TV Dramas

If George R. R. Martin Wrote Every TV Show Ever

Melissa McCarthy Is Not Your Best Friend Anymore

An Unusually Literate Suspect

How Can You Possibly Live Without a Jon Hamm Coloring Book?

It may be traditional to have ham for the holidays (even, in some circles, for Hanukkah), but we're willing to bet that more people would prefer Hamm -- Jon Hamm, that is, the Mad Men star who St. Louisans love to claim as their own, even though he hasn't lived here for years. (But he went to John B ... More >>

Back to School

The Don Draper Revolver Power Rankings

As a fan of Mad Men, great music cues in TV shows and movies, and every Wings album, I was more than a little disappointed when second wife and hip-things enthusiast Megan was foolish enough to suggest Don Draper, TV's least psychedelic man, start off the Beatles' Revolver by listening to "Tomorrow ... More >>

Katie Herzig

8 p.m. Saturday, June 18. Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Generationals

9 p.m. Tuesday, January 11. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

Samwell Gets 15 More Minutes of Fame in New Jon Hamm Mash-Up

Of course you remember Samwell. How could you not remember Samwell? The Chicago flight attendant starred in the 2007 YouTube sensation "What What (In the Butt)" -- a video in which he coyly sings, "You want to do it in my butt?"Hey! Don Draper! Want to do it in his butt?​That video was produced by ... More >>

What What? Samwell and Jon Hamm Duke It Out On YouTube

Of course you remember Samwell. How could you not remember Samwell? The Chicago flight attendant starred in the 2007 YouTube sensation "What What (In the Butt)" -- a video in which he coyly sings, "You want to do it in my butt?"Hey! Don Draper! Want to do it in his butt?​That video was produced by ... More >>

Jon Hamm Asks "What?" A Bajllion Times, But Not Different Ways

Now that somebody's spliced together every "What?" ever uttered by St. Louis's own Jon Hamm on Mad Men, a debate has begun: Is Jon Hamm as good and nuanced as everyone says he is? Or is this an unfair exercise? Would the understated, mysterious libertine that is Don Draper really have 25 different w ... More >>

Cagney & Crazy

Jemina Pearl

8 p.m. Monday, February 8. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Parachute/SafetySuit

8 p.m. Saturday, January 16. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

You Vant to See this Play

Ashanti, Chingy, Ginuwine, Nelly and Other Celebs with Two Names Set for All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball

On Sunday afternoon, July 12, celebrities and baseball legends will gather on the field at Busch Stadium for the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game. Musicians scheduled to play include Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell, Nelly, Chingy, Ashanti and Ginuwine. (No word yet on if th ... More >>

Friday, March 20: Calendar Pimp Suggests

Sure, she may have killed a guy, but we can look past that, can't we?     Law & Order, Homicide, The Wire -- for Clouseau's sake, doesn't anyone remember that murder used to be funny?

Great Lakes Myth Society

8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

Greg Laswell

9 p.m. Wednesday, February 18. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

Amos Lee

8 p.m. Tuesday, August 12. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

You Should Be Expecting

To have a good time, that is

Faux Real

They're cops, they're buddies, they're fictional

Ingrid Michaelson

7 p.m. Wednesday, July 2. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

Top DVD Picks

Here's what's scheduled for release this week.

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Mêlée

7 p.m. Thursday, February 15. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Vega4/Augustana

9 p.m. Friday, January 26. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City).

Whodunnit High

Week of August 10, 2006

"Is This Because I'm a Lesbian?"

And other questions about law-and-order

R. Kelly

Friday, March 10, at 8 p.m. Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard)

Jem

Saturday, October 29; Mississippi Nights (914 North First Street)

Series/Festivals

Week of May 25, 2005

Film Openings

Week of January 7, 2004

Flashmobbin'

Tony Soprano invites you to a sit-down at Frederick's (we suggest you accept)

Law & Disorder

As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

Dawn of the Dead

Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

Geek love

The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis