Evil is in the eye of the beholder. And that goes double for the pair of comic debaters squaring off during “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil.”This new Comedy Central series is where you’ll find unlikely arguments for Paris Hilton being more evil than...

You just weren’t generous enough, so ... you’re fired!Give it up for “Oprah’s Big Give,” a sort of altruistic twist on “The Apprentice” that sends competing do-gooders on missions to surprise needy people with help. And get it done in only five...

The new documentary film “The Gates” represents a joining of two modern cultural forces.One is the artistic partnership of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, husband-and-wife creators of projects like “The Running Fence Marin and Sonoma Counties, California...

New York City under water ... the Amazon rain forest baked by droughts and wildfires ... Himalayan glaciers just a memory.Those could be some of the devastating consequences of an increase in the average global temperature of just 6 degrees Celsius (or...

“We’re safe,” insists the restless 15-year-old lad.”Don’t you EVER think that, John!” his mother scolds. “No one is ever safe.”A sense of constant foreboding permeates “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” And good reason. Sarah knows the...

You might think of “Cashmere Mafia” as oddly related to “Lipstick Jungle,” which, also set in the Manhattan business world, stars Brooke Shields and premieres on NBC next month.”Cashmere Mafia” can be most easily identified as the one that...

They come armed with star power (however dimming), bravado and a favorite charity. They aim to put it all to work as “The Celebrity Apprentice” premieres with its all-star celebrity lineup of candidates.On this new twist on the “Apprentice,” now in...

Where could you find Beach Boy Brian Wilson, “wild and crazy guy” Steve Martin, and Miss Diana Ross _ with director Martin Sorsese and pianist Leon Fleisher for good measure?”The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors,” of course, which salutes these five...

ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.Even sight unseen (neither show was available for review) they are clearly very different contests.ABC’s “Duel” is described as a high-stakes, tournament-style trivia...

Chick Benetto’s greatest feat was making the major leagues, even playing in a World Series. Then he got hurt. His career was done.A drunk who has lost his family and nearly everything else, he heads in despair to his hometown with a plan to carry out...