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Yes, I Am Aware

…that Joss Whedon’s online musical / keep-busy-during-the-strike project, Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, has launched. And at some point if it ever manages to load on my computer, I may even write about it at some point. In the meantime, feel free to check out the YouTube channel, check its availability on iTunes, or just keep [...]

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TV Tonight: The Cleaner

On deadline today, so I haven’t had time to write up A&E’s The Cleaner, with Benjamin Bratt. But trust me, the less I write about this baby the happier everyone will be. An overwrought drama about a man who helps addicts get straight as part of a deal with God, it’s part Intervention, part Saving [...]

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Where's the Green on This Plate?

PLANET GREEN One of the shows I was most looking forward to on Discovery’s new Planet Green network was Emeril Green. Not because I’m a huge fan of Emeril Lagasse—actually, I liked his original cooking show, The Essence of Emeril, but then Food Network turned him into a catchphrase-shouting gastrotainer. Still, the guy knows his [...]

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The Obama Comedy Deficit

If there’s a single emerging slogan that sums up Campaign 2008, it would have to be: That’s not funny! The much-discussed controversy over the New Yorker Obama-as-jihadi cover is only the latest example. [Update: If you can read one more take on it, I highly recommend my former Salon colleague Gary Kamiya, who nails it.] [...]

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TCA Roundup: Fox Hunting

* Fox News meets the press, and things get testy. Or it’s practically a lovefest. Either way, FNC trots out Karl Rove, and someone has the poor manners to ask why he’s talking to TV critics and not testifying before Congress. * Fox the entertainment channel announces that creators will have two chances a year, [...]