Robert Lloyd


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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Despite the lack of concrete developments, there was no lack of coverage -- and wildly clashing opinions.



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Michael Jackson was a TV star too -- the cartoon, the specials, the music videos, all enhanced his...



'Virtuality'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The 'failed" TV pilot airing Friday on Fox is a space ride worth taking.



Review: 'The Philanthropist' on NBC
TELEVISION REVIEW

A rich guy becomes a rogue do-gooder in this earnest but tonally inconsistent...



AN APPRECIATION

The late TV personality did other things, yes, but his greatest accomplishment may have been his...



'Killer Hair' on Lifetime Movie Network
TELEVISION REVIEW

A fashion writer turns sleuth after a stylist is found dead in a light mystery...



Cartoon Network's new reality shows, kid style
TELEVISION REVIEW

Live-action entries 'The Othersiders,' 'Brain Rush,' 'Destroy Build Destroy' and...



Review: 'True Blood'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Season 2 looks like an improvement over the first one.



'Top Chef Masters'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The knives are out -- but at least they're in nobody's back.



Colbert in fine form rallying troops in Iraq
TELEVISION REVIEW

In 'The Colbert Report's' opener from Baghdad, the comedian mostly stays away...



TELEVISION REVIEW

There is something stubbornly old-fashioned about the Tony Awards, the 63rd edition of which was...



In IFC, 'F' also stands for fun
TELEVISION REVIEW

The film channel takes on three TV series and a zanier bent with 'Ideal,' 'The...



Review: 'Royal Pains'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Mark Feuerstein is given a straitjacketed role as a skilled city doctor...



A moment with ...

'I love Los Angeles," actress Mary McCormack said recently over a tuna salad in a canyon delicatessen. "I...



Critic's Notebook

The stand-up's last stand in the 11:30 slot marks the end of a friendliness-filled but largely...



'Wallander' on PBS
TELEVISION REVIEW

The idyllic Swedish town of Ystad is the setting for this dark trilogy of...



'Jonas'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The pop-star brothers get their first sitcom on the Disney Channel.



Review: 'Steve-O: Demise and Rise' Taking a sober look at the former star of 'Jackass.'



'Future Earth: Journey to the End of the World'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The first of four MSNBC specials about the planet documents an expedition to...



'Sit Down, Shut Up' Loser teachers populate Fox's new animated sitcom, which is closer to 'Family...



'Pitchmen'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Inventors bring their gadgets for Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan to certify for...



'Thrilla in Manila' on HBO
TELEVISION REVIEW

The documentary details the brutality and the back story of the Ali-Frazier...



'Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The sword-and-sorcery genre gets a going-over in this Comedy Central/BBC co-...



'Surviving Suburbia'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Call it a cynic's guide to surviving the 'burbs, but it's really an old-...



'Pedro' on MTV and Logo
TELEVISION REVIEW

Memorable 'Real World' cast member Pedro Zamora, an AIDS educator, is the...



Movable feast of laughs
TELEVISION REVIEW

There's fun in an unlikely place as Starz does the sitcom with 'Party Down.'



TELEVISION REVIEW

NBC reality show, hosted by Marco Pierre White, is the latest in a sometimes-moving feast of cooking-...



'RuPaul's Drag Race' on Logo
TELEVISION REVIEW

The competition is on to crown 'America's next drag superstar,' and who better...



'Ashes to Ashes' on BBC America
TELEVISION REVIEW

The time-bending begins anew in a continuation of the British original 'Life...



'American Experience: The Polio Crusade'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The PBS documentary tells the story of a disease that played on the public...



Unlike other reality TV shows, this one delivers the goods: real designed clothes and a winner chosen...



'Lie to Me'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Tim Roth does a fine job of integrating his character's traits. But please: Give...



Review: 'Wuthering Heights'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The stars are attractive, but the sparks never really fly between them,...



Review: 'United States of Tara'
TELEVISION REVIEW

Showtime series developed by Diablo 'Juno' Cody starts Toni Collette as a...



At the Golden Globes, this year looks a whole lot like last year
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Sure, the writers strike put a crimp in the season. But even so, these...



Review: 'Kids Pick the President'



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Controversy over daughter Bristol Palin's pregnancy gave Republicans an opportunity to rail at the...



'The American Mall' -- teens, dreams and dancing in the food court
TELEVISION REVIEW

There's nothing original about the MTV musical, but it has a certain appeal.



Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal
TELEVISION REVIEW

The HBO documentary follows the Hollywood madam as she tries to open a brothel...



'Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust'
TELEVISION REVIEW

The TLC show is real enough reality.



'Square Pegs' fits right in
DVD REVIEW

The short-lived 1982 TV series had a lot to say, in its offbeat way. Now that...


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