commerce
Abrupt End to ‘The Beautiful Life’

    The ax has fallen on the first casualty of the new TV season. S. T...

television
ABC’s ‘Cougar Town’ Ambivalent About Sexual Revolution’s Consequences

        ABC's new sitcom Cougar Town alludes to th...

commerce
Low-Rated Shows Dominate Emmys, Again

Once again, low-rated shows, largely with a negative attitude toward American institutions...

television
‘Newlywed Game’ to Feature Takei, Male ‘Spouse’

TV's The Newlywed Game is bowing to the progressivist zeitgeist and including a homosexual...

television
Fox’s ‘Glee’ Brings Variety to Network TV Drama Format

      Fox's Glee may point the way toward a welcome increase...

people
Leno Defended

 After my highly critical review of the premiere episode of The Jay Leno Show, I thin...

commerce
Leno Stumbles Out of Gate

  The uninspired premiere episode of The Jay Leno Show does not bode well for ei...

mysteries
CW’s ‘Melrose Place’ Remake Shows Promise

      The CW network's new mystery-drama soap opera Melrose ...

mysteries
PBS Drama Episode Centers on Evils of Communism

   The latest episode of PBS's Masterpiece Mystery includes a surprise: cri...

television
After All, It’s Only a Cartoon Show

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commerce
TV-Style Virtues Bring Strong Opening Box Office for ‘Inglourious Basterds’

    U.S. audiences appear to be wearying of mindless action blockbuste...

commerce
ABC Cancels Two of Network’s Best Shows

   Proving once again its claim to the hotly contested title of Stupidest T...

mysteries
USA’s ‘Monk,’ ‘Psych’ Return; Final Season for ‘Obsessive Detective’ Arrives

      It's the last season for USA Network's groundbreaking ...

television
Oh, Canada!

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television
NBC’s ‘Philanthropist’ Offers Bad Economics, Worse Melodrama

     NBC's new series The Philanthropist means well but does its ...

mysteries
Christian Serial Killer TV Episode Surprisingly Fair to Christianity

   The most recent episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent presents a ser...

television
The Next Next Generation

     Fleeing from the beatification of Michael Jackson, I stumble...

manners-and-morals
Letterman Apologies Fail to Satisfy Protesters, MSM Battered Again

         The intense public reaction against ...

commerce
Letterman Sex ‘Joke’ Exemplifies Socialist Stranglehold on Public Discourse

     Recent controversies over sex "jokes" exemplify th...

television
O’Brien Plays It Safe, Smart in ‘Tonight Show’ Debut

    Conan O'Brien played it safe in his debut as host of NBC's Tonight...

television
Seven Meritorious TV Series Mysteries

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television
‘Surviving Suburbia’ Morality

  This week brought another fine example of how U.S. network TV series often sen...

television
Another ‘Goode’ Work by Mike Judge?

     TV writer-producer-actor and filmmaker Mike Judge has a new ...

television
Fox’s ‘Prison Break’ Concludes

     Fox's Prison Break was a frankly plot-heavy melodrama, and a...

television
CW’s ‘Supernatural’ Presents Christian Ideas in Dark Melodrama

     The CW drama series Supernatural has presented Christian ide...

genres
ABC’s ‘Castle’ Is Exemplary TV Series

     Like the best works of popular culture, ABC's Castle is both...

movies
TCM Thrillers for May 11 – 17

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books
Zombie Culture and the March of Socialism

   Yes, vampires are still a hot media commodity, but zombies are vying to ...

commerce
Hulu.com May Be Upcoming Target of Antitrust Attack

As is sadly the case for all good things, the video Web site Hulu.com is likely about to c...

mysteries
New ‘Jonathan Creek’ Movie Announced

Good news for those who enjoy intelligent TV mysteries: the Jonathan Creek Newsletter repo...

commerce
Court Upholds FCC Authority over Broadcast Indecency

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the FCC's authority to impose fines on broadcasters for ...

commerce
‘Mainstream Media’ Mainstream No More

   'CNN Sucks,' says an excellent article by Paul Chesser of The Heartland ...

journalism
Stewart’s Democrat Water-Carrying Blasted

The odious Democrat bootlicker Jon Stewart gets his tail handed to him in the Washington T...