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    • 28 Ratings
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    American Idol, Boomer Style - Hey, Simon, I Did It My Way

    JANUARY 12, 2010 1:43PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: simon cowell, american idol, ted mack's ameteur hour, family and friends, entertainment, the rat pack oh yeah those guys, pat boone not so much, some late stars can still kiss my butt, witchy woman.. er girl, tv, witches and drama queens, true story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 45 Ratings
    • 5218 Views
    • 78 Comments
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    TV's First “American Idol” --- “Ted Mack's Amateur Hour”

    JANUARY 10, 2010 11:15PM

    By john blumenthal


    Topics: television, comedy, family, fashion, music, ted mack, original amateur hour, frank sinatra, american idol, ryna seacrest, tv, rado, radio city music hall, irene cara, maria callas, ann-margret, robert klein, alan king, rabbit ears, gladys knight, geritol, connie francis, judges, bells and whistles, corny

    • Editor's Pick
    • 49 Ratings
    • 6690 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Why "Men of a Certain Age" Watch "Men of a Certain Age"

    JANUARY 4, 2010 11:51AM

    By Walter Blevins


    Topics: tnt, tv, andre braugher, ray romano, scott bakula, men of a certain age

    • Editor's Pick
    • 60 Ratings
    • 4633 Views
    • 79 Comments
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    Not how I expected to get on Jeopardy!

    NOVEMBER 17, 2009 3:52PM

    By Dave Cullen


    Topics: books, jeopardy, tv

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 3814 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    NBC's Jay Leno Experiment is a Bad Omen

    NOVEMBER 4, 2009 12:39PM

    By Scott Christian


    Topics: prime time, entertainment, cable tv, network tv, tv, television, comedy, nbc, jay leno

    • Editor's Pick
    • 17 Ratings
    • 8479 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    Tears of a Clown: Tracy Morgan, Real, Awkward on NPR

    OCTOBER 22, 2009 9:19PM

    By DktrShe


    Topics: tears, comedy, humor, radio, tv, snl, 30 rock, npr, terry gross, fresh air, tracy morgan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 3099 Views
    • 28 Comments
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    Dancing With The Stars - Predicting the Winner

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 8:30AM

    By Stim


    Topics: yeh it's a television post, reality show, tv, dancing, dwts, dancing with the stars

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1109 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Whitney Houston: How Will She Know?

    SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 2:51PM

    By DktrShe


    Topics: concert, tv, good morning america, pop culture, singer, music, whitney houston

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1672 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Fall TV Preview: What I'll Be Watching (and Avoiding)

    AUGUST 26, 2009 6:59PM

    By Annie Laurie


    Topics: television, fall, tv, networks, abc, nbc, fox, v, glee, community, modern family, 30 rock, supernatural, csi, vampire diaries, heroes, house, eastwick, flash foward, day one, the office, fringe, the good wife, castle, dollhouse, dexte

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 2208 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Don't Look Back in Anger-Remembering the 90's

    JULY 29, 2009 1:33PM

    By Scott Christian


    Topics: movies, mtv2, music magazines, rolling stone, michael jordan, the simpsons, seinfeld, nirvana, culture, film, tv, music, decade, 90's

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 4993 Views
    • 57 Comments
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    Is Jon Stewart Really the New Walter Cronkite?

    JULY 22, 2009 4:57AM

    By Saturn Smith


    Topics: tv, television, journalism, i attend the church of the new york times, comedy central, the daily show, world news tonight, world news, abc, cbs evening news, brian williams, nbc nightly news, katie couric, walter cronkite, time newscaster poll, time poll, newscasters, news, jon stewart

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 6156 Views
    • 25 Comments
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    How They've Ruined 'So You Think You Can Dance'

    JULY 11, 2009 6:29PM

    By Scott K


    Topics: wade robson, nigel lythgoe, phillip chbeeb, brandon bryant, janette manrara, talent, competition, reality television, dance, tv, television, sytycd, so you think you can dance, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2556 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Iron Pundit vs. Iron Skillet: Top Chef Masters ep. 3

    JUNE 24, 2009 9:59PM

    By Liz Emrich


    Topics: iron pundit, top chef, bravo network, rick bayless, tv, food, god i love rick bayless, liveblogging, somebody feed kelly choi some duck fat, frenchie

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 1249 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    A Nerd's Revenge: John Hodgman At The Correspondents' Dinner

    JUNE 23, 2009 1:20AM

    By Ron Powell


    Topics: dinner, food/drink, is this a foodie?, revenge, of a nerd, john hodgman, radio, tv, correspondants, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1003 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    Not Everyone is Ready for the Switch to Digital

    JUNE 12, 2009 1:08AM

    By Evan4sh


    Topics: humor, cartoon, television, news, comedy, technology, tv

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 1790 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Announcing Iron Pundit vs. Iron Skillet: Top Chef Masters

    JUNE 3, 2009 1:56PM

    By Liz Emrich


    Topics: food/drink, liveblogging, reality tv, bravo, top chef, tv, iron pundit

    • Editor's Pick
    • 42 Ratings
    • 16987 Views
    • 139 Comments
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    I Knew Johnny Carson. Mr O'Brien, You're No Johnny Carson.

    JUNE 3, 2009 12:24PM

    By Sally Swift


    Topics: o'brien panders to easy gags that make me gag, leno not funny, where's real comedy, letterman, tv, legacy, late night, tonight show

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 57794 Views
    • 151 Comments
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    iPhone to get iTunes TV and Movies!

    MAY 22, 2009 1:04PM

    By KwameJones


    Topics: ipod, lance krall, the wrestler, tweet, doug benson, phone, iphone, tv, movies, apple, itunes, breaking news, twitter, twitterfon, wwdc, app store, technology, news, touch, wifi downloads, 3g network

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2080 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Last call at Sacred Heart (saying goodbye as Scrubs ends)

    MAY 6, 2009 2:17PM

    By Scott Mendelson


    Topics: zach braff, television, nbc, abc, 24, lost, series finale, scrubs, tv

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 1957 Views
    • 15 Comments
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    "Kings" in America

    APRIL 8, 2009 9:09AM

    By Mungular


    Topics: art imitating life, politics, america, kings, tv

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