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TCA Afternoon Update: Couric Not Fired Yet

“There were a lot of speculative pieces that got spun out of control,” Couric told critics at the CBS News TCA session in Los Angeles. “When you work for an organization, there are always ongoing discussions.” Ongoing discussions about whether you’re fired or not? There are? Should I be worried I haven’t had any lately? [...]

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TV Weekend: A PhD in Horribleness

The third and final act of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog drops this weekend. (The show stays up free through the weekend; thereafter it’s available for download through iTunes.) Those of you who are interested probably already know that. For those of you who aren’t interested—yet—here’s a taste:

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BREAKING: Obama to Fly on Aeroplane!

In the news today, more media coverage of media coverage that has not actually happened yet: namely, the jockeying among TV news anchors and star reporters to follow Barack Obama on his upcoming trip overseas. (The precise details, including times and some locations, are apparently being kept under wraps for security reasons.) Some media critics—and [...]

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Dead Tree Alert: Comedy Is Not Pretty

This Tuesday, I deep-sixed the TIME column I had already written to write a new one about the politics of humor(lessness). If you’re a regular, much of it incorporates some of what I already posted on the New Yorker Obama cover hoo-hah earlier this week. (I know, I know; but the shamans whom we pay [...]

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TCA Press Tour Roundup: ABC, Continued

* Steve McPherson kills the small bit of his soul that might have made him ashamed of airing Wipeout. * Tim Goodman reveals how TV critics stay in such legendarily excellent physical shape. * The Lost guys are pretty much not going to say anything about anything. What do you think this is, Comic Con? [...]