Vincent Piazza reflects on his time on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
Vincent Piazza is pondering his next move. His critically acclaimed series “Boardwalk Empire,” created by Terence Winter and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is in its fifth and final season on...
View ArticleFall TV: Viola Davis learns underbelly of law on new show
Playing an attorney on TV has shown Viola Davis there’s a slim — and slippery — divide between guilt and innocence. The 49-year-old actress stars as a defense attorney and law professor on the new ABC...
View ArticleTV preview: 'Star Wars' series is lots of fun
If you’re eagerly anticipating the next “Star Wars” movie, here’s something to tide you over. The new animated series “Star Wars: Rebels” is fast and fun. Set shortly before the original “Star Wars”...
View ArticleTV preview: Sadly, 'Cristela' disappoints
Comedian Cristela Alonzo stars in “Cristela,” ABC’s new autobiographical sitcom that feels like a blast from the past — loud, predictable and seemingly right out of the 1970s. Alonzo is easy to like...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: Another Utahn exposes his faults on reality TV show...
Never underestimate the need to be on TV — which infects even those who hardly seem like typical candidates. That includes Keith Barton, a 43-year-old Navy veteran from Vernal who’s featured in the...
View ArticleVincent Piazza reflects on his time on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
Vincent Piazza is pondering his next move. His critically acclaimed series, “Boardwalk Empire,” created by Terence Winter and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is in its fifth and final season on...
View ArticleCNN focuses on Mormons and drug abuse
CNN shines a spotlight on Utah, Mormons and prescription painkiller abuse on Sunday night — and the LDS Church helped. The upcoming edition of the new documentary series “This Is Life with Lisa Ling,”...
View ArticleOn his 2nd try, Utah teen makes it on 'The Voice'
When Tanner Linford auditioned for “The Voice” last season, none of the judges turned around to claim him for their team. But the 17-year-old Kaysville singer tried, tried again, and this season he...
View ArticleFall TV: Viola Davis learns underbelly of law on new show
Playing an attorney on TV has shown Viola Davis there’s a slim — and slippery — divide between guilt and innocence. The 49-year-old actress stars as a defense attorney and law professor on the new ABC...
View ArticleVincent Piazza reflects on his time on HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
Vincent Piazza is pondering his next move. His critically acclaimed series, “Boardwalk Empire,” created by Terence Winter and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is in its fifth and final season on...
View Article'Transparent': A new dramedy where Dad becomes Mom
Beverly Hills, Calif. • Jeffrey Tambor is spiffed-out in jeans and a blue blazer and, as a further gesture, a shade of fingernail polish. What shade is it? “Mauuuve,” he says with deadpan flourish....
View ArticleGLAAD study: Gay depictions increase on TV
Television has increased its depiction of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters, with the edge going to cable and the Internet over broadcast networks, according to a new study by the advocacy group...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: 'The Flash' gets off to an awesome start
Some actors seem destined to play a role — and Grant Gustin definitely seems perfectly cast as the title character in “The Flash.” Not because Gustin is fast — although apparently he is. “I actually...
View Article'Nail'd It' on Oxygen network puts nail artists in the spotlight
The artist delicately puts brush to blank slate, creating a world of dazzling imagery with small, swift strokes. Small, because the surface is no bigger than a fingernail — and is, in fact, a...
View ArticleCBS, NBC, ABC show ratings growth; Fox in trouble
New York • For three of the four biggest television networks, the ratings report card offered encouraging news for the second straight week. Fox is the one exception, and it looks to be in real...
View ArticleScott D. Pierce: You'll fall in love with 'Jane the Virgin'
Jane the Virgin” is wacky, fun, engaging, inspirational and the best surprise of the fall TV season. The new CW series, which premieres Monday at 8 p.m. on Ch. 30, is based on a Venezuelan telenovela....
View Article'Nail'd It' puts nail artists in the spotlight
BC-US--TV-Nail’d It,574 ’Nail’d It’ puts nail artists in the spotlight AP Photo CAET930 Eds: With AP Photos. By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES • The artist delicately puts brush to blank...
View ArticleTrick or TV treat -- 5 Halloween shows to watch
Halloween is almost here; you need look no further than your television for evidence of that. 1. “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XXV”(Sunday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13) • Homer, Marge, Bart,...
View ArticleMike Rowe's travelogue series CNN's latest nonfiction entertainment
Mike Rowe never expected his new travelogue series, “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” to land on CNN. Yet when you think about it, Rowe fits what has become the network’s mold for nonfiction entertainment...
View ArticleUtah contestant escapes elimination on 'Top Chef' premiere
Utah chef and culinary instructor Katie Weinner barely escaped elimination Wednesday night during the 75-minute premiere of the popular culinary reality show “Top Chef.” Weinner’s midwestern broccoli...
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