Ted Cox
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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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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 ...
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North by northwest: Readers blow hot and cold on NorthJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike North has an opinion on everyone in Chicago sports, and everyone seems to have an opinion on Mike North. Here's what I've received of late on the former WSCR 670-A...
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ABC injects hospital reality series with dose of melodramaJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to re-create a happy accident - especially when it comes to reality TV. Eight years ago, ABC News produced "Hopkins 24/7," a wonderful true-to-life look at lif...
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Coming to terms with 'Secret Life of an American Teenager'Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - "The Secret Life of an American Teenager" isn't a summer TV series so much as it's a pamphlet on teen pregnancy - and a slipshod, slanted, slightly silly one at that. On...
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Give Mike & Mike credit for beating Chicago's MikeJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Like a victorious rebel army, Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic rolled into town Wednesday to throw out the first pitch and sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at Wrigley Fi...
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Funny business: 'Factory' installs laughs in assembly-line humorJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "Factory" is a new improvisational comedy series on Spike, and if that makes a viewer dreadful there's just cause. For the most part, improvised cable comedies are an ex...
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North casts last look back at the ScoreJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Mike North proclaimed, "I'm sitting in the catbird seat," a day after the longtime morning host and WSCR 670-AM officially parted ways. And while he added, "I will be on...