Television
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Rush* making a stop on 'Colbert Report'
Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rush will be appearing on "The Colbert Report," and it's not Limbaugh. The Canadian band Rush, which hasn't performed on U.S. television in more than three d...
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Despite sap, A&E's addiction drama packs a chargeJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A&E's new drama "The Cleaner" is sappy, sentimental, melodramatic and clichéd, and it doesn't miss a trick. This is the sort of show where, when a kid wins a football ga...
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Dozens line up to be the 'Biggest Loser'Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The grand prize for being "The Biggest Loser" is $250,000. But for many of the dozens lined up Sunday morning in Schaumburg for a chance to be on the show, the money is ...
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State of family sitcoms is not so funny
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Reasons to watch or not watch the All-Star GameJul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm thinking of boycotting the All-Star Game this year, out of solidarity with A.J. Pierzynski. A.J. got royally hosed in the voting this season - and I don't mean the f...
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HBO presents a pat war drama; CBS surprises with 'Flash point'Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Two new action-packed summer dramas debut this weekend. One is pretty much what a viewer might have expected, while the other veers off suddenly and becomes quite intere...
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USA's 'Burn Notice' plays with fire over summerJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The thing about a light, frothy summer replacement series is it's hard for a show to be content with being "just" a frothy summer replacement. If it's successful at that...
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Jacobson's suit doesn't hold waterJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - These days, even reporters are blaming the media for their woes. That's the only conclusion I can draw from Amy Jacobson's suit against WBBM-TV, Channel 2 and its genera...
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Suppelsa joins Ch. 9Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WGN-TV Channel 9 has hired Mark Suppelsa as it plans to expand its newscasts this fall. Suppelsa, who previously spent five years at Fox's WFLD-TV Channel 32 and a decad...
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Program helps TV viewers prepare for digital conversionJul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Do not attempt to adjust your TV set - not without a digital converter box, not after Feb. 17, 2009, anyway. Yes, Aware One, just as "The Outer Limits" once promised 45 ...