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September 2008

"Dancing With the Stars" Results

September 30, 2008

No repeat for Mark Ballas, who was paired with Kristi Yamaguchi last season, since he and Kim Kardashian have been sent home. While I won't pretend Kim was good, she was at least marginally better than some other competitors. Or one. Because making this a rawer judgment — although Mark handled it with grace — [...]

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"HIMYM": The Underwear Radius and Other Gems

September 30, 2008

I caught up with "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a Half Men" this morning, as I once again realized I am agonizingly behind on my viewing — and there is more and more coming down the pike. "Dancing With the Stars" alone is killing me with those two-hour telecasts — and the [...]

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TCM Sets Paul Newman Tribute

September 30, 2008

(From People.com)
The festival is on Oct. 12-13. Some good things. Full announcement after the jump.

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Which Rating?

September 30, 2008

Nielsen recently sent out an explanation of different ratings (metered market, fast national, viewers, households), which you may find being used in a variety of ways by TV propagandists. The explanation is posted after the jump.

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"Swing State" on DVD

September 29, 2008

The documentary about the '06 Ohio governor's race, which was shown in Kent over the weekend, arrives on Nov. 4. Yes, Election Day. It will include a tribute to Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Full announcement after the jump.

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"90210" Nouveau: Better Late …

September 29, 2008

Wide Awake and Dreaming, indeed …
I wasn't in a big hurry to watch last week's episode of "90210," because I wanted to get through the second-season premiere of "Beverly Hills, 90210" (posted about below), since — based on the promos for the new series — they were both dealing with the question of sex for [...]

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"Beverly Hills, 90210" Flashback: Season Two: "Beach Blanket Brandon"

September 29, 2008

Originally aired July 11, 1991. The show gets a new look and handles an old cliffhanger. …

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"Dark Knight" DVD Plans

September 29, 2008

It arrives Dec. 9. Detailed announcement after the jump.

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Son of Ernie

September 28, 2008

My older son, a filmmaker and film buff, pointed out to me a recent Esquire profile of Paul Thomas Anderson, the writer-director ("Boogie Nights," "Magnolia," "There Will Be Blood") of enormous skill if occasional aggravation. …

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"SNL": Getting (A Little) Better

September 28, 2008

(The above is the embed of the opening sketch, from the NBC site; last week the connection was shut down, but if that happens you should be able to find it on NBC.com or Hulu.)
I wouldn't have expected a show hosted by Anna Faris to be funnier than one with James Franco, but that's how [...]

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Paul Newman, R.I.P.

September 27, 2008

Earlier today I wrote a brief appreciation of the great actor, which you can find here. I am also now regretting that I did not get any deeper into my "Rethinking Paul Newman" posts about his movies, but time and other projects intervened. And, frankly, I was hoping that he would be around longer. Anyway, [...]

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"Survivor" Season Premiere: Two Quick Goodbyes

September 25, 2008

Details, photos after the jump. …

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"My Name Is Earl"

September 25, 2008

Two hours of NBC comedy tonight, with the season premieres of "The Office" (which I did not get to preview) and "My Name Is Earl" (which I did). …

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"Grey's Anatomy": Back On, Game On

September 25, 2008

There are two fundamental, spoiler-free things going on in "Grey's Anatomy" tonight (as well as some nice nods to Cleveland Clinic) …

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David Letterman With the News

September 25, 2008

I watched a certain amount of talking heads, spin doctors, whatever, on John McCain's latest move. And none of it was on the same level as Letterman, spurned but pointed.

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"Dancing With the Stars": Ted in the Water

September 24, 2008

We spent the better part of the evening at the vet's, getting cat Sabrina a check-up, so I'm a bit behind on viewing. Did catch the end of a recording of "DWTS" and saw that Ted McGinley bid farewell. Wouldn't have been my first choice to go. But at least fast-forwarding spared me any new [...]

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This One's For Gus

September 24, 2008

Comments on a previous post turned to Zillions, the Consumer Reports magazine for kids, and regular commenter Gus recalled that the Beacon Journal once wrote about his work for Zillions. Found the story he mentioned. After the jump, the text …

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"Heroes" vs. "Knight Rider": Which Is More Stupid?

September 24, 2008

The answer is obvious, but complicated …

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"Dancing With the Stars": Out of the Patch

September 23, 2008

Can't argue with tonight's elimination of Jeffrey Ross. He was arguably among the worst dancers on Monday night. Not that I agreed with the judges on everything. And I have to wonder if we're witnessing at least a little bit of a battle for "DWTS" soul, between the more or less classic ballroom dancing it [...]

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Tuesday Notebook

September 23, 2008

Tonight's DVR pileup, part interest, part obligation: "90210," "NCIS," "Dancing With the Stars," "Privileged," "Fringe" and — oh, wait, there's a "Quantum of Solace" commercial. Bright shiny object! James Bond! Daniel Craig! Could we just see it now, please?
Back to TV. I have seen tonight's "House," and it's a bit better than the season premiere [...]

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