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From the monthly archives:

May 2007

So Long, Dusty

May 31, 2007

My friend and colleague Dusty Saunders is leaving his fulltime job of covering TV. You can find his farewell column here.

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Some Honor for Charles Nelson Reilly

May 31, 2007

Since I've noted some underwhelming "tributes" by GSN, it's only fair to acknowledge a real tribute to Reilly, after the jump …

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NBC Shakeup Official

May 29, 2007

After a long weekend of anticipation, starting with Nikki Finke's reports, the network has announced a change in top entertainment management. Putting on interesting shows, in the end, was not as valuable as improving the ratings. Full release after the jump …

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Paul Newman Hangs It Up

May 26, 2007

The Ohio-born actor has said he's through with acting, according to this report.

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Oh, Yeah, "Studio 60"

May 25, 2007

NBC began burning off the remaining episodes last night. Pretty painful spectacle. I'll expand on that thought later.

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Rosie Dumps "View" Now

May 25, 2007

The ABC News report, after the jump …

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"Lost" Season Finale (With One More Notion)

May 24, 2007

For some reason, I keep thinking "Don't raise the bridge. Lower the river." …

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Hello, Thursday

May 24, 2007

The season's final "American Idol" podcast with me and Malcolm X Abram is here:
http://www.ohiomm.com/podcasts/american_idol/20070523.mp3
And my review of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is here:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/17269837.htm

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"Idol" Finale

May 23, 2007

I've been watching the pre-finale show on Fox (Teri Hatcher's on the red carpet right now) and both Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson have pretty much declared Jordin the winner. …

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Bob Barker Update

May 23, 2007

From CBS:
Emmy Award winner Bob Barker's final original daytime episode of THE PRICE IS RIGHT will be broadcast Friday, June 15 (11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. The episode will then be rebroadcast the same evening (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), leading directly into the airing of "The 34th Annual [...]

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Goodbye, "Veronica"

May 23, 2007

As the Byrds once sang, funny how a circle is a wheel.

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This Has Nothing To Do With Anything …

May 23, 2007

… except that it made me laugh. After the jump …

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"Dancing With the Stars" Results

May 22, 2007

Starting with a parade of all this season's contestants …

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"Idol" Performance Show

May 22, 2007

Notes apres le jump …

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"Heroes" on DVD

May 22, 2007

The official announcement, after the jump …

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Criticism

May 21, 2007

Here's an excerpt from a Richard Schickel piece for the LA Times:
Criticism — and its humble cousin, reviewing — is not a democratic activity. It is, or should be, an elite enterprise, ideally undertaken by individuals who bring something to the party beyond their hasty, instinctive opinions of a book (or any other cultural object). [...]

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Convergence

May 21, 2007

Mark Cuban has a few thoughts here. I have a couple of reactions, after the jump …

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"24" Next-Season Tease

May 21, 2007

From TV Guide, after the jump …

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"Sopranos": "I'm a good guy … basically"

May 21, 2007

Some notes after the jump …

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In case you missed them…

May 20, 2007

From today's Beacon Journal, my thoughts about:
– John Wayne at 100.
– Tom Selleck's latest Jesse Stone movie.
– Today's DVD column, with some questions to consider before you buy.

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