Maureen Ryan

It might doom the show's prime-time future, but there's something wonderful about the refusal of "Arrested Development" to conform to the conventions of ... well, anything. The antic comedy, which...

"Slings and Arrows," 7 p.m. Sunday, Sundance Channel: Thank goodness Sundance is giving us another chance to catch up with this delicious series, which follows the backstage drama and backstabbing...

In the end, Chicagoan Marty Casey was not right for INXS. Swivel-hipped belter J.D. Fortune was chosen by the Australian rock band to be its lead singer on the season...

August 26, 2005 2:25 PM CDT: Picks, pans and news for the fall TV season, plus 'Six Feet Under' feedback And now... the story you've all been waiting for ......

- Weirdest hair: Patricia Arquette's; were those three cannoli on her head? - Most hilarious admission: S. Epatha Merkerson admitting that she'd tucked her acceptance speech down her bosom for...

Not even Ellen DeGeneres could save the Emmy broadcast from itself. DeGeneres opened strong but soon lost control of the show, and after a while, it was hard not to...

"Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast," at 7 p.m. Friday on WBBM-Ch. 2, WMAQ-Ch. 5, WLS-Ch. 7, WPWR-Ch. 8, WGN-Ch. 9, WLFD-Ch. 32 and various cable...

July 29, 2005 2:41 PM CDT: The best summer show you're not watching: 'Footballers Wives' are more fun than those Wisteria Lane ladies Why do I love BBC America's "Footballers...

June 24, 2005 1:35 PM CDT: 7 shows you should be watching Sure, there have been plenty of splashy TV premieres in the last month (with "The Dead Zone," "Rescue...