I should feel terrible about "The Wire" but I can't shake some exhilaration, since the finale was so good and so right. But hasn't "The Wire" always been about grand art made from despair? …

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The great HBO show is back tonight. I have seen seven of the 10 episodes that will wrap up the series, and it is unbelievably good. More, some of it spoilerish, after the jump …

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Fox has made another scheduling announcement. At this point, I am so confused by their changes — which includes an invasion of Thursdays by "American Idol" — that I'm just going to add the raw feed after the jump.

Also after the jump, a few notes about "National Treasure 2," the latest revision of "Blade Runner" and "The Wire." If you're looking for my comments about tonight's return of "Law & Order," there's a previous post about that. And I expect to write about the return of the late-night hosts after I watch them tonight.

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Had some ongoing technical difficulties yesterday afternoon and evening which stalled my live blogging. Also, the bride and I went to the University of Akron's annual SAMS (Students Against Multiple Sclerosis) Rock Alike lip-synching contest. Always enjoyable. (Brian Dominguez!) But, aside from checking the results for "Dancing With the Stars" last night and watching about half of "Reaper" this morning, I'm behind on my viewing. Still, a few notes for those of you who did watch "Dancing," after the jump. …

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