Category Archives: The Report

THE SURF REPORT at TCA: NBC, Bravo, Fox–1/8/11

TweetThere’s an onslaught of new and returning shows tonight so be sure to set your DVR. All the broadcast network shows are new episodes, including THE GOOD WIFE, ONCE UPON A TIME and all the Fox animated shows. NBC is premiering THE FIRM at 9pm with a two-hour premiere. I tried to watch the pilot…

THE SURF REPORT at 2012 Winter TV Critics Assn. Press Tour–1/6/11

TweetThe Winter TCA Tour has begun with two days of PBS panels. I attended yesterday’s sessions and the highlights for me were the American Masters: Johnny Carson: King of Late Night special and a live koala named Burley, one of the many koalas featured in PBS’ Nature special about koalas. The Carson documentary is about…

THE SURF REPORT: Happy New Year – 2012 is a great year for TV!

TweetHappy New Year to everyone. Hope you’ve enjoyed the past couple of weeks with family and friends. I’ve been to Chicago and back to see my family and this past week was spent seeing friends and going to the movies so I can be informed about potential Oscar nominees. But for now, here’s the TV…

THE SURF REPORT: Holiday haze: PSYCH, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, new SOUP–12/14/11

TweetApologies for the radio silence. I got swamped with day job tasks and I was working on a submission for the new HuffPo TV which is what AOL TV has morphed into; that post about ENLIGHTENED should appear on the site tomorrow or Friday, I’m not sure because they have a lot of contributors so…

THE SURF REPORT: SUNDAY: BOARDWALK EMPIRE season finale, followed by sneak preview of LUCK

TweetStill playing catch-up with my DVR. Last night’s COMMUNITY and PARKS AND REC episodes gave me that warm, fuzzy holiday feeling. COMMUNITY did a delightful job of mocking GLEE while also turning out some wickedly fun musical numbers. Troy and Abed’s Christmas rap was Childish Gambino but without all the dirty lyrics. Annie’s sexy baby…