How's retirement?

We catch up with now-retired news anchor Dennis Richmond, who says it's not so much the job he misses, but his colleagues.

Lost feeling about 'Idol'

Tim Goodman has chosen to stay with "Lost," but he's barely hanging on when it comes to "American Idol."

All the news that's fit to toke

Anyone who doubts the mainstreaming of the cannabis industry might want to check out "Cannabis Planet."

The emperor has no pants

Super Bowl advertisements were a little bit bolder, a lot weirder than previous years. Best Super Bowl halftime shows | Worst

Enough stupidity to go around

As fun as it is to mock and deride NBC over its recent late-night wars, it isn’t the only network guilty of bad-decision making.

Cooperstown calls for Miller

The Baseball Hall of Fame has honored Giants' TV and radio broadcaster Jon Miller. Miller, a Bay Area native, grew up listening to the Giants.

'Steps' tosses out Hitchcock

The new adaptation of "The 39 Steps" gets rid of much of what Alfred Hitchcock brought to the story, and it makes you miss him.

In on the joke

"The Ricky Gervais Show" is like eavesdropping into one of the weirdest and funniest inside jokes that two funny people could have.

More entertaining than funny

HBO's new comedy "How to Make It in America" is like "Entourage" based in New York.

Getting it right

The most surprising series right now is "Men of a Certain Age," which keeps proving it's better than almost anyone thought.

Not much future

"Past Life" detectives believe the reincarnated can have memories of crimes that happened to them in, yes, a past life.

Third time a charm?

After a riveting first season and a misguided second season, "Damages'" third season starts off strong. But will it last?

Music without borders

"Sound Tracks" realizes that opening ears to new sounds can also open minds to greater cross-cultural understanding.