The Daily Post
September 13, 2016
Breaking Down Rick Perry’s Performance on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
A GIF guide to our former governor's DWTS debut.
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The Daily Post
September 9, 2016
5 New Television Shows Starring Texans Starting This Fall
Our list of small screen must-sees starring some homegrown talent.
Film & TV
August 31, 2016
Taylor Kitsch Is Going To Play Branch Davidian Leader David Koresh In a New TV Miniseries
We haven’t even begun to reach peak nineties nostalgia, but this is quite an announcement.
Politics & Policy
August 30, 2016
Rick Perry Has Always Been Dancing
He danced his way straight into our hearts and he’ll never leave, no matter what happens on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Film & TV
August 26, 2016
What Does the New Show ‘I Love Dick’ Say About Marfa?
A new Amazon Prime show is partially set in the West Texas town, the latest Hollywood-ification of the far-flung locale.
Books
August 24, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, listen to, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Daily Post
August 17, 2016
Best Brands Forever
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato show just how much celebrity friendship has changed in the social media age.
Books
June 22, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
June 22, 2016
#SpoilerAlert
To whom will the Bachelorette’s final rose go this season? Blogger Steve Carbone makes it his business to know—and tell his 1.5 million readers.
Sports
June 9, 2016
Delay of Game
Discovering the joys of Friday Night Lights, ten years after everyone else.
Books
May 26, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Texas History
May 20, 2016
The Lyndon Johnson Show
All the Way playwright Robert Schenkkan on Donald Trump, George Wallace, and why Bryan Cranston makes a great LBJ.
Books
April 20, 2016
The Checklist
What to read, watch, and listen to this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Daily Post
March 14, 2016
‘Preacher’ Sets The Pieces For A Big Texas Story At The SXSW Premiere Of Its Pilot
The much-anticipated new series from AMC premiered its first episode, followed by a panel discussion with the cast and creators.
The Culture
March 2, 2016
Hap and Leonard: From East Texas to Hollywood
A brief oral history of the television show based on Joe R. Lansdale's books—and how Hollywood learned to love the Nacogdoches native.
The Daily Post
February 2, 2016
Carol Burnett and “The Family”
How the recent SAG Lifetime Achievement Award winner and San Antonio native captured Southern life through her work.
Arts & Entertainment
December 23, 2015
The Checklist
What to watch, read, listen to, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
October 22, 2015
The Texas Law Hawk Is the Internet’s New Favorite Lawyer
Fort Worth defense attorney Bryan Wilson lands a body blow in his quest to claim the ”most ridiculous lawyer in Texas” crown.
The Daily Post
October 14, 2015
Is David Eagleman Neuroscience’s Carl Sagan?
The Houstonian's new PBS television series "The Brain" could do for neuroscience what "Cosmos" did for space.
Sports
September 24, 2015
Watch Kevin Durant And J.J. Watt Be Freaking Adorable
The two Texas sports heroes give their personal props to the rest of us.
Books
September 17, 2015
The Checklist
A look at what to read, watch, and listen to this (wonderfully jam-packed) month in order to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
September 10, 2015
AMC’s ‘Preacher’ TV Show Gets Ordered To Series—Here’s Everything We Know
The most 'Texas' comic book of the past two decades is ready to be the most Texas TV show in years.
The Daily Post
August 12, 2015
Seven Things We Learned From The First Episode Of The Texans’ Hard Knocks
J.J. Watt and friends had their HBO debut last night. Here’s what you might have missed.
The Culture
August 4, 2015
Can The World Handle Another McConaughey? Meet Rooster, Matthew’s Brother
Here’s all that you need to know about Rooster McConaughey and his new show, 'West Texas Investors Club.'
Sports
July 27, 2015
Tony Romo Is The New Rob Lowe In DirecTV Commercials
With DirecTV, he’s five-interceptions-in-two-different-games Tony Romo. With cable, he’s arts-and-crafts Tony Romo who bakes brownie cupcakes. We’re not sure what this ad is getting at.
The Culture
June 17, 2015
So About That “Texas Rising” Finale . . .
What this historical dramatization of the Texas Revolution could have been—and what it was.
Texas Rising
June 11, 2015
The Latest Installment Is the Most Superior Yet
“Texas Rising” might even be good.
The Culture
June 10, 2015
The Basic Problem with “Texas Rising”? A Lack of Human Connection
If the death of a horse is the most touching scene in this production, what does that say about it?
The Culture
June 4, 2015
We Have Minutiae, But Where is the Nuance?
Usually the devil is in the details, but with “Texas Rising,” the broad brush strokes are more troubling.
The Culture
June 2, 2015
Are You Not Entertained?
If you don’t think about it too hard, Texas Rising is pretty enjoyable to watch.
The Culture
May 28, 2015
The Very Blurry Line Between Fact and Fiction
Texas Rising has taken historic liberties that have undermined rather than enhanced the narrative momentum of the story.
The Culture
May 27, 2015
Let’s Not Count Out “Texas Rising” Just Yet
A slouchy story. No narrative drive. Questionable history. But, sure, I’ll keep watching Texas Rising.
The Culture
March 13, 2015
iRoberson
iZombie rises from the dead.
The Daily Post
January 14, 2015
Watch a Bunch of Actors Pretend to be Texans
And brush up on Texas history at the same time. “Texas Rising” premieres on Memorial Day.
August 14, 2014
How the Border Crisis Became Inspiration for a Television Show
How producers of "The Bridge" make entertainment out of grim news.
Film & TV
July 23, 2014
Ted Cruz Laments That He’s Lost The Vampire Vote
A Ted Cruz reference on True Blood apparently stuck in the Senator's craw.
Television
May 13, 2014
Scoot McNairy Catches Fire
Scoot McNairy, lavender farmer.
Film & TV
March 11, 2014
Mike Judge’s “Silicon Valley” Premieres April 6th on HBO, and It’s Really Funny
Who better to produce a show skewering California tech culture than someone from Austin, which is currently overrun with those people?
Film & TV
March 7, 2014
King of Dreams
Over the past twenty years, from his outpost in Texas, Robert Rodriguez has quietly revolutionized the movie business. What happens when he gets his own TV network?
Television
February 23, 2014
Let’s Discuss “Downton”
"Manor of Speaking" unpacks each new episode of the critically-acclaimed Masterpiece Classic series and has quickly become Houston PBS's most popular locally-produced show.
Cold Justice
February 6, 2014
A High-Profile District Attorney’s Second Act as a Television Personality
Kelly Siegler uses the skills she honed in a two-decade-plus career in the Harris County district attorney’s office to solve cold cases on the TNT show “Cold Justice.”
The Daily Post
February 3, 2014
J.C. Penney Did Not Drunk-Tweet The Super Bowl
The struggling Plano-based department store chain was trying to advertise mittens.
Film & TV
January 16, 2014
Watch Texas Filmmaker Brandon Polanco’s Bryan Cranston-Led Short Film “Writer’s Block”
The Stephen F. Austin grad and Austin native landed Heisenberg himself for the lead role in his 13-minute amateur short.
The Culture
December 11, 2013
The Checklist
What to see, hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Daily Post
December 10, 2013
Great News. There Won’t Be a Friday Night Lights Movie.
Yesterday, Peter Berg—the guy responsible for the screen adaptations of Friday Night Lights—revealed that the beloved TV series would not add a big-screen coda, as the long-discussed project had been officially benched. Here's why that's great news.
Film & TV
December 4, 2013
Tarantino Fans Take Note: There Is a Fake Big Kahuna Burger in Austin Right Now
The fictional ‘Pulp Fiction’ Hawaiian burger joint has taken over the Stallion Grill on Airport Boulevard and there's a whole bunch of film equipment outside.
Film & TV
November 18, 2013
Will This Texas-Based Comic Book Series Be AMC’s Next Breaking Bad?
New reports surfaced that "Preacher," a comic cult favorite, may be developed by the cable network. If it is succesfully brought to a television audience, it could spark a national dialogue about what it means to be from Texas.
Film & TV
November 7, 2013
Meet The Cast Of The ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ TV Series That Robert Rodriguez Is Directing
To help launch his forthcoming cable network, Robert Rodriguez is blowing up his cult classic film into a ten-part television series—but unsurprisingly, original From Dusk Till Dawn star George Clooney isn't reprising his leading role. Here's who the series has cast instead.
Music
September 30, 2013
Why Did ‘Breaking Bad’ Name Its Final Episode After Marty Robbins’ “El Paso”?
Let's take a spoiler-free look at "Felina" and Marty Robbins' classic outlaw ballad.
The Culture
September 23, 2013
America’s Next Top Mogul
Rick Santorum wants to turn a Dallas suburb into the Christian Hollywood. Action!