Television: Country Life, Nashville Scene

Congratulations to Kellie Pickler, Our 2008 Cover Model, for Winning Dancing with the Stars

Jim Ridley — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:55 -0500

This is the Summer Guide cover photo that pretty much crashed our server when it went live in 2008. The photographer was the awesome…

Nashville Recap: ‘I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:01:00 -0500

Wagon-falling. Distracted driving. Marriage proposing. It’s bad idea after bad idea on tonight’s season finale of Nashville. In honor of this absolute knot of an…

Flipping Channels: Motive Summons the Spirit of Columbo

Ron Wynn — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:27:00 -0500

Few shows have been more beloved than Columbo, which originally began as a short story and later a play…

Nashville Recap: ‘A Picture From Life’s Other Side’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:18:00 -0500

Rayna
Hot and fresh off the stage in Charlotte, N.C., Rayna jumps right back into business with Bucky. Is that Bucky? It actually does not…

Country Life Celebrates The Office Finale With Our Favorite Cold Opens

Cory Woodroof — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:17:00 -0500

NBC’s perennial hit series The Office is set for a curtain call tonight after a nine-season run, and longtime fans are preparing to bid…

Flipping Channels: Will Arrow Finale Score for CW?

Ron Wynn — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:52:00 -0500

The CW seldom concerns itself with traditional ratings, which makes sense because most of their shows get microscopic Nielsen…

Nashville Recap: ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:42:00 -0500

Female Vocalist of the Year. Daddy/Daughter Dances. "Here, take my puppy." What fresh hell is this? It's Nashville.

Rayna
Rayna and Deacon are having cuddle…

Flipping Channels: Person of Interest — Rage Against the Machine?

Ron Wynn — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:44:00 -0500

CBS hasn't seen many pilots garner the audience reaction Person of Interest generated during testing two years ago. The…

Nashville Recap: ‘Take These Chains from My Heart’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:11:00 -0500

St. Lucia. Cincinnati. Lower Broad. Where and why are these random places? Because Nashville, that’s why.

Juliette
‘Twas a fortnight ago we last saw…

Flipping Channels: The Americans — Cold War, Hot Sex

Ron Wynn — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:27:00 -0500

FX doesn't get as much publicity or critical acclaim as its competitors HBO or Showtime, but a good case…

Flipping Channels: The Following Out, Rectify In

Ron Wynn — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:26:00 -0500

The number of people given death sentences for crimes they didn't commit is among the more troubling issues facing…

Flipping Channels: Werewolf Saga Hemlock Grove Set to Show Its Claws

Ron Wynn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:02:00 -0500

After dealing itself aces with House of Cards, Netflix continues its venture into the realm of original…

Nashville Recap: ‘My Heart Would Know’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:11:00 -0500

Rayna and Lamar
Who is that at Juliette’s door? It’s just Rayna, letting her know she has to bugger off back to Nashville for a…

Flipping Channels: Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance Man of Action

Ron Wynn — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:02:00 -0500

Period-piece dramas are ideally suited to pay cable, where the environment of creative freedom shames the networks. Nevertheless, it…

Nashville Recap: ‘I Saw the Light’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:37:00 -0500

Contained. Poised. Adult. Nashville.

Rayna
Rayna, Sister Tandy, and The Girls are taking a limo ride though Times Square. They are in town for…

Flipping Channels: Mad Men Will Return Shortly

Ron Wynn — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:22:00 -0500

It's never been a ratings blockbuster by even cable TV standards, but AMC's Mad Men has earned a ton…

New Show Alert: Nashville Confidential on TNT

Ashley Spurgeon — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:36:00 -0500

Remember when we told you about a casting call for a “successful, powerful WOMAN, single or married, with an outstanding personality, who frequents…

Nashville Recap: ‘When You’re Tired of Breaking Other Hearts’

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:43:00 -0500

Katie Couric. Biker Bars. Melee in The Gulch. More Below.

Rayna
Rayna has been up since four in the morning, for some reason, puttering…

Flipping Channels: Revolution Will Be Televised After All

Ron Wynn — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:06:00 -0500

Most networks that don't have many hits, especially those with NBC's recent track record, would be doing everything possible…

Flipping Channels: Pacino and Mamet Scale the Wall of Sound for HBO's Phil Spector

Ron Wynn — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:15:00 -0500

The rise and fall of legendary music producer Phil Spector is epic, even by music business standards. Creator of…

Project Runway Recap: 'Take It All Off!'

Laura Hutson — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:23:00 -0500

Abby White is covering SXSW this week, so I volunteered to recap this week’s Project Runway in her place. I thought it would be…

Flipping Channels: Top of the Lake, Bates Motel

Ron Wynn — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:17:00 -0500

Oscar-winning filmmaker Jane Campion hasn't worked in television since 1990, something that makes the March 18 debut of the…

Project Runway: Week Seven

Abby White — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:00:00 -0600

All right, Amanda Valentine fans. This is our week, I can feel it. The last Project Runway challenge was, um, challenging, but everybody loves…

Flipping Channels: Grimm Hopes for Dead-Last NBC

Ron Wynn — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:17:00 -0600

One of NBC's few recent triumphs has been Grimm, a combination of crime and fantasy that features 21st century…

Project Runway: Week Six

Abby White — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:01:00 -0600

We start this episode in good spirits, because our girl Amanda Valentine redeemed herself during last week's challenge.

Heidi Klum tells the crowd that…