TV Eye

Hear the networks scraping the bottom of the barrel ...

"...As far as TV watching goes, this time of the year stinks. Why?..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Real "Friends"

"...Forget Madonna for a minute- the real, ever-fascinating Eva..."

May 30, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

TV Dinners

"...programing. Today, food programing has its own cable network (TVFN), cooking segments are standard on talk and general interest..."

April 11, 1997 Screens Feature

ATX TV Festival, Burlesque Festival, and More Events to Start Your Week

The weekend is over, but that won't stop us

"...panel discussion with the four artists showcased in the current “Floating Forests” exhibition.   – James Renovitch SpongeBob SquarePants..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

TV Eye: TV on Your Own Timetable

DVD boxed sets

"...There are lots of DVD choices for TV fans, be they current watchers, long-ago watchers, or anything..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Feeling Bullish

"...Is "Savage Love" coming to TV? Dan Savage, a frequent guest on HBO's Real Time..."

Aug. 28, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Talented on the inside

"...its run on Trio, a now-defunct cable network (see "TV Eye," Sept. 3, 2004). I loved the series so..."

April 24, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Public Access TV Is an Important Free-Speech Forum

"...fact is, Austin taxpayers do not subsidize public access TV [“Point Austin,” News, April 10]. Funding comes (rather unwillingly)..."

April 14, 2009 Postmarks

TV Eye

The 'Friday Night Lights' depth chart

"...the most surprisingly compelling addition to the new fall TV season...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

There's been some mild hoopla over the current crop of female detectives on TV crime dramas

"...There's been some mild hoopla over the current crop of female detectives on TV crime dramas. The..."

June 3, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The story CNN broke, and the story that broke CNN into the big leagues of television journalism.

"...hallmarks of this narrative. If there has been a TV movie of similar depth and quality, I don't recall..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Two new specials focus on the Internet -- one on its remarkable past, one on its potentially hazardous future; also, Showtime launches the Latino Filmmaker Showcase.

"...of this one-time defense department research project to its current role as the leading communication tool of the 21st..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Confessions of a television columnist; also, strange timing for the 1999 Image Awards, Iron Chef may hit the big screen, and Texas Parks & Wildlife rakes in the kudos.

"...cake. Most of the time, I'm content with how "TV Eye" reaches the newsstand week after week. Other times,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Remembering Walter Cronkite

"...and me inside to watch the historic moment on TV. It was like watching two big kids – my..."

July 24, 2009 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

If you're someone who doesn't snicker at the tight, flashy outfits and the flying-saucer-sized sombreros, then you will appreciate Compañeras, about the first all-female mariachi band in the U.S.

"...into reruns or you want to relive some good TV times from the past, check out Hulu.com. The streaming-video..."

March 28, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Fantasy world

"...intrigues me. It has much in common with the current trend of supernatural themes on TV: Moonlight (featuring a..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Galán and La Guerra

"...that now holds the contract to run Austin's access TV channels. A recent vote of confidence for the PACT..."

April 27, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Lost in Translation

"...Steve Urkel re-enactment. Urkel, if you remember your recent TV history, was the African-American über-nerd portrayed by Jaleel White..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The Kentucky collective Appalshop presents a more truthful depiction of the rural life in Headwaters: Real Stories From Rural America.

"...I do know the answer is not on primetime TV...."

June 6, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Entertainment television struggles to address the events of 9 / 11.

"...most programs are rethinking their content in consideration of current events, Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing came out front..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Television's latest phenomenon Big Brother is here -- and it couldn't be more boring; also, Freaks &Geeks finds a home, and Austin at Issue introduces us to new council members.

"...with the outside world -- no television, phone, Internet, current newspapers, or magazines. Nada. They must grow their own..."

July 14, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Austinite Edward E. Toutant wants to be a millionaire : and in this interview, he tells of his near-miss adventure to get into the hottest seat on prime time.

"...to you -- the money, the pressure, being on TV, or something else?..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV in Trumpland

Quality struggles to take one step forward while culture takes 10 steps back

"...to the elections of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and current president Barack Obama, we've been smacked into new orders...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Kahron Spearman

TV Eye

A British soap plucks the best bits from American teen shows to make for an addictive good time

"...Creek, Felicity, Beverly Hills 90210, or any of the current crop of teen dramas – Gossip Girl, Greek, The..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Austin is Comedy Central

"...Dave Attell, and Sarah Silverman are some of Hamilton's current influences...."

Dec. 16, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

A New Year's Eve bout with cedar fever made me feel like 2005 is just an extension of 2004, and it looks like the same on the small screen

"...the last. This seems to be the case on TV. Some old favorites (24, Alias) and not so favorites..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The best of the new fall shows

"...eat buffalo testicles just aren't as compelling as the current drama that the U.S. prominently stars in. Fortunately, the..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Phil Donahue, James Lipton, Jon Stewart, Katie Couric, Johnny Carson, Tom Snyder, and more: columnist Belinda Acosta reflects on the hosts who made television great.

"...continue once Barker retires? Who could imagine it? Some TV exec out there will certainly try, but die-hard fans..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

NBC actually dropped Freaks & Geeks -- the smart, funny, refreshingly true-to-life high school comedy? Well, duh. Also, a look at the WB's DC, the latest ensemble drama to feature incredibly good-looking people.

"...the Dollhouse. That Todd Solondz film starred Heather Matarazzo (currently in CBS's Now and Again) as a way-dorky teen..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

From Ethel Mertz to Margaret Cho, we examine how the small screen has portrayed big women; also, a look at Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends.

"...teeth as a correspondent for Michael Moore's 1995 series, TV Nation. Like Moore's now-defunct series, and his current Bravo..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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