Seinfeld (tv program)

The 'Seinfeld' soup is now in stores

2013-01-04 10:45:00

The soup that inspired the "Seinfeld" soup episode is now available nationwide. You can find it at Safeway stores. The Original SoupMan back story is a little soupy. Al Yeganeh's original store on 55th Street in Manhattan opened in 1984, years before the...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus back in Baltimore and eating out

2012-12-04 05:07:00

One Baltimore woman eating out for her birthday got an extra treat when one of her favorite actresses, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, sat down at the next table. "OMG," Tweeted blogger Fadra Nally, who was turning 42 and celebrating at Cinghiale in Harbor East....

Baltimore productions earn mixed reception from SAG Awards

2012-12-12 13:24:00

Actors seem to love HBO's filmed-in-Baltimore "Game Change." But the likewise filmed-in-Baltimore HBO series "Veep?" Not so much. Nominations for this year's Screen Actors Guild awards were announced this morning, and they proved a mixed bag for...

It's no joke, the Orioles are in first place

2012-09-04 19:31:00

Let's try to put this in proper perspective. The last time the Orioles were in first place in September, your college freshman was just starting to walk with any degree of confidence, your phone wasn't smarter than you and "Seinfeld" was entering its...

Seinfeld's No Soup for You truck hits Baltimore today

2012-08-06 08:25:00

There will be no soup for you but plenty of free eats as the "No Soup for You" truck pulls into Baltimore today. The truck -- an homage to the famous "Seinfeld"� episode featuring The Soup Nazi -- will be parked at the Maryland Science Center in...

Review: 'VEEP' shines a hilarious light on often dim-witted world of politics

2012-04-20 09:33:00

"VEEP" is the kind of series that separates HBO from almost every other channel or network making television these days. It takes great risks, dares to break new ground, includes some of the most imaginative artists working in the arts and aims for...

A sneak peek at HBO's 'VEEP'

2012-04-11 04:31:00

There's a big launch event tonight in Washington for the Baltimore-made HBO comedy "VEEP," and I do not want to spoil anyone's fun. So, I am going to be purposefully light on details in talking about the three episodes of this brilliant and biting...

From Sun Magazine: First look -- 'VEEP' set visit

2012-03-21 03:54:00

It's a cold, gray Friday afternoon in a dark and drafty concrete warehouse at an industrial park in Columbia. Not exactly the setting in which anyone would expect to find glamour, wit or the next big thing in pop culture. But through a series of doors...

HBO's series 'VEEP' starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus begins production in Maryland

2011-10-03 12:35:00

"VEEP," the HBO political satire starring Julia-Louis-Dreyfus, started production Monday on location in the Baltimore area, Gov. Martin O'Malley and the cable channel said. The Maryland Film Office estimates that the first season of the series will...

Talking about HBO's 'Girls' - A dazzling debut for a stunningly smart comedy

2012-04-15 20:01:00

If you didn't see the debut of HBO's"Girls" Sunday night, here's some advice: Do whatever it takes to see it. Smart people are going to be talking and talking and talking some more about it for weeks. In 30 years of writing about television,� I cannot...

With new shows in the works, TV is awash in Washington

2012-03-11 11:07:00

After weeks of partisan sniping, the public finally gets to judge HBO's Sarah Palin docudrama "Game Change" for itself this weekend. But the campaign for more politics as TV drama has only begun. Aaron Sorkin's"The West Wing"notwithstanding, prime-time...

Like/dislike: Ben Brengle, Luckies Tavern general manager

2012-02-07 12:02:00

There's rarely a day off in the bar industry and that's just how Ben Brengle likes it. As the general manager at Power Plant Live's Luckies Tavern for the past three years, the 29-year-old Federal Hill resident has seen everything from big national acts...

Premieres: Wednesday, June 19 on TVLand Why we're watching: Look forward to some fun guest stars, including everyone's favorite reality host "So You Think You Can Dance's" Cat Deeley, as well as Estelle Harris, reuniting with fellow "Seinfeld" star Wayne Knight. --

2013-05-13 17:46:00

Why go: Alexander's humor comes from a different place than that of the "Seinfeld" writers, evidenced by his go-to joke about the difference between Neil Armstrong and Michael Jackson. (We can't print the punch line.

2013-04-24 13:45:00

The episode: "The Puerto Rican Day" What happened: A plot that involved Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer trapped in a Puerto Rican Day celebration and that ended with Jerry's car being trashed and the flag of Puerto Rico being burned upset the Puerto Rican community enough that NBC issued an

2013-04-17 15:24:23