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Friday Notebook

November 6, 2009

A few thoughts on "Community," "Parks and Recreation," "The Office," "30 Rock." But if women are on a scale from Cleopatra to Eleanor Roosevelt, what's the comparable men-dex?
Also, I have recently been getting some additional info about the readership for this blog. So, besides my friends in the US and Canada, hello to all of [...]

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"Coal Country" on TV, Local Stripper-Boot Case and Wapner on "People's Court"

November 5, 2009

"Coal Country," the documentary from local producer Mari-Lynn Evans, will air on Nov. 14. From the announcement:
COAL COUNTRY, a documentary by filmmaker Phylis Geller, will have its world television debut on November 14th, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. ET as part of the Planet Green’s “Reel Impact” weekly documentary strand.
While politicians debate over wind power [...]

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Thursday Notebook

November 5, 2009

After the jump, spoiler-laden notes on Wednesday's "Friday Night Lights" telecast (only on DirecTV) and, briefly, "Modern Family."
Today's mailbag column is here. Topics include the banjo-playing kid in "Deliverance."

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Wednesday Notebook

November 4, 2009

I have a column about the new DVD box of 65 years of World Series highlight films here.
With Rihanna sitting down for an extended chat with Diane Sawyer, Chris Brown is taking to the airwaves as well. Here's the word from MTV:
Nothing is off limits as Chris Brown talks to MTV News to give viewers [...]

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The Return of "V"

November 3, 2009

I have been doing this long enough to have previewed the original "V" miniseries back in 1983. Even though that preview tape was missing the special effects — leading to lots of shots of awestruck people pointing toward an empty sky — it was still a moderately amusing piece of cheese. In a sequel and [...]

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The Syfy-cation of The Weather Channel

November 2, 2009

(You could pronounce that as "suffocation," if you'd like.)
Readers here have heard me complain before about at least one of the changes in the Weather Channel: the addition of the jokey, jarring "Wake Up With Al" in the early morning. Since that's the time when I am awake and checking the weather — and since [...]

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"The Amazing Race": Never-Netherlands

November 2, 2009

When one team is playing very badly, I am usually ready to write them off — always underestimating other players' ability to mess up. …

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"Mad Men": "The Grown-Ups"

November 2, 2009

Notes on the next to last episode of the third season of "Mad Men," after the jump.

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"Southland" to TNT, Bad-Guy Logan Back on "24"

November 2, 2009

When I was still paying attention to "24," one of the pleasures was watching Gregory Itzin as the evil VP and later President Charles Logan. And he will be back in the new season, per Fox:
The anticipation for Season Eight of 24 continues to surge with Gregory Itzin reprising his acclaimed role as CHARLES LOGAN. [...]

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Straight Out of Lackawanna and Other Viewing Notes

October 30, 2009

Above, the "Male Prima Donna" video. Three minutes of "Office" merriment. After the jump, notes on "The Office," "30 Rock," "Grey's Anatomy," "Survivor: Samoa" and "CSI." And, before we get there, you can find my latest chat with Lynne Sherwin about "Dancing With the Stars" here.

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"Chuck" S2 on DVD, "True Jackson" Returns

October 29, 2009

More notes from the mail, including the announcement of a "Chuck" set with the 3-D telecast:
The government’s most vital secret agent is back, and this time he’s got a pocket protector full of new tricks when Warner Home Video releases Chuck: The Complete Second Season on DVD and Blu-ray on January 5, 2010. Executive producers [...]

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Thursday Notebook

October 29, 2009

The Deschanel sisters team up for "Bones," "Glee" goes gold, more love from me for "Modern Family," a link to the mailbag and a video for the folks at the Beacon Journal, all after the jump. And, what did you think of the new "Friday Night Lights"?

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Universal Opens Vaults for DVD (Some)

October 28, 2009

I have previously mentioned my admiration for Warner Bros.' offering many titles on a made-to-order basis. Now Universal, with TCM, is jumping a little ways into the game. Details after the jump.

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"District 9" Blu-ray To Have "God of War III" Demo

October 28, 2009

Details after the jump.

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Black Keys To Star at Benefit

October 28, 2009

From WAPS-FM this morning:
91.3 The Summit is proud to support "The Wild World of Alfred McMoore: a Multimedia Retrospective to Benefit Community Support Services featuring the Black Keys" on Friday, November 27th at Musica, in downtown Akron, at 6:00 p.m. Guests will have an opportunity to view outsider artist Alfred McMoore's unusual drawings and [...]

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Talking Television

October 28, 2009

This week's video: memories of Soupy Sales, a few thoughts about "Friday Night Lights," some new DVD, a couple of books and a Wanda Sykes bobblehead!

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"This Is It": Yes, And That's a Shame …

October 28, 2009

… because there might have been so much more. After the jump, notes about a film which marvelously promotes a concert and tour that will never happen.
NOTE: The material after the jump was written soon after I watched the movie on Tuesday night. A revised and expanded version, done for the Beacon Journal print editions, [...]

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"Friday Night Lights" Returns

October 27, 2009

After the jump, in case you missed it, is my Beacon Journal column tied to the fourth-season premiere, on DirecTV on Wednesday…

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"The Amazing Race"

October 26, 2009

If you are thinking about being on "The Amazing Race," please take a close look at this picture. Commit it to memory. The show likes to challenge contestants. If you are afraid of heights, there's a pretty good chance you will face a situation where you have to deal with heights. If you hate the [...]

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Monday Notebook

October 26, 2009

Items from new and backlogged e-mail,after the jump, including DVD news about "Glee" and "Julie & Julia," and some grim kids-TV news from Nielsen.

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