Dawn McElligott: Ready-to Wear? High Fashion? Mockery for the Next TV Season?

by Dawn McElligott

Critiques of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA are showing up all over YouTube.  Viewers are enjoying the dissection of selected scenes with explanations of what makes them work. One video, “Andy Gets a Makeover,” attracted well over a million views since JoBlo Movie Clips posted it in June.

Impressive for a 15-year-old movie.

At the same time, Throw Back TV is posting scenes and full episodes of JUST SHOOT ME, a sitcom on NBC that poked fun at women’s magazines from 1997 to 2003. read article

Dawn McElligott: Remembering Frank Bonner and ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’

Frank Bonner as WKRP’s Herb Tarlek

by Dawn McElligott

The death of actor Frank Bonner on June 16th kicked off another wave of nostalgia about one of the best sitcoms in TV history, “WKRP in Cincinnati.”

Before starring on “WKRP …” Frank Bonner had been acting in commercials and had small roles in such shows as “Mannix.” As “WKRP …” came together, the unpredictable machinations of casting helped Bonner get his big break.

According to MeTV.com, David Cassidy had originally been offered the part of Dr. Johnny Fever but the former “Partridge Family” star turned it down. read article