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Hear This Connections gives a Guided By Voices-indebted reason to go for the opener

The Ohio band makes its state proud.

May 15, 2013 | 1:00pm -
TV Roundtable When My Boys tested its prickly chemistry by inviting some new faces to the poker table

One of the ultimate hangout shows considers a few characters who just might be a “bad hang.”

May 15, 2013 | 11:00am -
Newswire Fall schedule announcement: CBS senses weakness in its rivals, swoops in to steal the few nights it doesn’t outright own

Soon its evil plan will be complete—once Will Arnett and Margo Martindale quit dancing.

May 15, 2013 | 9:45am -
Newswire Fall TV previews: ABC presents shows for all your LARPing needs

So many fake CGI creations, so little time.

May 15, 2013 | 8:00am -
Inventory It’s not TV—and it’s not available on HBO Go: 27-plus HBO originals unavailable from the streaming service

Another list from The A.V. Club.

May 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
The Walkthrough The New Girl showrunners on topping season two’s big kiss (Part 5 of 5)

All they needed were a few comedically crummy “first time” stories, a badger, Taylor Swift, and the sense that anything could happen.

May 15, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : New Girl “Elaine’s Big Day”

The last episode of a superb season succeeds by refusing to be an ending.

May 14, 2013 | 8:50pm -
Newswire Fall schedule announcement: Comic-book heroes blow up ABC’s Tuesday nights

If only Nick Fury were around to tell us to hold onto to our butts…

May 14, 2013 | 1:00pm -
Newswire Fall TV previews: Time travel, witches, and George Washington's Bible—and that's just one of Fox's new shows!

Maybe George Washington's Bible will be in every show!

May 14, 2013 | 8:00am -
What's On Tonight? You are cordially invited to watch New Girl end its second season while continuing to best all sitcom comers

You are cordially invited to watch New Girl end its second season while continuing to best all sitcom comers. Also: Mindy heads off to Haiti and the walking dead (not The Walking Dead) come to Portland.

May 14, 2013 | 12:53am -
The Walkthrough The New Girl showrunners on solving a season-two puzzle—then re-arranging the pieces

A late-season groove is slightly disrupted by an order for an additional episode.

May 14, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Rectify “Drip, Drip”

We’ve been waiting four weeks for something along the lines of Rectify’s first 10 minutes tonight.

May 13, 2013 | 11:40pm -
Newswire Fall TV previews: We look at all the fancy vampires and bald James Spaders of NBC's new shows

Sean Hayes and Michael J. Fox came, too.

May 13, 2013 | 7:00pm -
The Walkthrough The New Girl showrunners on building the second season toward its “big kiss”—and the aftermath

“This is ridiculous. Why are they not making out? Why are they having conversations that married couples have about parents?”

May 13, 2013 | 11:00am -
Newswire Fall schedule announcement: Big number of series orders doesn’t have big impact on Fox lineup

The 2013-14 lineup looks an awful lot like the 2012-13 lineup.

May 13, 2013 | 10:28am -
TV Club : Family Tree “The Box”

Waiting for Christopher Guest to make his own TV mockumentary has been well worth it.

May 12, 2013 | 4:00pm -
What's On Tonight? Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree

Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree. Also: Season finales, ahoy!

May 12, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire New fall pickups indicate CBS still flush with cash, run by execs not suffering from head injuries

Robin Williams, Jerry Bruckheimer, Chuck Lorre, and other bankable, safe bets that speaks to the full mental faculties and non-compromised cognitive abilities of people who are not recovering from severe brain trauma.

May 10, 2013 | 5:41pm -
NOT OPTIONAL The current must-see movie, a pair of absurd Twitter feeds, and a dose of black metal

Some entertainment is optional. These aren’t.

May 10, 2013 | 10:00am -
AVQ&A The films you’ve loved longest

In the third AVQ&A in a themed trilogy, we look at the films we discovered earliest in life and still enjoy rewatching.

May 10, 2013 | 12:00am -
The Walkthrough The New Girl showrunners on some of season 2’s biggest challenges (Part 2 of 5)

Long nights, hauling a sleigh up a Los Angeles mountain, and the parts of the female anatomy you can’t show on television—even if they’re on medical charts.

May 10, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : The Office “A.A.R.M.”

In the 11th hour, the show scores by relying on the strengths of its core characters.

May 9, 2013 | 9:25pm -
Newswire Upfront updates: NBC has a good feeling about these J.J. Abrams and Jason Katims kids

They’re going places—the 2013-14 primetime lineup, specifically.

May 9, 2013 | 1:08pm -
What's On Tonight? Is this Community’s final finale? It could go either way at this point

Is this Community’s final finale? It could go either way at this point. Also: The Office takes over more Thursday-night real estate before it leaves forever and Glee makes sure you forever associate the word “Catfish” with 2013.

May 9, 2013 | 12:00am -
The Walkthrough The New Girl showrunners on wrangling season two’s first five episodes (Part 1 of 5)

A trashed première, lessons from Seinfeld vets, notes on jiggling, and other stories from the trenches of the TV season’s best returning comedy.

May 9, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Roundtable A classic Simpsons episode explores the universality of being Frank Grimes

The beleaguered everyman meets his doom: the incompetent whirlwind that is Homer Simpson.

May 8, 2013 | 11:00am -
Newswire Phil Hartman’s Flat TV lets the late comic performer voice one final cartoon

You might remember him as the man who voiced The Simpsons’ Troy McClure—who you might remember from such films as “P” Is For Psycho and The President’s Neck Is Missing.

May 8, 2013 | 10:51am -
TV Club 10 Tracing The Office’s rise from midseason also-ran to nine-season behemoth

Rather than withering in the original Office’s shadow, the American remake survived by turning on the bright lights.

May 8, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : New Girl “Winston’s Birthday”

The season’s best network comedy demonstrates how far its come with a quick, quippy episode.

May 7, 2013 | 10:35pm -
What's On Tonight? Hart Of Dixie as top pick? In the spirit of the show’s recent renewal: “Sure, why not?”

Also: When Jake Johnson met Rob Reiner (Take Two) and Mindy goes to college.

May 7, 2013 | 12:00am -

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