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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 991 days ago

HIMYM/House Watch: I Have Half a Mind…

By James Poniewozik

Quick spoilers for How I Met Your Mother and the season finale of House coming up after the jump:

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 991 days ago

Will PBS Neuter the Cat in the Hat?

By James Poniewozik

PBS Kids announced yesterday that it’s debuting, in fall 2010, an educational animated series starring Dr. Seuss’ most famous character. In The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, the giant feline takes six-year-olds Nick and Sally “on a magical journey to all corners of the globe to make natural science discoveries,” in [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 991 days ago

The Morning After: Calling All Cougars

By James Poniewozik

  Although some people have sworn to me that 24 is on an upswing this season, I’ve been unable to see it. So maybe I just haven’t been paying close enough attention to feel the emotional impact as (spoiler, I guess) good-guy-turned-bad-guy-turned-good-guy-turned-bad-guy Tony got nabbed, and Elisha Cuthbert as Jack’s daughter Kim became imperiled again, [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 992 days ago

Breaking Bad and Party Down Watch: Perfect Together!

By James Poniewozik

Because nothing goes together like drug-dealer dramas and catering humor, quick spoilers for the weekend installments of Breaking Bad and Party Down coming up after the jump: 

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 992 days ago

Reality Contestant Makes Good (Pickles)

By James Poniewozik

I linked the other day to a New York Times feature on former Top Chef contestants working (or not working) at restaurants in NYC. In it, I learned to my surprise that New Zealander Mark Simmons was the chef at Get Fresh, a restaurant / specialty foods store in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a mere block [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 992 days ago

Dollhouse Watch: Pleased to Meet Me

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for the season[?] finale of Dollhouse coming up after the jump:

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 992 days ago

The Morning After: Bringing Home the Bacon

By James Poniewozik

Brief spoilers for last night’s season finale of The Amazing Race after the jump: 

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Tuned In+995 days ago

Dead Tree Alert II: The Breedy Bunch

By James Poniewozik

  You may not believe this, but I planned my latest print column, on the fecund families of cable’s we-have-a-jillion-kids reality shows, well before the latest explosion over Jon & Kate Plus 8′s Jon Gosselin’s female “friend”:   The downsizing of fictional TV families left a gap that cable has happily filled. But where the [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 995 days ago

The Morning After: "A Madcap Musical Romp! Dot-Dot-Dot Fun! Dot-Dot-Dot Good!"

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for Survivor: Tocantins, Parks and Recreation, The Office and 30 Rock coming up after the jump: 

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 995 days ago

Dead Tree Alert: Shout Out With Glee

By James Poniewozik

  Because of scheduling considerations in the print TIME, my review of the Glee pilot—debuting after American Idol’s final sing-off May 19—is in the issue on newsstands today.   I like the pilot. A lot. I have been referencing and tweeting abut Glee so often since seeing it that I am probably in danger of [...]

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Tuned In+Movies | 996 days ago

Elsewhere on Time.com: J.J. Abrams on Trek, Zach Braff on Scrubs

By James Poniewozik

  Because there’s a lot of pop culture out there and I’m only one man—one lazy, lazy man—time.com has you covered:    * As the (visceral, fun and thrilling) Star Trek prequel/reimagining opens, J.J. Abrams offers up a video 10 Questions interview.  * Time.com critic Mary Pols reviews the new flick: “a brisk, joyous romp.” (Nerd [...]

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Tuned In+News Media | 996 days ago

Sean Hannity's Smear of Mustard

By James Poniewozik

On the drive down, we stopped at a TGI Friday’s and I ordered a cheeseburger. When the waitress brought the food I asked her if she had any Dijon mustard. Dan [legislative aide Dan Shomon] shook his head.  “He doesn’t want Dijon,” he insisted, waving the waitress off. “Here”—he shoved a yellow bottle of French’s [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 996 days ago

State Your Case! Castle

By James Poniewozik

  For the uninitiated, State Your Case! is a regular feature on Tuned In (I’ve kept this one alive two straight weeks, people!) in which I take up a TV show that I have given up watching and invite arguments as to why I should watch it again.    The intent of State Your Case! [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 996 days ago

TV Tonight: Designer Knockoff

By James Poniewozik

  I feel as if I’m expected, on principle, to hate The Fashion Show, which debuts tonight on Bravo. It is certainly, whatever Bravo says, a shameless, tactical ripoff of Project Runway, which left Bravo and debuts this summer on Lifetime. That may be distracting to viewers. And it may well be a strategic mistake [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 996 days ago

Idol Watch: Straight Up, Now

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for American Idol’s elimination, after the break: 

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 996 days ago

Lostwatch: Faith-Based Initiative

By James Poniewozik

  Before you read this post, take a deep, deep breath, dive in and watch last night’s Lost. 

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Tuned In+997 days ago

Happy Lost Day! What's the Plan?

By James Poniewozik

As mentioned earlier, I was out past my bedtime at the Time 100 gala, then up further past my bedtime writing up American Idol. Then received my usual 6 a.m. wakeup call from the Tuned In Jrs., so… kinda running on fumes this morning where Lost Discussion Group is concerned. I refer you to the [...]

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Tuned In+997 days ago

David Simon Gets Big Easy for HBO

By James Poniewozik

Wire fans, get excited: HBO has picked up David Simon’s next series, Treme, hopefully to run begin production in the fall. [Update: HBO tells me the THR report was incorrect on the start date; the show will air next year.] The series, set in New Orleans post-Katrina, stars Wendell “Bunk” Pierce (a Nawlins native) as well [...]