What shows had the best seasons of the past 20 years? (3)
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Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, Reality-FreeAugust has been a slow month for these "Best XXXX of All-Time" and "Worst XXXX Sitcoms of the Decade" lists, but here's an interesting one: the 20 best seasons of the last 20 years.It's an interesting subject for a list because TV fans can often agree on what shows are generally good or bad, and we can generally agree that even the best shows have bad ...
Hey, Friend, Do I Know You? [Voices] (1)
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By David Carr, Columnist, New York Times, The Media Equation Not that long ago, I needed some advice on the book business and thought to ask my friend Buzz Bissinger, the author of “Friday Night Lights” and “A Prayer for the City.” The only sticking point was, we’d never met. Although he used to be a reporter, we are not what I would call peers. He wrote one of the greatest sports books ever, and ...
Primetime Emmys Notice the Internet (3)
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Buried in yesterday’s Primetime Emmy nominations was the growing acknowledgment by oldteevee that maybe, just maybe, this TV-on-the-Internet thing’s here to stay. Using the categorization “Special Class Program” (which lumps online video in with live opera broadcasts and awards shows), the shorts lucky enough to be recognized by the Academy are studio-produced tie-ins with network or cable series; still, it’s some sort of progress. Here are the web-relevant categories — and the nominees: SPECIAL CLASS ...
The Closer season four -- an early look (1)
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Filed under: OpEd, The Closer, Early Looks, Reality-FreeFor fans of The Closer, the wait is almost over. Season four finally kicks off next week, knocking off the third of the five shows that I have anxiously been waiting for. Burn Notice and Stargate Atlantis premiered this week. The Closer and Psych go live next week. And Eureka returns at the end of the month. It's going to be a great summer for television. The fine ...
The Top 12+ Snubs of the Emmy Top 10s (1)
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The Top 12 Snubs of the Emmy Top 10s This post has been delayed a bit after getting captured between my new and old computers, but I think it’s for the best. When the Emmy Nominations are announced in just over a week’s time, more names will be added to this list, but what this list allows us to do is spread out the disappointment. That these contenders won’t even have a chance in front ...