment: Rory Gilmore. Megan Garber of The Atlantic describes why.

Religion

Hijab-Wearing News Anchor Makes History In Canada

10:01pm November 28, 2016

by Noor Wazwaz

Ginella Massa is the first person to wear a hijab, the traditional head covering worn by Muslim women, and anchor a major nightly newscast in Canada. She did it last week on Toronto's CityNews.

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Arts

Actor Ron Glass Dies At Age 71

9:38am November 27, 2016

Actor Ron Glass died Friday evening. He was 71. In a career spanning more than four decades, Glass is best remembered for his role as detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller."

Actor Ron Glass known for his role in the long-running comedy "Barney Miller," has died at 71.

National

Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Best Known For 'Barney Miller,' Has Died At 71

9:14pm November 26, 2016

by The Associated Press

Glass died Friday of respiratory failure, his agent, Jeffrey Leavett, told The Associated Press. He appeared in dozens of shows in a television and film career dating to the early 1970s.

Barry Williams Remembers His TV Mom, 'Brady Bunch' Star Florence Henderson

4:32pm November 25, 2016

Florence Henderson, who played the matriarch on The Brady Bunch, has died at the age of 82. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Barry Williams, who played the part of the eldest Brady child, Greg.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is celebrating 50 years of being one of the few good Christmas TV specials.

Arts

Bah Humbug! Why Are Most Christmas TV Specials So Bad?

3:03pm November 25, 2016

by Eric Deggans

How the Grinch Stole Christmas airs tonight — and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It's one of a rare few watchable Christmas specials. Why is it so hard to make a good Christmas special?

Actress Florence Henderson, pictured in June, has died at 82. She was best known as the mother of the blended family on TV's Brady Bunch.

National

'Brady Bunch' Mom Florence Henderson Has Died

10:19am November 25, 2016

by The Associated Press

The actress was 82. She was one of the stars of the popular 1970s show about single parents who marry and raise six kids. It played for decades in reruns.

Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel return for four movies continuing the Gilmore Girls story.

Arts

'Gilmore Girls' Returns On Netflix, Just In Time For A Holiday Binge

4:52am November 25, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Gilmore Girls was a much-loved series that returns to the small screen after almost a decade. Most of the cast is returning, including the show's creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino. Fans are ecstatic.