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Neal Justin

Columnist/Reporter  |  Television

Phone: 612-673-7431

E-mail: njustin@startribune.com

As TV and media critic, Neal Justin has had the good fortune to interview David Letterman, Amy Adams, Howard Stern, Robert Redford, Mary Tyler Moore, Ben Kingsley and Urkel from “Family Matters.” Before joining the Star Tribune in 1995, he covered crime for the Rockford Register Star, which may explain his affinity for “Hill Street Blues” and “The Wire.”

Recent content from Neal Justin

• The ultimate 'Survivor' test: obscurity
  Contestants still party like it's 2000, even though the show has outlasted their personal fame.
  Feb 7, 2010
• Great Danes
  Claire Danes' so-called career gets back in the saddle with an Emmy-worthy performance.
  Feb 6, 2010
• Meet the new 'Boss' at CBS
  Executives learn how the other 99 percent lives in a new reality show.
  Feb 6, 2010
• Honor thy father
  Kye Petersen, a 15-year-old extreme skier, takes on France's Aiguille du Midi, the mountain that claimed his father's life nine years earlier, in "The Edge of Never" (7 p.m. Friday, Showtime), a documentary that reminds us that sports is not always about winning or losing.
  Feb 4, 2010
• Tales from the land of the 'Lost'
  Exploding plane wings. Deaths. Births. A rabbit in a backpack. As "Lost" crew members start their last season, they reflect on their unlikely hit.
  Jan 30, 2010
• TV critic's picks: We are family
  Rosie O'Donnell has managed to corral some of the nation's most adorable children for "A Family Is a Family Is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration" (6 p.m. Sunday, HBO), which allows the young stars to speak openly about what it's like to grow up in unconventional families. Equally cute are the musical numbers by Ziggy Marley, Frank Sinatra and a 4-year-old girl whose lyrics are catchier than anything written by Jewel.
  Jan 28, 2010
• Guess who's coming to the set of 'Damages'
  Don't think Ed Grimley can dance with Glenn Close & Co.? Gimme a break!
  Jan 23, 2010
• Television: A message to the people of Earth
  The "Battlestar Galactica" prequel "Caprica" may be set in a galaxy far, far away, but it hopes to hit home.
  Jan 21, 2010
• Conan's friend isn't sad to see him leave
  At least one of Conan O'Brien's friends isn't disappointed that the host is on he verge of losing "The Tonight Show."
  Jan 17, 2010
• This time the drama is TV itself
  NBC's meltdown has become the stuff of entertainment. But that's no cause for glee.
  Jan 17, 2010

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