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FCC's Arbitrary, Capricious Jackson Ruling Ruled Capricious, Arbitrary

It was four and a half years ago that Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” in the Super Bowl halftime show introduced an innocent nation to horrors of the female breast, inspired a frenzy of election-year mania over broadcast decency, and led media observers to wonder if a newly aggressive FCC would reverse the trend toward more [...]

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I Think This Is What Pain Feels Like! Dr. Horrible Takes a Bow

SPOILER ALERT: Before you read the rest of this post, stop time with your freeze ray and watch the final installment of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.

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TCA Weekend Roundup

* Bravo, the “what Project Runway?” network, announces American Artist, a Runway-style art competition; a Top Chef spinoff; and Fashion House, a clothing-design competition. Because it was about time Bravo got one of those. And The Real Housewives of Atlanta are unveiled. * Jimmy Fallon to use Internet as training wheels. * At least one [...]

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Mad Men, Wire Cursed With Critical Praise

The Television Critics’ Association handed out its annual awards over the weekend. This was the first year I’ve voted on them, having just joined the association, but while I don’t agree with all the choices (WordGirl? WordGirl? Yo Gabba Gabba was robbed!) I think we got it more right than the Emmys generally do. Not [...]

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The Morning After: Gen Kill, Week Two

HBO photo: Paul Schiraldi So how many people have stuck with Generation Kill past the first episode? A full to-do list prevents me from doing a full Watch treatment this week, but if the miniseries seems to have a following here, I’ll take a crack at the later episodes. One big media phenomenon of the [...]