http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm RSS Feed for Inq Col Jonathan Storm en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:26 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091119_Jonathan_Storm__TV12_doc_says_the_kids_are_all_right.html Perhaps we are not all doomed. An inspirational documentary pops up today on WHYY TV12 showing high school kids - frequently portrayed as empty-headed, telephone-text-crazed louts - cooperatively exercising intellect and ingenuity. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091117_Jonathan_Storm__Palin_in_her_element_as_a_guest_on_Oprah_s_show.html Sarah and Oprah had a chat yesterday, the reality-show politician and the TV mother of us all. Highlights: Palin said she prays for the misguided father of her grandson, and he's invited for Thanksgiving. She said she was unaware how intriguing her teen daughter's pregnancy "would be for some of the haters." And the audience went "Awww" when they saw Palin's own little boy, Trig, dressed as a chicken for Halloween. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091029_Jonathan_Storm__At_FX__it_s_in_a_tasteless__League__all_its_own.html Even the best outfits make the occasional blunder. Cable's FX, which has reliably churned out good watching for most of this decade, drives off a cliff tonight with an offensive and shockingly unfunny sitcom, The League. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091024_Jonathan_Storm__What_menaces_the_mustangs.html There are only an estimated 33,000 wild mustangs left horsing around in the American West. One of them is Cloud, the TV star, first featured on PBS's Nature in 2001, and then again in 2004. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091025_Jonathan_Storm__In_PBS_series_on_the_1930s__perspectives_on_hard_times.html When times are tough, ingenuity's importance increases, as PBS's American Experience demonstrates both on the screen and in its operations, conserving resources as it stays relevant with a new, five-part series about the '30s. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091022_Jonathan_Storm__Call_it_cop_show_lite__Likable__with_no_X-cess.html Do not let your dog watch USA Network's new White Collar. The likable show, premiering Friday at 10 p.m., has something for everyone: handsome young star, sympathetic "older" costar, pretty former TV hottie, easy-to-follow caper plots, a little humor. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091020_Jonathan_Storm__Mr____Mrs__Balloon_Boy_did_it_because_we_will_watch.html We are a chattering, communal species, nosy, intensely curious about the joys and travails of others, because they help each of us understand how we fit into the human fabric. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091018_Jonathan_Storm__Very_naughty_boys.html Premiering 40 years and 13 days ago, Monty Python's Flying Circus ran only 39 episodes, the equivalent of less than two seasons of a contemporary American sitcom, as it changed the course of English-speaking comedy. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091013_Jonathan_Storm__Close-up_look_at__Hubble_s_Amazing_Rescue_quot_.html The science show Nova tonight has "Hubble's Amazing Rescue," at 8 on WHYY TV12. The title doesn't lie. You're unscrewing the cover to put a new bulb in a light fixture. Oooops. Now where did that darn screw go? http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/jonathan_storm/20091008_Jonathan_Storm__DiversifyingPennsauken_is_Ch__12_s_focus_tonight.html 'There are a lot of people who don't know anything about our town other than what they read in the newspaper," says a Pennsauken resident, making a face tonight on WHYY TV12. "You know, the negative stories."