Television
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The Adams Family: HBO does John, Abigail and founding fathers proudMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The founding fathers, so forbidding as historical figures, come to life in all their contradictory complexity, their courageousness, self-sacrifice and mortal dread, in ...
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Ed McMahon recovering from neck injuryMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Former "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon broke his neck in a fall last year and was recovering after two surgeries, his publicist said Thursday. Susan DuBow said the f...
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Jury clears 2 doctors of negligence in John Ritter's death
Mar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - GLENDALE, Calif. _ A jury cleared a cardiologist and a radiologist Friday of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter, who died of a torn aorta in...
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ESPN casts a lovely spell with 'Black Magic' documentaryMar 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Between Black History Month and the start of the NCAA Tournament, ESPN presents a new miniseries called "Black Magic," and it's all the more powerful for not trying to e...
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'American Idol' axes first finalist, leaving 11 to vie for the title
Mar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A juicy backstory wasn't enough to keep David Hernandez on "American Idol." The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leavin...
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'Lil' Bush' big on infantile political humorMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a bad week for television. First the best show on TV, "The Wire," ends its run on HBO, and now the worst show on TV makes an unwelcome comeback. That's right, belie...
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'Gilligan's' Mary Ann jailed for mary jane
Mar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - DRIGGS, Idaho -- Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," is serving six months' unsupervised probation after allegedly being caught with marijuana in her...
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'Gilmore' creator returns to sitcom roots with 'Jezebel James'Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Oy with the sitcoms already. Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic gets as irked as anyone over the prevalent sameness of television. That's why when a show that breaks t...
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Ex-'ER' star returns to TV in legal drama
Mar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- If not for the absence of an all-important "o," Julianna Margulies might never have considered doing "Canterbury's Law." On this new Fox legal drama -- which...
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Timberlake sets his sights on TV
Mar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Justin Timberlake -- who isn't exactly hurting from lack of attention from women -- is producing an NBC pilot about a bachelor who strikes out with the ladie...