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The Best TV Theme Music
The little ditties that open TV shows keep growing littler and dittier, almost disappearing into Lost’s single sustained chord. The assumption may be that we’re just going to fast-forward through them anyway, but part of the charm of shows like Cheers, M*A*S*H and Sanford and Son was the musical intro. Fortunately, not everyone has given up on the theme song. Here are 10 current shows with tunes that make us put down the remote.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesThe 20 Best TV Shows of the Decade (2000-2009)
This list of 20 phenomenal TV shows from 2000-2009 reinforces our belief that the young millennium has launched a new Golden Age of Television. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFall Guide to Good TV: Friday Night Lights
Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on DIRECTV's The 101With the question posed by its Season 3 finale—"What's life like after Dillon High School?" for both students and the ousted Coach Taylor—still hanging in the air like a 40-yard pass, not much about this unexpectedly affecting series' future is clear. But we're hoping for more heartwrenching drama, dreamy cinematography and excellent music.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesThe Best TV Moms of the Last 20 Years
While we're off celebrating the real women who birthed us into this world, here's a small tribute to the best TV moms of the last 20 years. Warning: A link to this piece probably won't suffice as a Mother's Day gift to your own ma, but we can't stop you from trying. So cough up the cards and fork over the flowers or, if you dare, fire up these video clips in tribute to some of the very finest matriarchs to grace the small screen.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFriday Night Lights gets a two-season, 26-episode renewal
In a major victory for fans, the ensemble drama Friday Night Lights has been renewed for fourth and fifth 13-episode seasons in a joint agreement between NBC and DirecTV.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKill Your Television: Six Great Things to Watch on Hulu.com
I recently got Internet hooked up in my apartment after about a year-and-a-half of self-imposed technological paucity, and it's basically amazing. I can do all sorts of fun things that I never could before, not the least of which includes destroying hours of my life on Wikipedia (I mean, did you know that Oscar I, King of Norway, had a such a killer 'stache?) and writing blog posts at 8 PM on Valentine's Day from the comfort of my own bed. But definitely the best part about having Internet at home is being able to take advantage of the riches... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 12 Best TV Theme Songs from Current Shows
Next Monday we'll look at the Best TV Theme Songs of All Time. But while we lament the lack of a Cheers or M*A*S*H or Sanford & Son theme song in today's TV landscape, we've picked our 12 favorite theme songs from TV shows that are still in production. In the era of TiVo, the little ditties opening today's shows seem to be littler and dittier than their predecessors (I guess if people are going to fast forward through them anyway, why spend the effort?). But here are 12 that make us put down that remote:[note: Sesame Street would have... read more
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