Swagger On Display At 'Empire' Season Finale Parties
With its flashy swagger and quotable one-liners, Empire, the Fox series about a black music label, has become a cultural phenomenon. A watch party in D.C., had just as much.
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Documentary Filmmakers Worry About Being Squeezed Out Of PBS Prime Time
Some feel increasingly marginalized by PBS. They say hard-hitting news and public affairs programs are being overshadowed by the likes of Downton Abbey and Antiques Roadshow.
The 'Empire' Touch: A Cookie By Any Other Name
Fox's freshman series Empire finished its first season with an action-packed often baffling finale that underscored how much fun it is, even when it doesn't make sense.
Does Fox's 'Empire' Break Or Bolster Black Stereotypes?
The hip-hop drama ends its first season Wednesday as a huge hit, thanks to black viewers. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it also has sparked a complex debate over TV stereotypes.
Do TV Cooking Shows Make Us Fat?
Women who cooked the meals they saw prepared on television weighed more, on average, than those who simply watched, a study shows. The findings challenge the notion that home cooking is always best.
'The Jinx' And The Challenges of Public Curiosity
One of the lessons documentarians are learning is that the more people like your work, the more they ask questions about it.
Forget Binge Watching: Great Television Happens When Networks Pace Shows
The perfect example, says critic David Bianculli, is HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Spread out over six weeks, the finale had the most chilling TV moment he's seen in years.
Does Success Of HBO's 'The Jinx' Herald New Form Of True-Crime TV?
The docu-series ended Sunday with murder suspect Robert Durst seeming to admit guilt. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says that moment may also have created a TV genre with its own set of rules.
'Community': No Longer A Broadcast Show, But Still A Lovable Weirdo
As a frequently embattled comedy moves from broadcast television to an online outlet, it remains its goofy self with a somewhat smaller cast.
Univision Incident Reignites Questions About Diversity In Latino Media
Fashion critic and host Rodner Figueroa has been let go for offensive comments about first lady Michelle Obama. Critics see the incident as an example of racism in Spanish-language broadcasts.