Mindy Kaling is one of the exceptionally talented writer/actresses on NBC’s Office. As that show has now jumped more than it’s share of sharks and is sailing off into the sunset, the ensemble scatters to make their mark elsewhere and it looks as if Ms Kaling is the first to aim high and hit the [...]

There’s a comedy coming to the upcoming Sundance Festival and despite it’s modest similarity to “The Hangover”, it should prove to be significantly better.  The buzz is all about “Cedar Rapids” and it’s smarter storyline and more interesting cast of comedic character actors. The most obvious similarity is that both comedies share the great Ed [...]

Television’s Emmy nominees were announced today and there really weren’t that many surprises.  Because of the limited number of nominees and a healthy number of quality shows debuting this past season, …there are still a few shows and performers who were sadly overlooked. DailyHelping is happy to weigh in on these fine nominees. DRAMA SERIES [...]

How long has it been since you had a book that you couldn’t put down?  No matter how busy or where you are, you made time to read a few chapters.  The Daily Helping has one of those for you today. Stop by your local bookstore or library and pick up Joshua Farris’s brilliantly funny [...]

This Wednesday night ABC relaunches it’s new sci-fi police drama, Life On Mars.  It’s scheduled to follow Lost,  hopefully to be found.  This is an entertaining  show that has enjoyed decent enough ratings and strong critical support.  It’s one of a very small handful of shows that debuted in ’08 and will live on in [...]

Tonite are the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association needs no help in promoting their star-studded, network televised event.  The show is pretty glitzy and the blending of television and film stars generally makes this one of the more popular award shows.  Though the judges represent 55 different countries and about 200 foreign entertainment [...]