As the Fall TV season starts unveiling its pilot episodes, ushering in new hits and misses, here are 3 newbies and 3 returners that may offer some interesting religious stories this year… NEW SHOWS: Will we be pleased? YES… Red Band Society (FOX) Wednesdays at 9:00pm EST Pilot Premieres: September 17 Why: This may be … Continue reading
Snow falls, Santa dons his red coat, and a would-be Scrooge learns to appreciate “the spirit of Christmas.” These tropes warm the hearts of viewers as they cozy up on their couches to watch the holiday classics of the 1960s (all-year-‘round, thanks to cable TV syndication!). According to a new study, though, something has always … Continue reading
Competing with the ratings-busting series finale of AMC’s acclaimed Breaking Bad, CBS’s The Good Wife proved once again that its writers are among the best in the business. In the season 5 premiere watched by nearly 9 million viewers, the drama, wit, and legal intrigue were out in full force. Along with them was a … Continue reading
Religious music is a huge industry. It has global fan bases that react viscerally to its messages and tunes, bringing in over a half-billion dollars a year in record sales alone. Yet it was not a part of Sunday’s three-and-a-half hour prime time Grammy Award presentation. Peculiar. TV’s “biggest night in music” hosted by CBS … Continue reading
“I’m an atheist.” There. She said it. So much for St. Alicia. We’ve been wondering for a couple seasons now exactly how Alicia would describe her own religious beliefs on CBS’s solid legal drama “The Good Wife.” In season 2, we first saw the likeable, semi-elite mother Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies) wrestle with her daughter … Continue reading
