Ted Cox
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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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With Bulls, Hawks broadcasts, finally some common senseNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Geez! Go fishing for a week, and the entire Chicago sports media winter landscape changes. I come home to find the Bulls back where they belong on WMVP 1000-AM, and the ...
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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...
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Dahl moves to mornings at 104.3Oct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Dahl formally announced on his WCKG 105.9-FM afternoon show Monday that he will be moving to WJMK 104.3-FM as a morning host beginning next week. Dahl's morning ho...
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Halloween to haunt your TV long after the holidayOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween just ain't what it used to be -- on TV or in real life. Maybe it's just that Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year. The hump-day midweek calendar date certa...
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A sensitive portrait of Charles SchulzOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Now in its 21st season, PBS' "American Masters" had to come of age before it was finally able to get back to some serious kid stuff. Yet the maturity shows and serves it...
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Band contest surprisingly refreshingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox debuts a new show Friday6 that promises to do for rock bands what "American Idol" has done for singers. Which begs the question, just what did rock bands ever do to ...
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Cubs' high tide sends listeners to flagshipOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - They say a high tide floats all boats, but I believe the Cubs' run to the playoffs actually washed away listeners at the all-sports stations over the summer. The Cubs ge...