Pages tagged “tv”

24 Review: "4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m." (Episodes 8.1 - 8.4)

It makes you wait forever for new episodes, bypassing the entire fall season, but damn--when it finally does crash through, 24 takes its sweet time. That's a good thing. Four hours of heart-pounding adrenaline injected into two back-to-back nights....  read more

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Barry Sonnenfeld Brings Funny in Farsi to TV

ABC has ordered a pilot based on author Firoozeh Dumas’ 2003 award-winning memoir Funny in Farsi....  read more

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The 10 Best TV Guest Appearances of the Decade (2000-2009)

Some shows are built around celebrity appearances, while others just sprinkle episodes with guest stars for added humor or drama. Either way, we love a good TV cameo. Here, we look back on our favorites of the past decade.  read more

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Top Ten Reality TV Shows

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A true event of this decade, reality TV can be toxic (Wife Swap), and it can be inspiring (The Amazing Race). The shows on this list don't necessarily represent the best, most intelligent programming that television has to offer, but they’re entertaining—and isn’t that the point? ...  read more

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16 things to watch other than the Thanksgiving Day Parade

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When I was a kid, I loved coming downstairs on Thanksgiving morning to the smell of turkey in the oven and the Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. My excitement lasted about ten minutes before I was ready to watch Full House. I don’t keep up with the Tanner family anymore, but I still couldn’t care less about the parade. If you share my lack of enthusiasm for the TV event of the season, might I suggest the following programs instead?  ...  read more

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Best Sitcoms Since 1980

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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...  read more

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