Television

HOLLYWOOD—It’s been a whirlwind summer of surprises on the CBS reality competition series “Big Brother 17,” but after more than 98 days in the house a winner has been selected. It came down to our final three: Steve the genius, Vanessa , the poker player, and Liz, the twin. In the end the jury decided the person who deserved...

HOLLYWOOD—It was the series that took the TV world by surprise in January 2015, and less than 9 months since its premiere, “Empire” is back for round two. Yes, the show that mixes music, family and drama unlike anything seen on television is ready to shake things up again. The second season premiere episode titled, “The Devils are Here” picks...

HOLLYWOOD—Last season Tyler Perry’s “If Loving You Is Wrong” ended on a cliffhanger that most fans of the series were able to decipher. That baby that Alex was carrying was none other than Randal’s, the guy she was secretly having an affair with behind her husband Brad’s back. The series returned for its second season on Tuesday night and delivered...

HOLLYWOOD—I’ve been waiting for this series to premiere after news surfaced months ago that Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan was planning a frightening take on the horror genre. Many speculated if “Scream Queens” would be the sleeper hit of the fall TV season or a bust. I can say after the 2-hour premiere the series has my attention....

HOLLYWOOD—I’ve been eagerly anticipating the season three finale of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Season two ended on a climatic cliffhanger, and season three was no different. In the episode amply titled ‘When Chickens Come Home’ saw all of this season’s juicy plotlines come to an epic head. The episode opened with Jeffrey and Candace enjoying a...

HOLLYWOOD—Wow, yep that’s the only thing I could truly say about the final ramp-up week of “Big Brother 17.” With Julia finally being pushed out the door, Vanessa came into power; perhaps a bad move in her game in my opinion. She had both Liz and Austin on her side, as well as Steve and Johnny Mac. By choosing...

HOLLYWOOD—Awards season is slowly creeping upon us. The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 20 in hot and steamy Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by “Saturday Night Live” alum Andy Samberg. He relied on plenty of sketches to deliver laughs to the audience, which were funny at times, but not something I’ll be talking about...

HOLLYWOOD—Well I saw this coming miles away on “The Bold and the Beautiful,” when Ivy decided to delete the video footage of Steffy whacking their cousin Aly with a tire iron resulting in her death. Ivy was only driven to delete the footage after her new flame Wyatt pleaded for her to do so. Of course, this led to...

HOLLYWOOD—God, I seriously can’t believe that the animated series that aimed to push the envelope compared to “The Simpsons” is still around. No, I’m not talking about “Family Guy” or “American Dad,” I’m talking about Comedy Central’s “South Park.” I so vividly recall when this series first exploded on the tube nearly 20 years ago. It was shocking, depraving, gutsy...

HOLLYWOOD—Next week marks the end of the third season of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” But before we can get to the finale, we had the penultimate episode that will indeed set the stage for drama that will keep audiences talking until the series returns for its fourth season in January 2016. The latest episode, ‘Sheep’s Clothing,’...