Television: Love Us or Hate Us, Ya Canât Ignore Us
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A PBS documentary suggests that while Europeans speak about American culture with great disdain, they consume it with a bottomless appetite.
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In the wake of the three-month Hollywood writers strike, television viewers are hungry for something Â anything Â new on TV, right? Not quite.
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By DOUGLAS DUREN  Here we are again at the start of a new TV season, ready to fall in love with series that could get yanked after a couple of episodes or shake our heads over obvious duds.
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Americans tiring of a season of relentless goodwill can relieve their frustrations tomorrow by tuning in for the latest episode in a particularly bad-blooded Hollywood soap opera.
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Viewers who enjoy a program are more likely than disgruntled viewers to have favorable responses to advertisements during that program.
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It's been a peculiar TV season. More than usual. This one so far has been a little of everything: good, bad, innovative, disappointing, surprising, and, ultimately, one giant learning experience for the people who make TV.  And that's one of the surprises right there.
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Pinning responsibility for the controversial reality TV show solely on CBS is too easy. A hard look at the role parents play in blurring the line between adult entertainment and childâs play.
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Life hardens us and art desensitizes us. Is the culture of violence turning us into creatures without empathy? Commentary by Tony Long.
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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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Television used to be dismissed by elitists as the idiot box, a sea of mediocrity that drowns thought and intelligent debate. Now people who ignore its pools and eddies of excellence do so at their own peril.
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Is it time to turn down the volume on TV news? A handful of developments this fall suggest a brewing backlash against opinionated news, most personified by those cable segments that set people up to argue political points, or outshout each other.
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Two weeks ago in this space, I raised my objections to Apple TV. Given its current capabilities, features, and, frankly, a handful of limitations, I made a case explaining why I'll be sitting on the sidelines and not buying an Apple TV for the time being.
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This is good. Very good. It's a rare sign that television executives just might care after all about their viewers and what they are given to watch.
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This year television â good, bad and mediocre â found itself obsessed with big shots, big bucks and the arduous climb up the class ladder. So letâs hoist a glass, have some fun and raise some fury.
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&quot;There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission.&quot;.
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Critics call it the best show on  American television, but "The Wire" always seems to have to  fight for its life -- few people watch it and it often  depresses those that do.
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NBCâs show, which is more about fembot martial arts and slick âMatrixâ-ish special effects than about character development, is oriented toward young male viewers. There is no such excuse for ABCâs âPrivate Practice.â