The Five Worst New TV Shows This Fall

This week, as the rest of the world watches feats of human awesomeness in the London Olympics, TV reporters have been watching feats of human idiocy at the Television Critics Association press tour in L.A.Sure, there have been some highlights. (Dexter could be renewed indefinitely? Tell us more.) But most…

Dexter May Survive Beyond Its Eighth Season, Showtime Chief Says

See Dexter’s Getting Sliced After Season Eight.The last time we heard from anybody at Showtime about the end of Dexter, the premium cable’s noir-ish drama about a serial killer set in Miami, it was executive producer Sara Colleton asserting that the show would kill itself off at the end of…

Five More Old-School MTV Shows We’d Like to Revive

See MTV’s House of Style is Coming Back.MTV’s programming execs sure are feeling nostalgic these days. First, they announce they’re bringing House of Style back to TV, giving us all access to its extensive, 12-season archives in the process. (Way to exercise restraint by reading this blog post instead of…

Step Up Revolution Scene Creates Aurora Shooting Controversy

See our interview with the stars of Step Up Revolution, and Film-Lover’s Response to the Aurora Shooting.Before last week, if you’d told us that controversy lurked within Step Up Revolution — the fourth installment in the formulaic Step Up franchise in which teenage dancers discover themselves and find love through…

House of Style Is Coming Back, MTV Announces

Sad to see the end of another Swim Week? Here’s some news that might cheer you up: MTV is bringing new episodes of House of Style to your screen — well, your computer screen, at least.The network announced today that it plans to revive the ’90s show focused on supermodels,…