http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray RSS Feed for Ellen Gray en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:14:54 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091110_Ellen_Gray___Mad_Men_s__season_finale_went_just_fine.html SO MUCH television, so little time: _ I'm still thinking about the season finale of AMC's "Mad Men," which defied my expectations, at least, by turning out to be much more than the anticlimax to last week's Kennedy assassination episode. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091103_Ellen_Gray__An_updated__V__debuts_tonight.html V. 8 tonight, Channel 6. JUST WHAT would you be prepared to sacrifice for universal health care? That's one of the questions posed tonight as ABC resurrects the sci-fi thriller "V" from the ashes of a couple of quarter-century-old miniseries (and a one-season spinoff) and sets it loose on a post-9/11 world. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091102_Ellen_Gray_.html POLIWOOD. 7:30 tonight, Showtime. BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA. 9 p.m. tomorrow, HBO. WHAT A difference a year makes. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091029_Ellen_Gray__A_plea_for__Community_.html COMMUNITY. 8 tonight, Channel 10. PARKS AND RECREATION. 8:30 tonight, Channel 10. WHAT IS it with television and Halloween? It's a question Phillies fans likely won't be asking themselves tonight as two of NBC's newest comedies play dress-up opposite Game 2 of the World Series on the first night of the so-called November sweeps. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091028_Ellen_Gray___Sunny__creator__homeboy_McElhenney__enters_5th_season.html IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA. 10 p.m. tomorrow, FX. WITH ANY luck, Rob McElhenney will bring the sunshine with him. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091027_Ellen_Gray___Friday_Night_Lights__debuts_new_season_on_DirecTV.html FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. 9 p.m. tomorrow, DirecTV's 101 Network. THERE'S NOTHING fair about television, where more than ever we get what we pay for. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091026_Ellen_Gray___Battlestar__fanatics__get_ready_for__The_Plan_.html BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE PLAN. Blu-ray, DVD and digital download, starting tomorrow. "LET'S GET this genocide started." As rallying cries go, it's no "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091023_Ellen_Gray__Odd-couple_crime_fighters_debut_on_USA.html WHITE COLLAR. 10 tonight, USA. When it comes to knowing its niche, few cable channels have been as successful as USA Network, whose "Characters Welcome" campaign fits its dramas like a good light- to medium-weight suit. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091014_Ellen_Gray__Changes_come_for__Glee_____Ugly_Betty_.html GLEE. 9 tonight, Channel 29. UGLY BETTY. 8 p.m. Friday, Channel 6. ARE COURSE corrections easier when a TV show's led us to expect that anything can happen? http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/ellen_gray/20091013_Ellen_Gray_.html AMERICAN MASTERS. 8 p.m. tomorrow, Channel 12. JOAN BAEZ was not amused. It was early August and the 68-year-old folk legend was in Newport, R.I., for the 50th anniversary of the festival that helped launch her own career in 1959, and speaking via satellite to reporters at the Television Critics Association's summer meetings in Pasadena, Calif., about "Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound," which premieres on PBS' "American Masters" tomorrow night.