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ANALYSIS

 Obama and 
 Cable News: 
 It's Love/Hate 

Prez can't stand the "chatter" that obfuscates real issues

Sep 25, 09 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama tries to downplay the “cable chatter” of the 24-hour news networks, but his frustration with them is as old as their fascination with him. “I think a lot of this stems from the election,” press secretary Robert Gibbs tells Politico, when some donors “would... More »

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television • media • MSNBC • Fox News • TV networks • CNN • Obama administration • cable news • President Obama

MTV Will Show DJ AM's Drug-Intervention Show

Gone Too Far features Goldstein as mentor to drug addicts

Sep 24, 09 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - MTV intends to air a drug-intervention reality show starring the late Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM. In Gone Too Far, Goldstein plays sober mentor to addicts. Given Goldstein’s recent death from a drug overdose, MTV was concerned the show could be seen as hypocritical or exploitative, but... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • drug addiction • MTV • overdose • addiction • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • drug overdose • Gone Too Far

tv rant

 Fie on the Office Wedding 

Jim and Pam are the height of bland

Sep 24, 09 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 5 years of the will-they-or-won't-they dance, Jim and Pam of The Office will tie the knot in the Oct. 8 episode, and the prenuptial PR blitz has sent one blogger around the bend. "We're already sick of these two insufferable lovebirds," enemy of drawn-out romance Brian Moylan... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • The Office • wedding • sitcom • John Krasinski • weddings • Entertainment Weekly • Jenna Fischer • sitcoms

TV REVIEW

 Modern Family 
 Is 'Startlingly Good'  


Sep 23, 09 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - ABC's Modern Family is a critics' darling, who generally think it's a clever update of the family sitcom, and one that doesn't sacrifice the tenderness we've come to expect from the classics of the genre. A sampling:
  • The series, "with its multifamily approach and semi-documentary form, redefines, updates
... More »

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television • ABC • pilot • sitcom • network television • Ed O'Neill • Modern Family • family comedy


 How TV's Trying 
 to Woo You Back 

...and back on the couch where you belong

Sep 23, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Networks know we’re watching our favorite shows online instead of on TV, but they’re not taking it sitting down. Here’s what they’re doing, smart or otherwise, to bring us back, writes Stephanie Schomer for Fast Company:
  • Cutting commercials: ABC is going to do without
... More »

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television • list • commercials • Hulu • TV industry • Twitter • Neil Patrick Harris

TV REVIEW

 Margulies Dazzles 
 in The Good Wife 

New series scandalously good: critics

Sep 22, 09 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are impressed with The Good Wife,  starring Julianna Margulies as the wife of a cheating and stealing politician forced to rejoin the workforce after his arrest. The CBS drama begins tonight.
  • "There could not be a better choice for the title role of Alicia Florrick than
... More »

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television • CBS • reviews • Julianna Margulies • The Good Wife

'late show' sneak peek

 'I Was Black Before the Election' 

Obama and Letterman tackle the tough topics, including potatoes

Sep 21, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's media blitz continues tonight on The Late Show With David Letterman, where he'll remind the host, "I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election." Snippets CBS released after this afternoon's taping reveal lighthearted moments and more serious stretches, as well... More »

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Afghanistan • entertainment • television • Barack Obama • CBS • late night talk show • late night host • David Letterman • health care reform • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Late Show • Ed Sullivan Theater

Harris, Other New Faces Rule Emmys Tonight

First-time nominees Family Guy, Hamm, Morgan could win big

Sep 20, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for... More »

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entertainment • television • Tracy Morgan • Entourage • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Family Guy • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss • Jack McBrayer • Jon Hamm • Jeremy Piven • Emmy nomination



 Enter Doogie: 
 Can He Save 
 the Emmys? 

Slipping awards show hopes Neil Patrick Harris can fend off football

Sep 19, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last year's Emmys rated the worst in the show's 60-year history—so executive producer Don Mischer is working under a little, ah, pressure to turn things around. "All awards shows have been sliding in the ratings," he tells the Christian Science Monitor, and adds that on-set control room,... More »

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television • awards • Emmy Awards • TV ratings • Neil Patrick Harris

Flat-Screen TVs Must Use Less Energy: Calif.

State is the first to demand better efficiency

Sep 19, 09 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over Hummer, there's a new energy-hogging villain in town—flat-screen TVs. California yesterday became the first state to mandate better energy efficiency for televisions, reports the San Jose Mercury News. All sets sold there must reduce consumption 30% by 2011 and 50% by 2013. The industry is outraged, but... More »

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television • California • flat screen TVs • energy consumption

 All-Time Best 
 TV and Movie Drunks 

Norm, Frank the Tank make the list

Sep 19, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone likes a funny drunk, right? Barstools lists the most lovable movie and TV boozehounds of all time:
  • Who comes to mind first? Norm Peterson from Cheers, of course. "The crowd shouted 'Norm' every time he walked through the door to belly up to the bar."
... More »

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entertainment • television • alcohol • alcoholism • The Office • sitcom • Charlie Chaplin • Will and Grace • Will Ferrell • movies • drunk • Billy Bob Thornton • John Belushi • Cheers • Animal House • Old School

 TV to Go 3D in 2010 

Manufacturers have the tech, but broadcasters lag

Sep 18, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - HDTV is about to become old hat. Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and JVC all intend to debut new 3D television sets next year. The manufacturers are likening the move to the standard-to-high-def switch—or even the shift from black-and-white to color. “TV finally becomes real,” a Panasonic VP tells... More »

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television • ESPN • HDTV • Sony • Mitsubishi • Panasonic • 3D movie • 3D television • JVC


 Fox Anchor 
 Apologizes 
 to Chickens 
 Everywhere 

Ernie Anastos sorry for laying on-air egg

Sep 18, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Fox anchor who stirred up a fricassé when he almost suggested a co-worker go pluck a chicken has apologized for his on-air bleep, reports AP. "I misspoke," said veteran New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos. "I apologize for my remarks to anyone who may have been offended.... More »

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television • profanity • obscenity • broadcasting • anchor • chicken • news anchor • Fox TV • Ernie Anastos • weather forecaster

 Sissy Spacek Joins Big Love 

Actress will play lobbyist in show's 4th season

Sep 17, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sissy Spacek will join the cast of HBO’s Big Love, the LA Times reports. Spacek will be a regular cast member on the show’s upcoming fourth season, playing a DC lobbyist. Her first appearance comes in the third episode. Spacek raises the cast’s profile considerably: she won... More »

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television • Academy Awards • HBO • Big Love • TV series • Oscars

 Takei, Hubby First Gay  
 Couple on Newlywed Game 

Star Trek actor and husband just marked 1st anniversary

Sep 16, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new version of the Newlywed Game will feature a gay couple for the first time—Star Trek actor George Takei and his husband Brad Altman, Queerty reports. Takei and Altman just celebrated their first anniversary—they’ve been together for 22 years but didn’t tie the knot until... More »

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television • gay marriage • marriage • homosexuality • game show • George Takei

 TV Noise Hurts Parent-Kid Bond 

Having TV on reduces quantity and quality of parent-child interactions

Sep 16, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Having a television on reduces parent-child interaction and may hold back the development of young children—even if nobody's watching it, according to a new study. Researchers studied children ages 1 to 3 playing with their parents with and without an adult's show like Jeopardy playing in the background and... More »

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television • parenting • children • psychology • child development

 Bobby Brown 'Spit on Me,' 
 Houston Tells Oprah 

Singer enjoyed mixing pot, cocaine, she confides in interview

Sep 14, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Emotional abuse and drug addiction marked Whitney Houston’s marriage to Bobby Brown, the singer says. “He spit on me,” Houston recalled in the first part of a tell-all interview with Oprah, broadcast today. She described their intense drug habits: Brown a full-blown, “mean” alcoholic, and Houston... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • cocaine • alcoholism • Oprah Winfrey • marijuana • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • daytime television

analysis

 Why Hollywood 
 Wants Leno to Fail 

Some see new, cheap show as threat to jobs

Sep 14, 09 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight marks the premiere of Jay Leno’s new show, and many in Tinseltown—not just rival execs—are hoping it flops, the Los Angeles Times reports. That’s because it substitutes cheap fare for the traditional 10pm drama. Many in the industry see the show as a “potential... More »

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television • Hollywood • TV networks • Jay Leno • late night talk show • networks • scripted TV • drama • The Jay Leno Show

OPINION

 We'll Miss You, Hank 

A fond farewell to the 'character-driven whimsy' of King of the Hill

Sep 12, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - That an animated series from the creator of Beavis and Butthead would be one of the last champions of good-hearted American values is odd but true, Don Aucoin writes in the Boston Globe. As King of the Hill prepares to bow out tomorrow night, Aucoin offers a... More »

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entertainment • television • The Simpsons • cartoon • Mike Judge • King of the Hill • Hank Hill • animated series • series finale

Pepsi Buys Branding Rights to MTV Award

Congrats! You win
best 'Pepsi Rock
Band Video' honor

Sep 12, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - This Sunday, MTV will bestow its first Video Music Award on a non-professional. It also happens to be the first time the network has sold naming rights to an award, reports Advertising Age. Hence, the prestigious “Best Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video Award.” The winner will... More »

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entertainment • television • music • Pepsi • award show • branding • Rock Band • MTV Video Music Awards • Moonman • Harmonix

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