The ingredients are there, but the TV titan’s first series for Netflix just never jells.
Christopher Lawrence
Movie and TV critic
Email: clawrence@reviewjournal.com
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Christopher Lawrence escaped his native Kentucky without an accent thanks to the thousands of hours he spent in front of a television as a child. That’s also why he never learned how to ride a bicycle. He’s been writing about TV and movies since his days at Murray State University, when the school’s basketball coach had him reassigned at the student newspaper after just one story about the team. He’s been a professional TV critic since 2000, the Review-Journal’s TV critic since 2005 and its movie critic since 2012.
What began as a joke — “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” Matty Roberts posted on June 27 — quickly spiraled out of hand.
With the final day of Storm Area 51 events winding down, a close encounter of the third kind finally took place near Area 51 on Saturday near Rachel, Nevada.
The fall season starts this week, and there are plenty of unique premises to go around.
A live-action “Star Wars” series and the returns of “Friends” and “The Office” are among the most-anticipated fare.
Following a relatively calm day of prep and setup on Thursday — when reporters and some seriously obnoxious bloggers seemed to equal the number of attendees — the attention seekers turned up en masse on Friday looking to party at Alienstock.
With Day 1 down, there are two more to go in Alienstock, and West believes the event will get better as the days go on.
“STAY AWAY FROM RACHEL NEXT WEEKEND!” the town’s official site, rachel-nevada.com, warned this week.
Just in time for the opening of the “Downton Abbey” movie, the unofficial cookbook opens a window into how the residents of the great house may have cooked and dined.
Whether you’re planning to make the journey next weekend to “see them aliens” or you’d rather wait for a more leisurely, peaceful weekend, these stops can help break up the 150-mile drive.
The Sundance hit “Britanny Runs a Marathon,” opening Friday in theaters nationwide, marks Las Vegas native Jillian Bell’s first leading role on the big screen.
Alien-themed parties, a shooting-range package and virtual 5.1K races offer extraterrestrial experiences without the trek to Rachel.
“It’s exponentially crazier than it’s ever been, and I have a crazy life,” says Connie West, co-owner of the Little A’Le’Inn.
“Friends” turns the big Two-Five on Sept. 22, and in honor of that milestone, here are 25 ways you can celebrate.
A contract dispute had Channel 8 off the service since July 3.