Leslie Knope is getting a book deal. The book is “Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America.” The book will be written by the perspective of “Parks and Recreation” star Leslie Knope along with an introduction by Amy Poehler. Knope is the Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department for Pawnee, Indiana. The book will include illustrations, photographs, and other characters’... Read More

NBC had a strong Thursday night with “Community”, the rise of Dwight on “The Office” and two episodes of “Parks and Recreation.” “Outsourced” had a great episode.  The season is coming to a close.  I wonder if NBC will keep its three hour comedy block or try to let comedies grow on other nights. Community Part 2 of the finale “For A Few Paintballs More”... Read More

“Community” had one last shot in their holster as their paintball western ran the table tonight and “The Office” shows what’s it’s made of without Michael Scott. Community “Community” has a way of having killer opening scenes. “A Fistful of Paintballs” has the gang competing in a paintball competition for big money.  The episode is shot and played as a straight... Read More

Elisabeth Sladen, the actress who portrayed Doctor Who’s beloved companion, Sarah Jane Smith, has passed away.  The actress, who was 63, played Sarah Jane off and on since 1973 when she became the Third Doctor’s companion.  She appeared over the years with the first five Doctors and most recently with the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors on her own series, The Sarah Jane... Read More

The big buzz was Will Ferrell’s visit to “The Office” but if it wants the top spot, Dunder Mifflin will have to take it.  No one is gonna give it to them. Community Pierce falls for a woman he meets at a wine-tasting class but Jeff is suspicious of her.  Abed takes a class about “Who’s The Boss?” taught by a professor played by Stephen Tobolowsky.  Troy fakes a... Read More

Syfy’s Urban Legends, which has it’s season premiere on Monday at 10/9c, underscores the art of storytelling, by asking viewers to decipher fact from fiction.  Three tall tales are dramatically recreated and the audience must decide which is real from these stories of astronomical proportion. In the sneak peek clip below, from the Season Premiere, a man is held at... Read More

Below we have a :20 Teaser clip of the 4-hour movie event Neverland. Coming in December, Neverland, is a prequel to author J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan.  Neverland sweeps in time from the turbulent seas of the pirates of the Caribbean and the back alleys of Dickensian London to a world of pure imagination. Peter (Charlie Rowe), along with his pals of young pickpockets,... Read More

The Cinemaniac got an opportunity to sit down with Executive producer & creator of USA networks drama “Fairly Legal”.  The series is about a mediator who’s father has recently died, and her new step mother has taken over the law firm. Right at the beginning of the show we feel like we’ve walked right into the middle of something that is more complex on the surface.... Read More

The superhero genre has been historically hit-or-miss for live-action television, with the hits being pretty far out of the park (“Smallville” and the first few seasons of “Heroes,” for example) and the misses being tragic, two-out whiffs (that godawful “Night Man” series on WGN comes to mind). At 8 p.m. Central Time tonight, NBC premieres its... Read More

Last night was the highly anticipated return of Conan O’Brien to television after his much talked about debacle with NBC.  The first episode of his new series, Conan, on TBS, started out with one of the best cold opens in recent memory and continued to soar throughout the episode.  Personally, I was laughing almost the entire show.  Between a great... Read More