I was concerned going into the third installment of VH1's "Rock of Love" series, in which aging rocker Bret Michaels (of Poison fame/infamy) picks through a bunch of sad, broken, plastic women until he can find the one to be his "rock of love."...

Good news on the cable TV war that erupted over the past 24 hours: Viacom and Time Warner have reached an 11th hour deal that means that none of the 19 Viacom channels that were in danger of being dropped -- including MTV, Nickelodeon, and VH1 --...

You may have to start 2009 without several of your favorite cable networks. According to Nikki Finke's "Deadline Hollywood Daily" column in LA Weekly, and several other major media sources, a money dispute between the cable giant and Viacom...

Last night's "Top Chef" started with the best Quickfire judge ever for one of the worst Quickfire challenges, as domestic goddess Martha Stewart dissected the cheftestants' one-pot meals. I'm fairly sure the show has done the one-pot meal...

Dear Bettie,
You weren't my first, you weren't my last. But you were the best. For a young man navigating the treacherous waters of puberty clutching illicit photos in one hand, pulling his hair out with the other, it was your faded black &...

Last week I remarked that while I've been enjoying the cast for the New York season, I've been underwhelmed by the food they're producing. This episode didn't necessarily change that assessment, but the proceedings as a whole were much more...

If a lifetime of viewing nighttime soaps and reading comic books has taught me anything, it's that if there's no body, there's no death.

Now that's more like it. Season 5 of "The Office" has been wildly inconsistent thus far. Given the plotlines that have either stagnated or just plain disappeared (the abrupt departure of Holly; Jan and her baby; Ryan's story arc; Pam's art...

Last night's episode of "30 Rock" was like a light shining down from the comedy Gods in heaven: No distracting guest stars (sorry Oprah, Martin, and Aniston), the right amount of Tracy Morgan (too much upsets the balance of the whole show, both...

Last night's "Top Chef" helped me figure out a little conundrum. I've been enjoying the show this season, but my friends -- people whose opinions I trust -- haven't been feeling it. The newest episode really brought that disparity into view for...

My Wednesday night line-up is packed: I DVR six shows in three time slots, meaning there is no room for anything else. With that, I should almost be happy to hear that two of my hump day shows -- "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Pushing Daisies" -- have...

I feel like "Heroes" and I are in a bad relationship, and because I loved "Heroes" so much for one year, I am trying to forgive it now without realizing that it may have changed for good.

"Housewives" follows a pretty clear formula, which is sometimes what makes it so good, and at the same time what sometimes makes it, well, formulaic. If we had a dramatic episode last week (which we did), then we know that this week will be...

Bad week to miss the original airing of "Top Chef." The cooking reality show is finally based in New York City for its fifth season, and last Wednesday's episode featured a chef road trip to ROCHESTER! I apologize for not recapping sooner, but I...

Any worries that I had about "Rock of Love: Charm School" losing some of its drama after Megan's departure was completely assuaged by last night's episode. You want drama? We got drama. Lacey, that crazy lady who I am convinced was either going...

Last night's "Top Chef" went several places the show has never gone before. As Padma put it, it was the first time the chefs were put up for a tasting test against an expert - an interesting idea, no doubt -  but the dish? Hot...

McKey wins! This is the first time since Cycle 7's Caridee that I picked the winner from the very first batch of photos (before that it was Cycle 4's Naima). I'm thrilled that she won - she was by far the most modelesque of the Final 3, which...

Since I have three shows to address every Monday, I have come up with a way to succinctly address them: haikus! Oh, my high school English teacher would be so proud...

Jennifer Aniston's spot last night was terrible, and the entire show felt off. It was like the actors - Tina Fey in particular - just weren't into it.

So I enjoyed last night's episode of "Heroes," which went back to a few weeks (or months) before the entire series started in an effort to fill in some gaps/make heretofore unseen connections/retcon a good chunk of the relationships currently...