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- Top 5 Shows and Actors That Deserve Emmy Recognition...But Won't Get It
- Abe Fried-Tanzer - Thu Jul 9th, 2009
It's almost guaranteed that names like Jeremy Piven, Tony Shalhoub, Sally Field, William Shatner, and Tina Fey and popular shows like Two and a Half Men and 30 Rock will get Emmy nominations next Thursday. But what series and stars can muster support and upset bigger, buzzier shows this year?
- SCI FI vs. Syfy and Other Cable Channels That Changed Names
- Maj Canton - Mon Jul 6th, 2009
Tomorrow it's official. The SCI FI channel is dead. Long live Syfy. It's not the only cable network to rename itself, but it definitely is one of the more controversial name changes.
- Madoff Men: The Top Six Greediest TV Characters
- Cason Murphy - Tue Jun 30th, 2009
Although you won't find him on any primetime network TV offering (except maybe the evening news), former NASDAQ executive and hedge-fund honcho Bernard Madoff has earned himself a special place atop the list of "people we love to hate." So, to celebrate the biggest and greediest scoundrel of them all getting his, let's take a look back at some of the wealthy yet unscrupulous characters from TV land.
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- What TV Character Would You Want to Be Stranded With?
- Matt Ragghianti - Tue Jun 23rd, 2009
We've all played this game: "If you were stuck on a desert island, what one object/person would you take with you?" Usually it's a choice of Album, Book, Movie, Food, and so on. So I started wondering --
If you were stuck on a desert island, what one TV Character would you bring with you?
- Top Five TV Characters I'd Like to Defriend on Facebook
- Lisa Lyons - Sun Jun 14th, 2009
A friend called last week and said she was shocked to discover someone had defriended/unfriended her on Facebook. She was more than a touch peeved that he had blocked her access to him. It started me thinking about a lot of people one would like to "defriend" to put an end to their constant barrage of family photos and status updates. It's harder to do in real life but would be oh-so-easy to do with my least favorite TV characters.
- This Nurse Is Cracker-Jackie!
- Barry Garron - Sat Jun 6th, 2009
Nurse Jackie, the title character of Showtime's new dark comedy, is not going to be anyone's first choice for a role model. Or second. Or third. But she is so much in tune with the times -- so close to what Americans need right now -- that even her serious flaws can be mostly overlooked.
- Pawn Stars (Pawning History): A New History Channel Series
- Maj Canton - Wed May 13th, 2009
Pawn Stars, then called Pawning History and now called Pawn Star$. Coming to the History Channel this July. You might think it's a documentary about famous chess players, but it's much more valuable than that...
- Summer TV Preview (Part 2): NBC: Taking the Summer by Storm
- Kevin Culwell - Fri May 8th, 2009
NBC is looking to crank up the heat with its summer offerings, promising eight new eclectic shows.
- Non-Celebrity Blagojevich: Lightning Rod at NBC Press Event
- Barry Garron - Sun Apr 26th, 2009
It's too bad a federal judge denied former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich permission to be a cast member on NBC's "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!" The ex-gov, indicted on 17 counts, including trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President Obama, would have fit right in.
- Summer TV Preview (Part 1): ABC: Let the Games Begin
- Mike Vicic - Tue Apr 21st, 2009
It's the good ol' summertime, and ABC is jumping into the pool with six new and returning competition reality shows. Not all is lost as they are finally getting animated with Mike Judge ("King of the Hill"), and fans of short-lived shows should put on sunblock because ABC is burning off unaired episodes of four of their recently canceled series.
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