Television
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Sarah Silverman reams out sitcom conventionsOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Sarah Silverman has a dog named Doug. Somehow I find that funny in itself. Yet that's much of the charm of "The Sarah Silverman Program," that everything in it is just a...
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Oprah picks 'best love story ever'
Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Oprah Winfrey has picked "Love in the Time of Cholera," the epic love story by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as her next book club selection. "If you love love,...
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BBC bringing the world's news to American viewers
Oct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - They speak English at the BBC, but CBS News veteran Rome Hartman still faced a language barrier when he was hired to create a newscast specifically for American viewers....
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Seinfeld returns to bury NBC, not to praise itOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Good thing "30 Rock" just won the Emmy as outstanding comedy, because its scabrous satire touches a little too close to home where NBC executives are concerned when it b...
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Channel 2 leads all stations in local Emmy nominationsOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WBBM Channel 2 led all stations when local Emmy Award nominations were announced Tuesday. Channel 2 had 44 nominations. WMAQ Channel 5 followed with 37, WGN Channel 9 cl...
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Many roles has Slattery's star rising
Oct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - On "Desperate Housewives," John Slattery plays a wily politician. On "Mad Men," he's an advertising agency magnate. "A friend said to me, 'You have a suit on all the tim...
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ABC's fairy tale, funny guys and a comic flopOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Lee Pace is a gifted pie maker with other surprising abilities as well in "Pushing Daisies." "Cavemen": The 30-second commercial tries to stretch its one joke over a hal...
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Naperville native wins Michael's heartSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Cool. Hot. Smart. Funny. That's how Poison lead singer Bret Michaels summed up Jes Rickleff on Sunday, when he chose the Naperville native as the winner of in VH1 realit...
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Get out and play when Nick goes dark SaturdaySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Remotely interesting: Kids and parents, do not attempt to adjust your TV sets on Saturday. Nickelodeon and all its cable sibling stations will go dark from 11 a.m. to 2 ...
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Suburban bars have football on the brain all weekend longSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - True fans know that the best part about watching a pro or college football game (Bears, Illini anyone?) is the camaraderie. Not that having a few friends over for the ga...