Television
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Reruns -- they're not just for the comedic writersNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - The writers' strike has all the late-night talk shows running reruns. We newspaper reporters are writers, too. You just might not have realized we are doing the rerun th...
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Coltrane changes sides from cop to robber in 'The Planman'Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Robbie Coltrane is back, but on the other side of the law in "The Planman," and for a while that simple twist is enough to give this British import a serious kick as a m...
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Prime-time feels the strike
Nov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Production of the hit show "Desperate Housewives" and at least six sitcoms filmed before live audiences will be halted as a result of the writers strike -...
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Talk show circuit gets time out
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'Best of Colbert' DVD a skillful exercise in lies and truthinessNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - TV is so prevalent and pervasive, it's sometimes hard to step back and get a sense for its meaning. That's where DVD collections come in handy. By immersing oneself in a...
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If this thing goes too long, expect a diet of reality TVNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago TV viewers and moviegoers -- and Chicago itself -- would see little effect of a Hollywood writers' strike unless it went on for an extended period, although soap...
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Writers won't let Heche get with her true love in 'Men in Trees'Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Romance: You can't live with it, you can't live without it -- at least not on television. It seems as if every program on TV that involves love in any form can't res...
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Set takes you to the town of 'Twin Peaks'Nov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - David Lynch's groundbreaking television series "Twin Peaks" attracted a large and devoted audience who tuned in each week to try and figure out the mystery: Who killed L...
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TV bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman apologizes for using racial slur in phone call
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Burnett gets generous 'American Masters' treatmentOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PBS' "American Masters" continues its thematic miniseries on apparently unhappy humorists with "Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character." Debuting at 9 p.m. Monday on WTTW C...