Television
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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...
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Breaking the 'Law'Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - From "House" to "Shark," unsympathetic characters are all the rage on TV these days, and they've expanded to women, at least on cable, with the likes of Holly Hunter's "...
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DVD releasesMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - These DVDs were released this week: "Into the Wild" Sean Penn directs this beautifully made film in which we meet a young and complex Christopher McCandless (Emile ...
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'American Idol' dumps another 4 contestants, leaving 12 finalists
Mar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who already recorded a debut...
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HBO stamps '30' on one of TV's finest dramasMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - One of the best shows in TV history comes to an end this weekend, but it's not getting the ballyhooed send-off of "The Sopranos" finale or the last "Seinfeld" or "Frasie...
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'Idol' source says stripper will stay
Mar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - David Hernandez won't be stripped of his chance to compete on "American Idol." A person close to the show told The Associated Press on Tuesday that there were no plans t...