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I read sometime last week that it looks like Pushing Daisies may be on the verge of cancellation. And that would be a shame. I haven't watched it regularly, but I like what I have seen ( Read more... )

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I think I may have mentioned once or twice that I enjoy watching Jeopardy!, although it's something that's usually best done solo for me. I had a bit of a pleasant surprise Thursday night during the Double Jeopardy round. I did a bit of a double-take when Alex Trebek announced the categories, and heard that one of them was ( Read more... )

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Earlier this week, I watched the series premiere of The Mentalist. I was intrigued by the promos that CBS ran during the summer, and as I watched them, I began to develop a pretty good idea about the title character ( Read more... )

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Do you remember when, if a top-rated TV series had its main character shot in a season finale, it was a topic of speculation for the entire summer? Now, it barely gets noticed.

In 1980, Dallas stunned everyone with what could possibly be called the shot heard round the world. As the season finale drew to a close, J.R. ( Read more... )

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I have seen a number of tributes to George Carlin since he died last week. I think the best tribute, however, came last night.

As you have undoubtedly heard at least once during the past week, when Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11, 1975, Carlin was the guest host for that first episode. As a tribute to him, NBC ( Read more... )

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