Television: Distilling the Fun From Dysfunctional
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When seeking bits for his late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel doesnât have to look far.
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What is whimsical and enchantingly simple on the page can look merely silly and simplistic on screen. âThe Mr. Men Showâ has its moments, but frequently something gets lost in translation.
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We take a look back at how companies try to convince an incurious public to buy computers or videogames during times when TV audiences weren't as tech savvy as they are today, and find some comic results.
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Comedy Centralâs series sets out to satirize all those gearhead/tinkerer shows but spends too much time on toilet humor and immigrant jokes.
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Nearly every year about  this time we get a holiday comedy in which characters celebrate  the season as poorly as possible for 95% of the movie. Then an  epiphany arrives in a nick of time to remind everyone how to  correctly celebrate the spirit of Christmas. Let's call this  the Dysfunctional Christmas Comedy.
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Although the world seems more out of control than ever, it&#39;s reassuring to know one thing has retained its original essence: the soul-sucking, creativity-crushing, black hole of brain cells we call TV programming.
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Perfect for a culture obsessed with its innards, a new documentary dispenses with all the plot nonsense of CSI and House. One high-def shot after another of visceral video -- cold beer flowing down a man's gullet, or a teen's muscle-and-bone growth spurt -- show beauty is more than skin deep.
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It tries to turn its live music show into a TV star.
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Politically charged drama, comedy, and reality fare is coming to network and cable TV.
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Networks hope to rejuvenate the genre by experimenting with new formats and unconventional storylines.
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âNashvilleâ rips off âThe Hills,â and thatâs fine: thereâs enough happy dust in the âHillsâ magical-reality formula to dose Fox, MTV and any other channel that needs to feel good again.
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A TIME critic's take on the cantankerous director of MASH and other sprawling social comedies
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It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.
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A few group shows have jumped the gun with a splash of stylish fizz, a knotty theme, a soak in strangeness, something special to catch the eye at seasonâs end.
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The flood of serialized dramas hitting television has created a quandary for viewers when shows fail in the ratings and are canceled, leaving key plot points eternally unresolved.
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Times are a-changing in TV Land, and this company is on the cutting edge.
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At first glance, the new TV season looks less than heroic.