This week was broadcast television’s coming out party in New York.  A slew of new shows were announced for the 2012-2013 season.  Some of them I can tell you right now, will be cancelled.  There are others, however, that I really cannot wait to see.  Such...

I thought this might happen. NBC’s “Smash” is being rather clever when it comes to musical numbers.  The episodes feature not only tracks from the Broadway show they are working on, but also current pop tracks as well, cleverly nestled into karaoke bars and other theatrical...