Ted Cox
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Cable TV once again offers challenging summer seriesJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Reality is for people who can't handle TV, it's commonly said, but summer makes for a double bind. Then, with viewership generally down because people would rather go ou...
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George Carlin lived life on the edgeJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Only days before his death, George Carlin learned he would be honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. That he'll now receive it posthumously is just the so...
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City Series a TV battle as wellJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The so-called Crosstown Classic isn't just a head-to-head battle between the Cubs and the White Sox. It's also a head-to-head battle between WGN Channel 9 and Comcast Sp...
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McCormack mixes comedy, drama in misguided 'In Plain Sight'Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - "In Plain Sight" wants to be one of those glib, airy, summer police shows like its fellow USA series "Monk," "Psych" and, most of all, "Burn Notice," but at the same tim...
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Live, but not lively, from Abbey RoadJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Live from Abbey Road" is a great idea for a TV show. Unfortunately, this isn't it. With a title like "Live From Abbey Road," a viewer would rightfully expect a look at ...
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'Frontline' follows young adults in a changing ChinaJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "Young & Restless in China," the season finale of PBS' investigative series "Frontline," is scattershot by definition. It looks at the lives of nine young Chinese ci...
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He shoots, he scores: Foley's return to Blackhawks officialJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks already have brought back Bobby Hull as a gesture of good will to their fans, but Monday they did something similar with even more of a day-to-day impact....
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Prime-time U.S. Open TV should be Father's Day treatJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Golf in prime time worked for the Skins Game, more or less, but will it work for the U.S. Open? This, after all, is the major championship that didn't even allow play on...
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Lead actresses rise above bland TBS sitcomsJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The first flaw in TBS' "My Boys" is no Chicago sportswriter looks like Jordana Spiro, who plays the foxy blond PJ Franklin. What's more, no Chicago sportswriter works li...
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Nothing much to fear - or celebrate - in 'Fear Itself'Jun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with an anthology TV series is it's uneven by definition. Even "The Twilight Zone" had its duds. Then again, "The Twilight Zone" also produced classics like ...