Ellen Gray

Daily News TV critic Ellen Gray has been paid to watch television since 1994. And yes, it's very nice work if you can get it.

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Latest post: 'CSI's' Petersen goes out big - 01/16/2009
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'CSI's' Petersen goes out big

Ellen Gray: 'Virtuality' sets a reality show in a sci-fi setting - 06/25/2009: VIRTUALITY. 8 p.m. tomorrow, Channel 29. FOX TOMORROW leads viewers on a two-hour walk down a road not taken as it presents "Virtuality," a sci-fi pilot from "Battlestar Galactica" producers Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor.
Ellen Gray: Creators say HBO's 'Hung' is more than just a penis joke - 06/24/2009: HUNG. 10 p.m. Sunday, HBO. FROM THE MOMENT HBO first announced it had picked up a show about a high school basketball coach with one slightly out of the ordinary physical feature - and that it was calling it "Hung" - the jokes and double entendres have been flying.
Ellen Gray: She's not feeling charitable toward 'Philanthropist' - 06/23/2009: THE PHILANTHROPIST. 10 p.m. tomorrow, Channel 10. THERE ARE reasons to try to love "The Philanthropist," NBC's latest attempt to keep the lights on during the summer by airing shows it didn't want on the schedule last fall as much as, say, it wanted "Knight Rider."
Ellen Gray: Jon & Kate divorcing - 06/23/2009: YES, JON AND KATE Gosselin are divorcing. But, hey, how about those playhouses? Last night's episode of TLC's "Jon and Kate Plus 8" had been billed as containing an announcement from the Berks County couple, whose fractured marriage has been tabloid fodder for months.
Ellen Gray: TV teen shows inhabit another world - 06/22/2009: SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER. 8 tonight, ABC Family. MAKE IT OR BREAK IT. 9 tonight, ABC Family. NYC PREP. 10 p.m. tomorrow, Bravo.
Ellen Gray: Brace yourself for 'Impact' - 06/18/2009: IMPACT. 9 p.m. Sunday and June 28, Channel 6. DISASTER MOVIES were once a guilty pleasure of mine. I mean, who doesn't enjoy seeing the Statue of Liberty toppled and the Golden Gate Bridge twisted and broken, even as somewhere in the Midwest, a plucky child escapes death?
Ellen Gray: 'Chess' took a complicated road to the stage - 06/17/2009: GREAT PERFORMANCES: CHESS IN CONCERT. 8 tonight, Channel 39; 10 tonight, Channel 12. TIM RICE would be the first to acknowledge the long and, er, checkered history of his musical "Chess."
Ellen Gray: 'Breaking the Bank' tracks big merger - 06/16/2009: FRONTLINE: BREAKING THE BANK 9 tonight, Channel 12. TOM WOLFE dubbed them "Masters of the Universe," and unless you're one of them, it's hard not to feel at least a glimmer of satisfaction in seeing Wall Street hot shots humbled.
Ellen Gray: Pinkett Smith sees new show as entree to filmmaking - 06/15/2009: HAWTHORNE. 9 p.m. tomorrow, TNT. SAVING GRACE. 10 p.m. tomorrow, TNT. ACTRESSES OF a certain age have been discovering TV - particularly cable TV - for the past few seasons.
Ellen Gray: 'True Blood' is back - 06/11/2009: TRUE BLOOD. 9 p.m. Sunday, HBO. CAN A GIRL really have a future with a guy whose past goes back before the Civil War?

MORE STORIES

Ellen Gray: WHYY rethinks airing of 'Chess' - 06/10/2009
Ellen Gray: Conan survives his first week on 'Tonight Show' - 06/09/2009
Ellen Gray: No nonsense - 06/08/2009
Ellen Gray: 2 new shows, 1 season opener are pleasant diversions - 06/04/2009
Brenda Star - 06/03/2009
Ellen Gray: Basking in the spotlight - and a case for privacy - 06/01/2009
Ellen Gray: For Conan and his comedy, new hour doesn't anti-matter - 05/28/2009
Ellen Gray: Fall TV season preview - 05/27/2009
Ellen Gray: Networks rev up for summer season - 05/26/2009
Ellen Gray: CBS adjusts fall lineup for Jay Leno's new show - 05/21/2009
Ellen Gray: New Grammer, Heaton shows part of ABC's fall lineup - 05/20/2009
Ellen Gray: Fox renews 'Dollhouse,' terminates 'Sarah' - 05/19/2009
Ellen Gray: Fox's 'Glee' takes viewers back to high school - 05/18/2009
Ellen Gray: Philly poetry team a finalist in 'Brave New Voices' - 05/14/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Break' ending may move you - 05/13/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Star Trek' director lures Leonard Nimoy to 'Fringe' - 05/12/2009
Ellen Gray: Why do stars of medical dramas keep seeing things? - 05/11/2009
Ellen Gray: Shriver spotlights Alzheimer's in HBO documentary - 05/07/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Mystery!' gets a new crime solver - 05/06/2009
Ellen Gray: NBC adds 6 shows to upcoming season lineup - 05/05/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Cold Case' producers explain Pearl Jam pick - 04/30/2009
Ellen Gray: One way to deal with those 'fleeting expletives' - 04/29/2009
Ellen Gray: Casting off: A character's exit from a series can fall into 3 categories - 04/28/2009
Ellen Gray: Plugging products producing big payoffs - 04/27/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Trouble': A new view of Hurricane Katrina - 04/23/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Idol' should take notice of Scot singer - 04/22/2009
Ellen Gray: 'Caprica' goes back before 'Battlestar's' beginning - 04/21/2009
Ellen Gray: Viewers seem to like life without people - 04/20/2009
Ellen Gray: New Fox animated show reunites 'Arrested' cast - 04/16/2009
Ellen Gray: Mother & daughter, enmeshed, in 'Gardens' - 04/15/2009
Ellen Gray: It may be Lambert vs. Gokey in an 'Idol' final two - 04/14/2009
Ellen Gray: Networks find crime fighters a sure bet for high ratings - 04/08/2009
Ellen Gray | Sitcoms & viewers: Plight of the living dead - 02/01/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | Boreanaz says 'Bones' is not procedural - 01/31/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | Flannery happy to have a job at the 'Office' - 01/30/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | 'Trek's' Takei takes on 'Heroes' role - 01/29/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | Docu maker captures evangelicals with a Haggard look - 01/25/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | Julie Andrews wins lifetime achievement award - 01/24/2007: Daily News Staff
Ellen Gray | 'Idol' tryout drill isn't pretty - 01/23/2007
Ellen Gray | Heavy 'Studio 60' now adding heavy romance - 01/22/2007
Ellen Gray | '24' a terrorist playbook? For Sutherland, that's a hoot - 01/18/2007
Ellen Gray | 'Lost' breaks rule on language - 01/17/2007
Ellen Gray | 'Betty's' Ortiz relishes show's hit status - 01/16/2007

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