comics Prior to its publication last month, "The Black Dossier" had become almost as legendary as the mysterious tome in its title. This third volume detailing the adventures of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen—a team made up of Victorian literature’s most colorful heroes and anti-heroes—had been delayed for more than a year, and will not […]
"Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show"Tuesday 10pm, CBS I’ve been pondering who exactly this program is aimed at. Since it’s supposed to sell overpriced bras and panties, you’d presume that it’s women. But since the unmentionables are worn by unspeakably hot women (Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Marisa Miller and The Klum among them) parading about in high […]
comics "The Perry Bible Fellowship" gets biblical on your ass with The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories, a new collection of strips from these indie favorites. (Note: C-VILLE does not condone unicorn-related violence.) "The Perry Bible Fellowship" is the name of an up-and-coming indie comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. PBF became something of […]
"Christmas in Rockefeller Center"Wednesday 8pm, NBC The big tree will be lit. Roker will host. But what really makes this annual special, well, special this year is that both Celine Dion and Barry Manilow will take the stage to sing holiday tunes and the like. And also probably bring about the end of the world, […]
"Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade"Thursday 9am-noon, NBC There are plenty of reasons to dismiss the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. It gets monotonous with marching band after marching band followed by crappy Broadway musical numbers; C-list music stars clumsily lip synching to holiday songs; and the countless gaudy floats and giant balloons. And yet, I always make sure […]
"Nip/Tuck"Tuesday 10pm, F/X Season 4 of this racy plastic surgery fest was such a disaster—dwarf sex, lobster babies, pointless Scientology storylines, organ-stealing prostitutes—that I’d all but written it off. The decision to relocate the whole show from Miami to Hollywood seemed a last, desperate gasp. But damn if it didn’t pay off: Two episodes into […]
comics The rumor mill is spinning that writer Garth Ennis will give up the reins on Marvel‘s Punisher book some time in 2008, ending a nearly 10-year run with the iconic, skull-emblazoned urban vigilante. Ennis’ contributions to the Punisher mythos cannot be overstated. He literally brought the character back from the dead in his 1999 […]
"30 Rock"Thursday 8:30pm, NBC I initially wrote off this "Saturday Night Live"-inspired sitcom after its fairly flat pilot. But then I caught a couple episodes toward the end of last season and discovered that it had matured into one of the most delightfully cracked-out comedies on TV. Tina Fey is so damned likable as put-upon […]
"Star Trek"Weekdays 6am, TV Land The original "Trek" series only lasted three seasons (1966-1969), but it launched one of the most durable sci-fi franchises of all time. Although the property has been absent from the airwaves since "Enterprise" was dispatched in 2005, JJ Abrams ("Felicity," "Lost," "Alias") is hard at work on a movie prequel […]
"Phenomenon"Wednesday 8pm, NBC Let’s just call this new reality show "America’s Next Top Magician." Legendary mentalist Uri Gellar and current Hollywood magic boy Criss Angel (of "Mindfreak" and allegedly boffing Cameron and Britney fame) put 10 aspiring illusionists through their paces, judging them as they perform various challenges and pull out their biggest tricks. Ultimately, […]