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submitted by Oscar Contreras 303 weeks 7 hours 29 minutes ago
For 40 days, the children of "Kid Nation" hauled wagons, cooked meals, managed stores and cleaned outhouses, all in the name of building a society in front of reality TV cameras.
Were they working? There doesn't seem to be a simple answer. But what is clear is...(more)
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submitted by Micca 161 weeks 1 day 9 hours 54 minutes ago
More than 100,000 people audition for "American Idol" every year, holding on to the wide-eyed fantasy that making the top 10 — with its promise of weekly exposure to millions of TV viewers and a national summer tour — will drop them squarely on the road...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Obama Watch 237 weeks 4 days 6 hours 23 minutes ago
Long before he set out for the White House, Barack Obama sought to adjust the colors on America's TV sets.
Four years ago, fresh off his star-making keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Obama challenged the television industry to live up to its responsibility as the...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 245 weeks 4 days 2 hours 22 minutes ago
The Nielsen ratings are in for Thursday night's vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden and they are astounding- 70 million people watched (numbers on who wept are not available). That destroys the 52.4 million who watched the first presidential debate between Barack Obama...(more)
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submitted by MattMan6 296 weeks 1 hour 41 minutes ago
Saudi citizens find their international news on Al-Jazeera.
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Batboy's revenge! 210 weeks 6 days 17 hours 41 minutes ago
Let the lead characters of shows like “The Mentalist,”“Lie to Me” and “House” try to figure out what people are thinking through fancy-pants analysis of personal tics. Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik) of NBC’s “The Listener” does it the old-fashioned way -- through telepathy.
Much like Sookie Stackhouse...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Batboy's revenge! 145 weeks 2 days 20 hours 48 minutes ago
In 1987, Jon Hein and his roommates at the University of Michigan were drinking beer and had Nick at Nite playing in the background. They started talking about classic TV shows when someone asked, "What was the precise moment you knew it was downhill for your...(more)
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submitted by Grace 226 weeks 3 days 22 hours 44 minutes ago
A "Masterpiece" presentation. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Starring William Miller, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy and Sophie Okonedo. Directed by Coky Giedroyc. Adapted by Sarah Phelps. Part 1: 9 p.m. Sun. Part 2: 9 p.m. Feb. 22. KQED.
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submitted by Augie Brown 223 weeks 3 days 7 hours 45 minutes ago
For the second time in three years, a major television network is putting New Orleans in the prime-time series spotlight.
On the heels of Fox's "K-Ville," the post-Katrina detective drama that aired during the 2007-08 season, HBO is set to begin production this week on the pilot...(more)
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submitted by AB 300 weeks 2 days 2 hours 55 minutes ago
I'm posting this primarily for a friend's daughter who has been in withdrawal since the end of the O.C. and can't wait for "Gossip Girl" to start. Well, guess what, you can download the pilot for free from itunes.
So, if you're a fan of young soap...(more)
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submitted by enikhanjohorns 198 weeks 1 day 22 hours 49 minutes ago
Everyone loved this show. Silly laws require hundreds of thousands of dollars, that no one who can afford it is willing to pay, to keep it on the air. Last show this Friday.
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written by Oscar Contreras 305 weeks 4 days 9 hours 40 minutes ago
I'm a fussy TV watcher, but I do have a couple of favorites... I tend to go for cable because I don't think network TV is very daring any more. The reality shows killed it.
