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Episode Recap: "Acid Queen" | Reaper | 3/28/2008
Tonight's episode of Reaper was immensely thrilling, the pinnacle of everything this show has aspired to be since it started. They fully executed romance, mortal danger, misunderstandings, even love triangles, revenge and demons in one hour. You know, that description disturbingly reminds me of the mornings I obsessively spent watching Days of Our Lives circa 1997 and its bizarre storylines (remember when Marlena was possessed by he Devil? Anyone? OK, don't hate me). But this was tender and... read more
Episode Recap: "Unseen" | Reaper | 3/21/2008
Oh, how I love a good (mild) cliffhanger. Did anyone else expect the Guys’ new neighbors Steve (Michael Ian Black) and Tony (Ken Marino) to be demons? I mean, I think we've all come to accept that anything on this show that appears to be great at first (dads, vacuums, girlfriends) rarely is. But demons? Adoptive parent demons? Badass, lovey chefs-who-discuss-crown-moulding demons? Oh, Well. Even if they are 28,000% evil, I still want their lobster macaroni and cheese recipe. Yum.I quite... read more
In the Works: Comedy Central Bets on Black | Today's News: Our Take | 4/19/2007
Comedy Central has greenlit the pilot Michael Ian Black Doesn't Understand, which Variety describes as a "scripted showcase" for the oh-so-dry, poker-faced funnyman.... BET on Wednesday unveiled a development slate that boasts 16 new series, including projects from Will Smith (Cipha, an animated sci-fi series), Vin Diesel (Hannibal, an animated look at the ancient African king), D.L. Hughley (S.O.B., a hidden-camera reality series) and Orlando Jones (Bufu, an [again] animated sketch-comedy... read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/12/2006
In 1993, MTV gave 11 recent NYU grads with virtually no entertainment industry experience their own show. The result was read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/29/2006
Not anxious to brave the roads this long holiday weekend? IFC has the perfect compromise: read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/8/2006
Rob Corddry, a correspondent for read more
Comedy Central Yells "Stella!?!" | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 7/19/2005
Trying to explain Stella, Co read more
Today's News: My Take | 1/5/2005
Craig Ferguson got off to a decent start as the new host of CBS's Late Late Show Monday, improving on the show's season- read more
Today's News: My Take | 12/7/2004
CBS has tapped former Drew Carey costar Craig Ferguson as Craig Kilborn's successor on The Late Late Show, per The Holly read more
Today's News: My Take | 11/3/2004
The search for Craig Kilborn's replacement is narrowing — and it would seem I'm out of the running. (The key word he read more
Late Late Show Hires Temp | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 9/27/2004
The years have been good to Michael Ian Black. By just happily existing during the '70s, '80s and '90s, the actor/comedian did enough research to provide VH1's popular I Love The... specials with some of its funniest observations and spot-on comments. But since VH1 has momentarily run out of decades, the former bowling-alley manager on NBC's Ed is keeping busy with a pilot for Comedy Central (with two of his comic cohorts from The State). Tonight and tomorrow night, he'll also be sitting in ... read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/2/2004
VH1 staple Michael Ian Black, comic D.L. Hughley and actress Amy Sedaris will be among the guest hosts filling Craig Kil read more
Today's News: My Take | 9/1/2004
VH1 staple Michael Ian Black, comic D.L. Hughley and actress Amy Sedaris will be among the guest hosts filling Craig Kil read more
The Watercooler | 7/19/2004
Quote of the Weekend: "Pete Rose thought BET was named after him... LeBron, if you'd gone to college you'd be laughin read more
Ask Matt | 11/4/2002
Question: Why is Mike Starr no longer on Ed? — StanMatt:Simply put, he left the show. Whether it was his choice or t read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/7/2002
While Veronica's Closet is deservedly dead, we can't fault its cast for trying to keep their careers alive. Kirstie Alle read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/11/2002
This month, Doritos hawker Ali Landry replaced Ed's weirdo-wiseacre Michael Ian Black as host of Spy TV (airing tonight read more
Roush Review | 4/15/2002
Of TV's sophomore class, quite a few series seem to be settling in for a long run — some deservedly (CSI, Gilmore Gi read more
Today's News: My Take | 2/6/2002
Lovely ex-Doritos hawker Ali Landry will replace Ed's Michael Ian Black as the host of Spy TV when the NBC hidden-camera read more
Roush Review | 7/9/2001
Smarminess is nothing new for the "reality" TV genre, so it hardly came as a surprise when NBC plucked as host read more