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Study: Fickle Young'Uns Betray Television

According to a new study from Deloitte (h/t TVTattle), “millennials” (Americans aged 14 to 25) watch 10.25 hours of TV per week—although they spend more time with “media” (including computers, videogames and music) than other age groups. Beyond that group, TV use goes up with age: 15.1 hours for Gen X (those aged 26 to 42), [...]

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Swag Photography: Echo Vs. Jack

In today’s installment of Swag Photography, Fox has sent out review copies and promo packages for the debut season of Dollhouse and the return of 24. Both with action figures! At left, a more conceptual doll of Echo, the “active,” which—I assume reflecting the conceit that actives are clean slates—sadly looks much more like a [...]

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What Should Obama's FCC Do?

It’s a bit of a slow day at Tuned In, as I start to work through my pile of January screeners and, yes, begin to get Robo-James oiled up and ready for the holidays. In the meantime, I point you to this MSNBC piece wondering what direction the Federal Communications Commission will take under President [...]

Boox Box

Who says people don’t read anymore? I do it just about 24/7. This being the end of the year, I thought I’d cite a few of the art and architecture books I enjoyed the most in recent months. Architecture first: I.M. Pei: Complete Works by Philip Jodidio and Janet Adams Strong (Rizzoli; 367 pages) For [...]

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TV's Winter of Content

  As I was watching the first three new episodes of Big Love—I just thought I’d throw that out there—I was seized by a welcome feeling. Not pleasure so much, though the episodes have the series in the same fine form as season 2. More like relief. As in: Ah, television, my old friend. I [...]