DISCUSSION/THEATER: Before Michael Bennett and Bob Fosse rose to fame with shocking original choreography, directorial genius, and having a penchent for abusing dancers, we had Jerome Robbins. The mastermind of steps behind such famous works as Gypsy, West Side Story, and Fiddler on the Roof, just to name a few, will be discussed in length tonight at "Words on Dance Celebrates the Life and Career of Jerome Robbins." The panel discussion will be hosted......

Due to a betrayal by TiVo, which decided we'd rather watch a rerun of "My Name Is Earl" than "Survivor: Fiji" we had to try and watch the first 20 minutes of last week's episode online. Which isn't so bad normally, but we had a very finicky connection that would freeze every few seconds and tell us the video was loading....80%.....and play...and freeze....and loading....66%...85%...90%...and play...and freeze....and loading....67%....and then we slammed our heads against the......

I was going to compile a top ten list for the year, but then I remembered I hate end-of-the-year top tens. Or should I say, I hate writing them. My memory ain't what it used to be, and I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, let alone a TV show I watched back in February that I liked enough to write about again. Also, I'm really, really lazy. So, much like I......

There are a lot of finales to pick from tonight, so let's just cut to the chase, shall we? With this week, NBC is putting its entire Thursday night line-up to rest. "Hello, My Name Is Earl" and "The Office" ended last week, leaving room for two freaking hours of "Will & Grace" tonight. Starting at 8 p.m. you can catch an hour-long "retrospective," followed by the series finale at 9 p.m. We were......

The Olympics are finally over, and television is returning to its regular line-up of tired reality shows and midseason replacements. We're stoked. For the past two weeks Donald Trump and Martha Stewart have been embroiled in a very public feud over just who is to blame for the general suckiness and failure of both of their "Apprentice" shows last season. We have no desire to pick sides here because we can't help but think......

In our ongoing efforts to Stick It To The Man, we threw off the shackles of local cable giants and went with Alameda Power & Telecom for all of our cable service needs. One of the pleasant side effects has been getting public access channel 31, which produces the TV show "Monster Island Theatre." To call it "the Bay Area's homage to 'Mystery Science Theatre 3000'" is to sell both TV shows short. We......

The Year 2005 has finally come to an end, and none too soon. It kind of blew. We have higher hopes for 2006. But even though the calendar may say 2006, and even though vacation is officially over, you'd never know it by watching TV. This is another week where the reruns outnumber the new episodes. Come next week, that will no longer be the case, but we're hard-pressed to really find anything to......

It's Christmas, and you know what that means. It's time for masked serial slashers to reveal their true identities! The two-hour season finale of "Nip/Tuck" airs tonight at 10 p.m. and we have to admit, we're a little surprised that the season is already over. We suppose this is what you get when a network doesn't pad its seasons with repeat after repeat. (Not that we're complaining. We LOVE it when we get to......

November sweeps is upon us and you can kiss those nights of re-runs goodbye. We hope the past few weeks and their lack of new nightly programming meant you got out of the house for a change. But since the networks are back to pimping their products and the weather outside is frightful, you can come back inside and plant your ass on the couch where it really belongs. There. Isn't that better? Now,......

Tuesday, Tuesday. Does anyone else remember when Tuesday was the "Must See" TV night? What with the "Happy Days" and the "Laverne & Shirley"? Then Thursday became the new Tuesday. But with the loss of "Friends" and the failure of "Joey," the new Thursday is up for grabs. Might Tuesday become the new Tuesday? Don't worry. We're confused too. Let's just look at what tonight has to offer. First off is NBC's "My Name......