television
The Limits of Utilitarianism—A BBC Drama Series

The BBC TV program 11th Hour, currently being shown in the United States on Monday nights ...

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Lowlanders Tiring of Smutty TV

Who would have thought that the merry Dutch, world pioneers of mass-marketed pornography, ...

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What’s Good About Ultimate Fighting

 I know a couple of fellows, perfectly reputable sorts, who follow "ultimate fig...

genres
Fox’s 24 to Go Even Darker

I've mentioned on several occasions the turn toward "darker" programming on netw...

mysteries
Closer Returns Tonight

The TV crime drama The Closer returns tonight with a two-hour movie to kick off its third ...

manners-and-morals
Guest Article: The New Avant-garde: Clean Comedy

Our friend Mike D'Virgilio has posted an interesting article on a cultural trend toward &q...

mysteries
Inspector Mom—Mysteriously Good

 Confession time: I make a habit of not watching the Lifetime TV network, which appea...

movies
Mr. Capra Goes to Hollywood

Turner Classic Movies is showing a five-movie tribute to director Frank Capra tomorrow beg...

television
Soap Opera to Feature “Transgendering” Character

This Thursday, the ABC TV daytime serial drama All My Children will introduce a character ...

television
Two More Depressing TV Shows Sink

Two more TV shows representing this season's trend towared "darker," more depres...

mysteries
Religion in “Bones”

Another in our ongoing chronicle of fictional TV programs' treatment of religion . . .In l...

television
Religion in “Prison Break”

In the latest of our continuing series of observations regarding TV's treatment of religio...

mysteries
Underfunded—Review

As mentioned earlier on these illustrious pages, the USA Network recently premiered the pi...

television
Life Imitates Simpsons: 2006 Elections

If you want to understand the huge tail-whuppin' the Republican Party took this week, ther...

television
USA’s Underfunded

The title of this item is a pun, actually. It really refers to a new program on the USA Ne...

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New Primetime TV Serials Floundering—Here’s Why

Except for a couple of big successes—NBC's Heroes and ABC's Ugly Betty—this ye...

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The Real D-Wade

Miami Heat NBA superstar Dwyane Wade has a new slate of commercials appearing on televisio...

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The Future of Christian Cinema

In commenting on our discussion of Christian cinema (see posts immediately below), some vi...

commerce
Demise of Studio 60: The Social Reality Behind It

In a comment on yesterday's report on and analysis of the ratings woes of NBC's Studio 60 ...

television
“Studio 60” Demise Imminent—Why It’s Happening

NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, one of the network's most highly anticipated new show...

art
The Art of “The Batman”

I've been out of town at a conference for the past few days, and haven't had much of a cha...

mysteries
Jonathan Creek Arrives

Today, at long last, Jonathan Creek comes to DVD in the United States. This excellent Brit...

movies
America’s REAL Top Sleuths

TV "Best of" lists are usually at best arguable and often fatuous, but the Sleut...

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Madonna’s Crucifixion Reported Cancelled

The American Family Association has announced that NBC TV has decided to delete the mock c...

mysteries
CSI Gets Religion Big-Time

Religion is all over the place on network TV series now. Many programs just can't seem to ...

mysteries
Murder City, and an Unorthodox TV Detective

I've been watching the British ITV mystery series Murder City since it began a few weeks a...

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American TV Popular in “America-Hating” Europe

The reports of an increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Europe may...

manners-and-morals
What Happens in Vegas . . .

Regarding the well-known Las Vegas promotional ads claiming that "What happens in Veg...

manners-and-morals
Fannysmackin’ Our Vegas Mentality

The closing words of tonight's episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation express a truly g...

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Vote for Banacek!

One of the best television programs ever was actually three or four programs in one. The N...

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Katie Couric’s Ratings Plunge

Left-wing news pixie Katie Couric, the first woman to anchor a major network TV nightly ne...

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New TV Program Cancellations Begin—”Dark” Dramas Among First to Go

CBS and NBC have begun chopping low-performing new programs, to go along with Fox's placin...

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New TV Series Having Rough Time, Old Standbys Strong

NBC's critically acclaimed Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, helmed by superstar producer Aar...