Television

Something to reflect on: Why are vampires suddenly so popular? (Movie and TV commentary)

Hollywood has been sucking up to creatures of the night lately. Mirroring the hit “Twilight” franchise, Hollywood is up to its neck in vampires, staking tentpole

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Good news for fans of good TV: Comedy Central is going back to the ‘Futurama’ (Commentary)

Comedy Central found a pretty cool way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Futurama.” The network announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing the 1999-2003 Fox series back

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I hate to say it, but ‘The Goode Family’ is another yawner from Mike Judge (TV review)

“Office Space” is a contemporary classic of cubicle culture, and “Idiocracy” is a disturbingly prescient pseudo-comedy about the dumbing down of the world — they’re

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5 random observations (Commentary)

Here are five random observations: 1. I’ve been listening to a lot of Minnesota Twins games on the radio this year and for some bizarre

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On ‘Medium,’ family life can be as dramatic as gruesome murders (TV commentary)

“Medium” falls into that category of shows that are half-procedural, half-character drama. Another way of putting it: half of the episode is what keeps it on

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What’s up with all the TV Chucks? (Commentary)

Charles isn’t currently in the top 10 of most popular baby names, but that will change in the coming years. If television is a trend-setter, then

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State of Television Address, Part 3: ‘Glee’ provides a ray of hope for the fall (TV review)

This is the post where I’m supposed list the new fall shows I’m looking forward to, but after watching clips of the five networks’ 28

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State of Television Address, Part 2: Shows I’m glad to see will be back (Commentary)

The first entry is a football show, so consider these my final power rankings for the 2008-09 TV season (only returning series are included, as

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State of Television Address, Part 1: Departed shows I’ll miss – ‘Privileged’ and ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles’ (TV review)

Here’s an honor that no one wants to get and that I hate to bestow: The best show that was canceled too soon. This year’s

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‘Beverly Hills,’ that’s where I want to be. (But the new ‘90210?’ Not so much) (TV review)

The CW seems to think that giving its shows the names of hit shows from the past is a way to build a network. It

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