bruce.fretts

Cheers & Jeers: NCIS --- Touched by an Angel

Cheers to Cheryl Ladd for her divinely twisted guest appearance on NCIS.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.The former Charlie's Angel got in touch with her devilish side as Mary, the doctor who snared the affections of coroner Donald "Ducky" Mallard (a never-more-charming David McCallum) after they met online. (DiNozzo's rendition of "Ducky's in Love," to the tune of Ricki Lee Jones' "Chuck E.'s in Love," was a nice touch.) But don't believe everything you see on the Internet: She turned out to be a psycho who murdered cheating military men via unwittingly self-induced overhydration.Bloody Mary wanted to show Ducky something he'd never seen before, and in the process, Ladd showed us something we'd never seen before — her range as ...

Wed, Oct 26, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: NCIS --- Touched by an Angel

Cheers & Jeers: The Big Bang Theory --- The Next Vituperation

Cheers to The Big Bang Theory for finding an out-of-this-world new archenemy for Sheldon. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! Just when Jim Parsons' geek god had finally forgiven Wil Wheaton for failing to show up at a Star Trek convention years ago—the actor apologized and gave Sheldon his last Wesley Crusher action figure—Next Generation castmate Brent Spiner crossed the champion grudge-holder. His offense: tearing the aforementioned toy out of its original packaging.

Fri, Oct 14, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: The Big Bang Theory --- The Next Vituperation

Cheers & Jeers: An Off-the-Wall Top Model

Jeers to America's Next Top Model for a Michael Jackson tribute that was hardly a thriller. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! With guest judge LaToya Jackson looking on, the models on the lackluster All-Stars season dressed up as Jacko in various stages of his career, and the result was, well, bad. Making matters worse, several of the Caucasian PYT's (who, in some cases, are not-so-Y) wore makeup that veered dangerously close to blackface.

Thu, Oct 13, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: An Off-the-Wall Top Model

Cheers & Jeers: Parenthood's Ex Factor

Jeers to Parenthood's John Corbett for falling down on the job. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Wed, Oct 12, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Dancing With the Stars' Chaz Bono — He Did It!

Cheers to Chaz Bono for a transcendent turn on Dancing With the Stars.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!The author/activist looked like he was down for the count...

Tue, Oct 11, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Dancing With the Stars' Chaz Bono — He Did It!

Cheers & Jeers: Boardwalk Empire: We Love Lucy

Cheers to Paz de la Huerta for showing off a new side of herself on Boardwalk Empire. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! In Season 1 of HBO's Atlantic City gangland epic, de la Huerta's character, woozy showgirl Lucy Danziger was notable mostly for her frequent nudity. Now that she's carrying the illegitimate child of fed Nelson Van Alden (the Emmy-worthy Michael Shannon), the role is...

Mon, Oct 10, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Boardwalk Empire: We Love Lucy

Cheers & Jeers: Project Runway Inflation

Jeers to Lifetime for letting the seams out of Project Runway too much.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!As reality shows ranging from The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars to The X Factor and (ironically) The Biggest Loser have swelled to two hours, the cable network has searched for a way to fill out ...

Fri, Oct 7, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Project Runway Inflation

Cheers & Jeers: Jessica Lange --- American Psycho!

Cheers to Jessica Lange for her scary good performance on American Horror Story. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! As creepy mom next door Constance on FX's gleefully over-the-top shocker, the two-time Academy Award-winning actress (Tootsie, Blue Sky) seems to be channeling Kim Stanley's acclaimed work as her mother...

Thu, Oct 6, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Jessica Lange --- American Psycho!

Cheers & Jeers: Sons of Anarchy Doesn't Hassle the Hoff

Cheers to Sons of Anarchy for an inspired bit of stunt casting. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! When it was announced that David Hasselhoff would guest star in Season 4 of FX's motorcycle-gang drama, I'll admit I groaned. Would this be another...

Wed, Oct 5, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Sons of Anarchy Doesn't Hassle the Hoff

Cheers & Jeers: A Little Lady in the Big House

Jeers to House for a case of casting malpractice.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!When it briefly transformed into One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest two years ago, Hugh Laurie had an equally powerful actor, Andre Braugher, to play off as his nuthouse shrink. Now Fox's medical drama is taking a not-so-wonderful journey to the land of Oz — the HBO prison drama, that is — and all he's got is bland Odette Annable as a jailhouse doc House will no doubt hire at Princeton-Plainsboro once he gets sprung.

Tue, Oct 4, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: A Little Lady in the Big House

Cheers & Jeers: Morena Baccarin Lands on Homeland

Cheers to Morena Baccarin for proving she's flesh and blood on Homeland.  Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.The Brazilian-born actress is best known for her role as alien queen Anna on ABC's short-lived sci-fi remake V. That makes her down-to-earth work as Jessica, the morally conflicted wife of tortured ex-POW Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) on Showtime's anti-terrorism drama all the more refreshing. As Jessica deals with her husband's PTSD — and grapples with the affair she had with his best friend after she assumed he was dead — Baccarin gives an ...

Mon, Oct 3, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Morena Baccarin Lands on Homeland

Cheers & Jeers: The Office --- California, Here He Comes ...

Jeers to The Office for mismanaging the transition to the James Spader era. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.

Fri, Sep 30, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: The Office --- California, Here He Comes ...

Cheers & Jeers: Up All Night Live?

Cheers to Up All Night for proving that more SNL vets are ready for primetime.   Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine. Much like 30 Rock has provided a sitcom home for Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan — not to mention record-breaking host Alec Baldwin — Lorne Michaels' latest NBC gem is putting Maya Rudolph in the spotlight as

Thu, Sep 29, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Glee's Not-So-Sweet Sugar

Jeers to Glee for making an off-key addition to the cast.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!In last week's season opener, Vanessa Lengies joined the show as Sugar Motta, a tone-deaf student in more ways than one. Her attribution for her lack of social graces to "self-diagnosed Asperger's" had autism-awareness advocates up in arms. Well, Sugar was back ...

Wed, Sep 28, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Glee's Not-So-Sweet Sugar

Cheers & Jeers: ABC Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Jeers to The Chew for its unappetizingly overstuffed premiere.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!Even though one of its five cohosts oddly didn't attend ...

Mon, Sep 26, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: ABC Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Cheers & Jeers: Desperate Housewives Cops Out

Jeers to Desperate Housewives for bringing back Jonathan Cake.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!As Bree's police-officer beau, Chuck Vance, the British ...

Mon, Sep 26, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Desperate Housewives Cops Out

Cheers & Jeers: The Two Faces of Michael K. Williams

Cheers to Michael K. Williams for a double shot of high-caliber roles.

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: The Two Faces of Michael K. Williams

Cheers & Jeers: Why Doesn't Everybody Love The Middle?

Cheers to The Middle for proving it belongs at the top of the sitcom pack. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! The ABC comedy's Wednesday stablemate Modern Family won Emmys in every eligible category over the weekend, while Patricia Heaton's Indiana clan didn't earn a single nomination. What the Heck? Maybe because...

Thu, Sep 22, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Why Doesn't Everybody Love The Middle?

Cheers & Jeers: Sending a Playboy to Do a Man's Job

Jeers to Eddie Cibrian for exposing his acting shortcomings on The Playboy Club.   Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.

Tue, Sep 20, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Sending a Playboy to Do a Man's Job

Cheers & Jeers: Steven Bauer --- Breaking Bad's Wiseguy

Cheers to Steven Bauer for bringing his professional life of crime to Breaking Bad.Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!SPOILER ALERT! Please stop reading if you haven't watched last night's episode!The Cuban-born tough guy, whose primetime rap sheet stretches back to The Rockford Files and Hill Street Blues (when he was billed under his original surname Esteban "Rocky" Echevarria) brought a high-caliber verisimilitude to the part ...

Mon, Sep 19, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Steven Bauer --- Breaking Bad's Wiseguy

Cheers & Jeers: Can Peter Tolan Rescue Baywatch?

Cheers to Peter Tolan for following up Rescue Me with an even riskier project: writing a big-screen version of Baywatch.  Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine.

Fri, Sep 16, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Can Peter Tolan Rescue Baywatch?

Cheers & Jeers: Wednesday Night --- What's Up With That?

Jeers to NBC for stranding Up All Night on the wrong night. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! The series...

Thu, Sep 15, 2011

Cheers & Jeers: Wednesday Night --- What's Up With That?