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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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‘Terminator Salvation’: Cool chases and explosions, but a muddied mythology (Movie review)

“Terminator” creator James Cameron felt the story was done after two movies, but of course, where there’s money to be made, there are stories to

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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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Where were you in ’98?: ‘Fanboys’ will make ‘Star Wars’ fans smile (Movie review)

At the beginning of “Fanboys,” two of the titular characters argue about Boba Fett’s degree of coolness, the Fett-hater noting that the Rocketeer also had a jet

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Have Excedrin handy: This post is about ‘Terminator’ continuity (Movie and TV commentary)

What happened to Derek Reese and Cameron? And why does Kate Connor look so young? The “Terminator” timeline(s) is (are) complex enough without these unanswered

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Is ‘The Office’ making Michael into a good boss? (TV commentary)

“The Office” is five seasons old, so this is about the time you’d expect it to fall apart, but it’s as funny as ever. It’s

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Maybe ‘The Phantom Menace’ was ‘just a movie’ after all (Commentary)

Ten years ago today, I was waiting in a sun-drenched line at West Acres Cinema in Fargo, N.D., to buy a ticket for the midnight

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5 random thoughts (Commentary)

Here are five random thoughts. 1. What does pop singer Adele mean when she asks, “Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing

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