US – Friday, November 20
A close watch on audiences
Some shows have it easy — one look at Joan Holloway wiggling across the office, and you’re a “Mad Men” fan for life. But what if you’re one of the many spin-offs, supernatural dramas or crime shows that debuted this fall? How do you wiggle and hook an audience? Some clever strategies are behind the front-runners — and lacking in the others.
 
My Television
A captivating ‘Prisoner’
It’s disarming to meet a knight in Chuck Taylors. It’s also highly appropriate for Sir Ian McKellen to dress so casual-cool for our interview as he promotes “The Prisoner,” a brilliant new miniseries that manipulates appearance and perception while deftly delving into themes of paranoia in a seemingly civilized, but truly authoritarian, society. 
Movies
The saga continues with rush of ‘New’ blood
REVIEW. No matter how this review of ‘New Moon’ ends, whether this critic loves or loathes the film, is irrelevant. If you’re one of the legions of “Twi-Hards,” you’ll be stepping on heads to see it this weekend anyway.
 

Television
Late-night’s changing face
David Letterman. Jay Leno. Conan O’Brien. Jimmy Fallon. Craig Ferguson. Jimmy Kimmel. All funny. All men. All straight. And all white.
 

Television
Strange Visitors who are kind of familiar
Humans don’t seem to have any problem with space invaders. In fact, considering the success of “District 9,” we seem to love the idea of a bunch of aliens hovering giant spaceships over our major cities. That’s exactly what the team behind “V” is banking on.
 
Television
A challenging and ‘itchy’ role
Aside from the odd film role, Calista Flockhart stepped out of the limelight after wrapping up “Ally McBeal” in 2002 to focus on raising her son, Liam. Then, three years ago, Liam started elementary school and Flockhart went back to work, joining the cast of another network drama, “Brothers and Sisters.” Though happily a part of the ensemble until now, Flockhart finds herself front and center once again as the new season of the ABC series focuses on her character Kitty’s battle with cancer.
Television
Moving ‘Forward’ with Dominic Monaghan
As ABC’s new hit series “FlashForward” has unfolded its mystery, the folks behind the show have kept one of their highest profile cast members a not-so-secret secret. But this week that all changes, as Dominic Monaghan — previously of “Lord of the Rings”  and ABC’s other puzzler, “Lost” — finally comes out of the shadows. We spoke with Monaghan about taking on another series.
 
 
 

Photo: JUSTIN STEPHENS/FOX
My Television
‘Fringe’ benefits: Vancouver living, saving the world
In his second year on the Fox sci-fi hit “Fringe,” Joshua Jackson is feeling pretty much at home. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the filming of the series has moved to Vancouver, the town where he grew up.
 
Television
Holy Grail’ of comedy
One last ‘Nip/Tuck’
A Dunder Mifflin wedding event
Celebrating 30 with the hockey legends
Kitchen Stadium turns up the heat on competition
Going beyond the white picket fence
Pressing charges ‘with the Stars’
America, the hottie
What makes us laugh in 2009
What does the future bring?
Television
Out to win at the Emmys
Save NBC, save the fate of TV?
Lofty expectations for a pair of veterans
Blurred reality
‘The People Speak,’ finally
Vampire thirst not quenched
Blood, sand and sex
Double major
New paint, same secrets
Brand new time, same old Leno
 
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Music
MMMpod
The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!



 
 
 
Metro Life Panel
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