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Programming Note

Robo-James (artist’s rendering). / Photo by kreg.steppe. I’m on vacation next week. I’ve preloaded Robo-James, who denies being the last remaining model of the Final Five, with some robo-posts during my absence. And since I’ll be in town most of my vacation—keeping the Tuned In Jrs. out of trouble during their school break—I’ll probably be [...]

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TV Poll: Who Among Us Should Judge?

I’m on deadline for a couple different pieces, and that means: time to outsource! Today’s TV Poll question comes from someone you know as regular Tuned In commenter Lulu: What system of having reality contestants voted off is the best? There are almost as many different systems of reality-show democracy as there are systems of [...]

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You Can Be Funny, or You Can Be President

As Al Gore discovered, your political loss can be your media career’s gain. John Edwards appeared on The Colbert Report—along with current candidates Clinton and Obama—and he absolutely killed. (At last, the voice of the white man is heard!) There is a limit to how laugh-out-loud funny an active candidate can be: you can be [...]

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The Morning After: Catalog Shopping

NBC Photo: Chris Haston SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, put down that chair catalog and watch last night’s Office. A ring? A ring? “Parking” was not just a funny and sweet episode of The Office—giving a nice character moment to a sideline player like Kevin, for instance—but it certainly moved the Pam and [...]