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I wish ‘Wish I Was Here’ was as good as ‘Garden State,’ but that’s a lot to wish for (Movie review)

“Wish I Was Here” would’ve been a better title for 2004’s “Garden State,” where Zach Braff’s character’s use of strong anti-depressants keeps him from engaging with

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All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 3 (2002-03), ranked

Following the Season of Dean and the Season of Jess, “Gilmore Girls” Season 3 (2002-03, The WB) resists being defined by a relationship, or at least not

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All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2 (2001-02), ranked

I don’t mean to reduce “Gilmore Girls” to a teen romance show and have my analysis of Season 2 (2001-02, WB) read like a review of “Gossip

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Kristina Braverman ‘Won’t Back Down’ as ‘Parenthood’ bravely tackles school choice (TV commentary)

Mainstream TV dramas, most of which are produced in statist Hollywood, are still far from libertarian-leaning. But “Parenthood,” which as recently as last fall had Jasmine talking

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All 21 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 1 (2000-01), ranked

As fans know, “Gilmore Girls” is richer than its hook of “A mother and daughter who also happen to be best friends.” But any thorough review of

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First episode impressions: ‘Parenthood’ Season 4 (TV review)

“Parenthood” (9 p.m. Central Tuesdays, NBC) starts Season 4 with a combination of a pitch-perfect life threshold yarn (Haddie goes off to college), a funny family-dynamic

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‘Margaret’ brings viewers into troubled characters’ worlds, and New York City (Movie review)

Ostensibly the story of a teenager (Anna Paquin) seeking justice for a woman killed in a bus accident that she feels partly responsible for, “Margaret” (2011) evolves

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Ron Swanson: TV’s greatest libertarian character ever? (Commentary)

Since I’m venturing into politics with this post (which will eventually be about television), I’ll admit my bias up front: I’ll be voting for the Libertarian Party

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R.I.P. Dick Clark. And I miss ‘American Dreams’ (TV commentary)

I was shocked — pleasantly so — to find the first reference to “American Dreams” only five paragraphs into the Associated Press’ feature obituary on Dick Clark,

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(Hopefully not) a fond farewell to ‘Parenthood’ (TV review)

I don’t spend too much time anymore worrying about whether a show will be canceled; I take the “enjoy it while it lasts” approach to

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