Geoff Berkshire

Review: 'Dance Moms: Miami' puts the guilt in guilty pleasure

Last night's premiere of "Dance Moms: Miami" was good news for "Dance Moms" fans broken up about the flagship show airing its season finale. Now there's a whole new set of ambitious kids, crazy moms and flamboyant instructors to follow. It's less good news for anyone who doesn't enjoy seeing kids put under unreasonable amounts of pressure, grown women embarrass themselves and arguments inflated for entertainment purposes.

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012
5 reasons why someone might watch 'Giuliana & Bill'

Until today I had never seen an episode of Style Network's "Giuliana & Bill." And now that I have, I'm wondering why anyone would watch this show on a regular basis. Obviously someone out there likes it. Tonight was the fifth (!) season premiere, which apparently was much more serious than usual as it tackled Giuliana's diagnosis and treatment for breast cancer.

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012
'The Voice' results recap: First four eliminations

It's the first ever live results show on "The Voice"! A product of the show's success, NBC is giving it some extra hours on the schedule and making the eliminations more dramatic. Will it be as mind-numbingly inane as the average "American Idol" results show? Don't count on it, because four people will be going home. And before that happens, the bottom three from each time take the stage for a last chance performance in the hopes of winning a coach's save.

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012
'The Voice' recap: First live show

Finally, the competition truly begins as Team Christina and her "singers from every genre" face off against Team Blake's "unique sounding vocalists." (We'll see Team Adam and Team Cee-Lo next week.) It's been weeks since they filmed those battles and a few things have changed: Adam has less hair, Cee-Lo has more (thanks to a wig), Christina dropped the ridiculous hat and covered up her cleavage and Blake...looks like Blake.

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012
Recap: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' - 'All Pomp But No Circumstance'

The season's penultimate episode isn't very eventful, but nearly all the ladies are working it. Phaedra's getting closer to her dreams of big time funeral business. Cynthia's almost ready to launch her modeling school. Kandi's still prepping her sex toy line. Nene contemplates moving to LA and looking for someone crazy enough to cast her alongside professional actors. (Hello, Ryan Murphy!) And Kim gets engaged (and a spin-off!)...

Posted on Monday, Apr 2, 2012
Why we're ecstatic 'Game of Thrones' is back

It's been nine months since we last voyaged to the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, but HBO's critically adored fantasy series is finally returning to make Sunday nights must-see TV again. HitFix's Alan Sepinwall has already enthusiastically reviewed the season two premiere, but the rest of the editorial team is chomping at the bit to find out just who is going to sit on the Iron Throne by season's end. Plus, just how fast can those dragons grow up? With that in mind, here are a slew of non-spoiler reasons we're thrilled "Game of Thrones" is back. Agree or disagree? Share your thoughts below.

Posted on Saturday, Mar 31, 2012
'Pauly D Project' ratings no 'Jersey Shore,' Ashton-less 'Punk'd' OK

MTV's first official spin-off of "Jersey Shore" -- "The Pauly D Project" -- couldn't match the mega-ratings of the mothership. 2.9 million viewers tuned in for the solo antics of DJ Pauly D and his hometown Rhode Island buddies, compared to 4.99 million for the "Jersey" fifth season finale on March 15 (and 7.6 million for the season premiere back in January).

Posted on Friday, Mar 30, 2012
Review: 'Punk'd' returns to MTV with Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus

One of the few fresh gimmicks for "Punk'd" 2.0 is that the show is no longer exclusively hosted by Ashton Kutcher. The "Two and a Half Men" star is still on board as a producer but a rotating slate of celebrities are set to front the pranks as "Saturday Night Live"-style guest hosts. The premiere delivered the biggest gun in the arsenal: Justin Bieber, who proved positively giddy at the prospect of punking his pals Taylor Swift, Sean Kingston and Miley Cyrus.

Posted on Friday, Mar 30, 2012
Review: 'Bully' exposes MPAA flaws and a touchy feely approach to schoolyard harassment

"Bully" takes an emotion driven approach to exploring the topic of excessive bullying and although it doesn't dive deep enough into its subject, it's still an affecting piece of work well worth seeing by both adults and kids. Which is why the primary pre-release controversy surrounding the movie -- the MPAA's decision to give it a R rating -- is so frustrating.

Posted on Thursday, Mar 29, 2012
Recap: 'The Voice' - 'The Final Battles'

HitFix's Geoff Berkshire recaps the Monday, March 26 episode of The Voice, featuring the season's final battles.

Posted on Monday, Mar 26, 2012