Author: Frazier Moore
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Summer TV: It should come with danger warnings
It’s a frightful world on TV these days. A rash of scripted summer thrillers cautions viewers to batten down the hatches. The message is clear: Danger lurks everywhere. On your flight, you might get something worse than the food, resulting in a plane that lands at JFK full of passengers-turned-corpses. That’s the start of “The…
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Review: First night a hit for ‘Tonight’ host Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK — If Jimmy Fallon had already proven he was a natural hosting NBC’s “Late Night,” he left no doubt Monday that “The Tonight Show” now fits him like a glove. As promised during the much-promoted run-up to his “Tonight Show” debut, Fallon made no drastic changes to the “Late Night” formula that had…
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First night for ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon
NEW YORK — Little more than a week after exiting “Late Night,” Jimmy Fallon makes his much-anticipated debut Monday as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show,” as the venerable TV institution returns to New York after four decades based on the West Coast. Scheduled guests are U2 and Will Smith, with the show reclaiming Rockefeller Center’s…
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Father of TV sketch comedy Sid Caesar dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Milton Berle was the funnyman whose pioneering presence in the nation’s living rooms earned him the title Mr. Television. But Berle echoed the past. His wildly popular wisecracks and cavorting were repurposed from his burlesque days for the brand-new miracle of TV. Sid Caesar was different. Arriving on Berle’s heels in…
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4 funny guys go men-tal on CBS sitcom ‘We Are Men’
We all know that men, in matters of love, are likely to be wounded warriors. So says “We Are Men,” CBS’ amusing new sitcom about four men making the best of their shared bachelorhood and the camaraderie that results. (It premieres Monday at 7:30 p.m.) The setting is an apartment complex (located “four exits from…
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A final session of Walter White’s ‘Bad’ behavior
NEW YORK — Any “Breaking Bad ” fan could be forgiven for concluding that Sunday’s finale held no major surprises. That’s because this AMC drama series has delivered surprises, shock and OMG moments dependably since its premiere five seasons ago. Just like it did on its final episode. For those who don’t want to be…
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Sesame Workshop project urges kids to visit parks
NEW YORK (AP) – “Sesame Street” wants kids to take a break from parking it indoors, and head out to a park instead. A new project has recruited Muppet monsters Elmo and Murray to visit national parks in six short videos that encourage children ages 3-5 to experience the great outdoors, wherever it might be,…
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Change may be coming to late-night talk shows
NEW YORK — Why couldn’t NBC just leave well enough alone? But, no, word leaked last week that “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon will unseat Jay Leno as the new host of the “Tonight” show. This change (which, mind you, NBC hasn’t confirmed) isn’t likely to stop the world in its tracks. Still, the prospect…
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Elmo actor Kevin Clash resigns amid sex allegation
Elmo actor Kevin Clash resigns amid sex allegationFRAZIER MOORE,AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of an allegation that he had sex with an under-aged youth. In its statement Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said “the controversy surrounding Kevin’s personal life has become a distraction…
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Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationship
NEW YORK (AP) — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on “Sesame Street” is taking a leave of absence from the popular kids’ show in the wake of allegations that he had a relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Sesame Workshop said puppeteer Kevin Clash denies the charges, which were first made in June by the…