Television

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Suggests Parents Use "Pedal-Vision" on Their Chunkster Children; Gets a Little Sexist, Too

Cronkite News Service Sheriff Joe playing with his new toy.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says that his latest, dehumanizing, inmate "incentive program" is so successful that parents should use it on their "couch potato" children. Two weeks ago, Arpaio unveiled "Pedal V ... More >>

"Sophisticated" Reality TV Returns with Top Chef Masters, and Tucson Makes Food Wars Watchable, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Wading through the grease pit of bland food, cooking, and eating shows focusing on cheap shopping, bogus belly busters, and chefs more familiar with cursing than conjuring up a decent dish, we've paid our dues to the TV gods (Kraken release avoided!) -- at least for the time being. In return, we ... More >>

Cat Cora Event With Chow Bella and Changing Hands, Coming Soon!

​Yes, you read that right. Iron Chef Cat Cora will be the star of our next Chow Bella event, on June 23 at 7 p.m. We're thrilled to team up with our favorite local bookstore, Changing Hands, for a special night of cooking and chatting with Cora, who'll give a food demonstration and will ... More >>

Newsflash: You Have to Be Bitchy to Make it in Beverly Hills, in this week's "TV Dinner"

If TV has taught us anything about Beverly Hills, it's that it's full of super-rich, catty a-holes who are beautiful, own Chihuahuas, and are anti-Clampett. For once, can't somebody tell these folks where they can stick their Chanel? Hey, maybe someone on Food Network's new scripted reality show, P ... More >>

Gilbert Junior High School Student Competes on Jeopardy! Kids Week

Jeopardy! Productions, Inc. Gilbert resident Andrea Salt with Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.​ Despite criticism of the Valley's educational system and its students, a girl from a Metro Phoenix school landed a pretty cerebral gig. Andrea Salt, 12, of Gilbert was one of 15 k ... More >>

Huntington, West Virginia, Needs More Than Jamie Oliver, in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Ding! Ding! Ding! America, thanks to Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (the best reality show on TV right now) we now have a winner for the Glad-I-Don't-Live-in-This Hellhole award: Huntington, West Virginia! Great job, Huntington! What's your secret? Children who don't know how to cut food with a knif ... More >>

Bobby Flay's New Foray in This Week's "TV Dinner"

Photo by Jason Kempin, Getty ImagesBobby Flay and Stephanie March​Wow, being asked to join a major network like NBC must be quite an honor. Imagine being in the same category with respected show hosts like Jay Leno and Regis and Kelly. Looks like the Food Network's own cutting-board jumping/Mo ... More >>

Rolling Stones Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Will Commemorate Exile Reissue

Get ready for "Rolling Stones Week" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon the week of May 10​In case you haven't heard, The Rolling Stones are preparing to reissue their iconic 1972 album Exile on Main Street this May. There will be original remastered tracks as well as 10 unheard new tracks available.T ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain's Spring Break Plans, Food Wars Flops, and This Week's Must-See Shows, in "TV Dinner"

OMG! Spring breaaaaaaaaak! Quick, pull out anything Abercrombie, Hollister, or Forever 21 and get your ass down to Dos Gringos Tempe Trailer Park for Jägerbombs, now. And don't worry about Anthony Bourdain. He'll just be in China for the fourth time, eating, suffering through cold temperatures, eat ... More >>

Guy Fieri Is Too Crazy for All of Us, and This Week's Must-Watch Shows in "TV Dinner"

Looking for the latest in tasty television? Need to know the need-to-watch episodes of your favorite foodie shows? Chow Bella is here to help with reviews of the most delectable and dreadful, and a week-long, must-see schedule so you won't miss a thing. Whoa. Is NBC sure it wants Guy Fieri to host ... More >>

Valentine's Day Break-Up Gift and Everybody-Wins-Nobody-Loses-Time-Waster-Show, in "TV Dinner"

Looking for the latest in tasty television? Need to know the need-to-watch episodes of your favorite foodie shows? Chow Bella is here to help. We're reviewing the most delectable and dreadful with a handy, must-see schedule so you won't miss a thing. How exciting! A box from your sweetie has arri ... More >>

Out of Character

Seinfeld star drops neurosis act

Simon Cowell Leaving 'American Idol'

​Our music editor Martin Cizmar seems to think an American version of X Factor would be sort of pointless, but not if Simon Cowell has anything to do with it. The notoriously cranky American Idol judge wants to make the similarly performance-based X Factor a hit here in America, accordin ... More >>

Adam Lambert Gets Back on ABC

​After glam rocker Adam Lambert was shunned by ABC by having performances on Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live! cancelled, the very openly gay singer is finally getting back on the station this Thursday, December 10 when he performs on the estrogen-powered The View. Maybe it's becaus ... More >>

Your Meal Ticket to Combat Cookery & Destination Dining

​Love Food Network's combat cookery shows? In this week's Meal Ticket dining newsletter, find out which upcoming competition will be hosted by Iron Chef America winner Mark Tarbell of Tarbell's Restaurant, and which two local chefs will battle it out in the kitchen. We've also got the wo ... More >>

New Late Night TV Battles a Boon For Music Lovers

The Late Show, Tonight Show and Late Night all have impressive music acts this next weekFirst, let me just get it out there: I watch a bunch of TV. I love it, and though I know it deadens my intellectual abilities, I'm not quitting. So, take it from a junkie, late night TV -- with the recent additio ... More >>

Open Casting in PHX for Next Food Network Star

The Food Network has certainly found its fair share of TV fodder from Valley restaurants; will it find a future TV personality here, too? Maybe so -- the popular reality series The Next Food Network Star is coming to town July 8 for an open casting for its 2010 season. "We are looking for pe ... More >>

Geronimo Miniseries Preview

Geronimo Miniseries Preview

Phoenix Phoodies: Chef Beau McMillan Took Out an Iron Chef, Now He's Headed Back to TV

Chef Beau MacMillan, Beau Mac to his friends, is down to earth. Which is actually no small feat, since as of late, he's had his share of face time on TV. Best known for his stint on the Food Network's Iron Chef America, Battle Kobe Beef, where he made quick work of Iron Chef Bobby Flay, he's sti ... More >>

Mesa Gal's Recipe Lands Her on The Food Network

That Guy Fieri is one busy dude. It seems like he has a lot on his plate hosting Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives (a Chow Bella fave for all the local indie restaurants it's featured), which takes him all around the country, and Guy's Big Bite. But he's also hosting Ultimate Recipe Showdown, now in i ... More >>

Craig Ferguson Could Read Me the Phonebook

As Americans, there are a lot of things we don't agree on. But if there's one thing I think we can all get behind, it's this: British/Irish/Scottish accents make everything better. You could call my mother a dirty slut in your boring old American accent and I'd want to punch you in the face, but ... More >>

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"Big in Scottsdale" feat. Christopher "Big Black" Boykin

Daniel Tosh @ Celebrity Theatre

In their appeal to red-staters, Southern hip-hop and Fox News walk together

Bob Riggle

Goin' for the gold, man: Valley resident Fred Goldman on Oprah

Mark Tarbell on Iron Chef!

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of June 6

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Tom Avila's Big Story

He delivered the news on KFNX, but left out the part about his criminal past

Various Artists

Songs From the Street: 35 Years of Music (Sony Wonder)

Reality Schmeality

Former Phoenicians amp up the reality TV biz with Joe Schmoe

Year in TV: Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Monsoon Madness

Since monsoons seem to be the only news in town, New Times chief meteorologist Robert Nelson answers your Monsoon 2002 questions

Net Loss

The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse

Emmy or Not to Emmy?

That's been the long, hard decision for TV academy chairman Bryce Zabel

Best TV Newscaster

John Hook

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

Best Pipe Dream

Sheriff Joe Arpaio

I, Claudia

Claudia DiFolco isn't really a ditz. She just plays one on TV.

Kilborn to Run

Acting Up

Inspired performances, direction redeem vapid material

Chit Happens

Not so long ago, upstart Channel 15 aired the most inventive, substantial TV news ever seen in Arizona. Now, in a quest for better ratings, it's trying to be like all the rest.

Sex, Lies and TV Talk

Tempe pranksters crash seven talk shows--and live to gab again

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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES

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