Aaron Barnhart

Aaron Barhnart is TV critic for the Kansas City Star and the founder of TV Barn.com.


Recent Stories by Aaron Barnhart

Forget Fox News and CNN. To Really Get a Global Perspective We Need Our Cable Operators to Carry Al Jazeera English

Posted February 11, 2011 at 4:53 AM

[Note—This first appeared in print on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, so when Aaron refers to “today” or “tonight,” that’s the date to which he is referring.]Since the protests broke out in Egypt, there has been one constant: the relentless, thorough......

'Put Another Candle on My Birthday Cake, I'm Another Year Old Today.' Actually, It Was This Past Monday That the First Lady of TV, Betty White, Turned 89. And Here's Part of the Celebration That Took Place in Kansas City

Posted January 21, 2011 at 7:34 AM

Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, gave the cue. As America’s favorite octogenarian turned around, the Hallmark Gospel Choir, a volunteer group of employee serenaders, tore into their version of “Birthday” by the Beatles.We know it’s your......

The Final Minutes of the 24-Hour LiveCocoCam…

Posted October 25, 2010 at 5:43 AM

After spending a day in front of the LiveCocoCam, the interns and other staff at Conan O’Brien’s latest world headquarters — conveniently located above Stage 15 on the Warner lot, where “Conan” begins taping Nov. 8 — must have realized......

Has There Ever Been a More Beloved Show on TV? 'The Andy Griffith Show' Turns 50, And the Crowds Still Turn Out For 'Mayberry Days'

Posted October 6, 2010 at 5:56 AM

“The Andy Griffith Show” signed on Oct. 3, 1960. It went on to become one of TV’s all-time successes and a career changer for Griffith (who was trying to live down his all-too-memorable performance as a drunken, angry broadcaster......

'Lost' Finale: For Dance 10, Looks 5; and Did It Damage Whatever Future Potential the Franchise Has

Posted May 24, 2010 at 11:57 AM

So, I’ve already rated last night’s “Lost” finale a 10 emotionally and a 5 narratively ... and the 5 was perhaps being generous.Now here's the billion-dollar question: Did last night's finale do permanent damage to the LOST brand, or was......