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6 New Fall TV Shows That Actually Might Be Good

Josh Jackson

on August 21, 2008 1:50 PM | Permalink

With a new fall TV line-up, comes a new hope for quality shows. Call me an optimist if you like. I did have hope that Obama and McCain would offer a higher level of discourse to our political landscape, and we can all see how that's working out. But here are five shows that could maybe, possibly have an off-chance of being good:

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The Kiss Army's new recruitment tool: reality television

Michael Saba

on June 12, 2008 4:37 PM | Permalink

It's official: Kiss really is going to rock and roll all night and party ev-er-y day. Longtime band manager Don McGhee recently confirmed that the group will use a reality TV show to replace Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, eventually replacing all four members of Kiss. The show will ape American Idol, leaving the viewers to vote in would-be rockers as the new members of the band.

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Best Sitcoms Since 1980

Josh Jackson

on June 2, 2008 9:00 AM | Permalink

Welcome to High Gravity, my new blog for daily nuggets of music, film and culture. I plan on using this space for quick, throughout-the-day updates on whatever comes across my desk or crosses my mind, from news about Thom Yorke making sure Prince's Coachella cover of "Creep" gets unblocked by YouTube or Liz Phair performing Exile in Guyville in its entirity (June 23rd at the Fillmore in San Francisco, 24th at The Vic Theatre in Chicago and 25th & 26th at the Hiro Ballroom in New York) to my own Top 10 lists, favorite new discoveries and, yes, beer recommendations.

My New Discovery of the Week
Johnny Flynn: Listening to 60-something entries for our Best of What's Next issue in September last week, the one that I keep going back to is Johnny Flynn. A bit Robyn Hitchcock, a bit Sixteen Horsepower, but with the exuberance of The Waterboys, this Londoner has won me as a fan. Only after visiting his MySpace page did I realize that I'd had his upcoming album sitting unlistened on my desk, courtesy of Lost Highway.

Best Sitcoms Since 1980
I don't have much of an opinion on sitcoms that predated me, so we'll go back to when I was nine. I'm curious to hear which ones you think I've overlooked, so let me know what rip-roaring laughs or laugh-tracks I've been missing. And before you say Taxi, just know that it debuted in 1978 (which is why I had to delete M*A*S*H, long may it rerun).

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The Real World heads to Brooklyn

Mark Krotov

on May 16, 2008 8:24 AM | Permalink

Perhaps you’ve heard of Brooklyn? It’s notable for its bridge, its pizza, and its famous Olympiad, which calls upon the nation’s best and brightest to compete in challenging competitions. But what happens when Brooklyn stops being polite, and starts getting real? Our friends at the New York Observer tell us that this happens.

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Dance your cares away: Fraggle Rock movie in the works

Sara Miller

on May 15, 2008 11:16 AM | Permalink

Just when the children of the '80s think they're safe, Hollywood throws another banana peel on the trash heap. The one and only, all-knowing, talking trash heap! As unbelievable as it may sound, Variety reported on Monday that the Weinstein Co. is turning Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock into a live-action flick—and a musical, to boot.

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