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Tuned In+Television | March 23, 2012

TV Weekend: Mad Men Returns, A Nation’s DVRs Feel the Strain

By James Poniewozik

Once upon a time, Sunday was a nice evening to relax and take in a good show or two before the work week began. Now it’s more like a job in itself, even if you don’t watch TV for a living.

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 13, 2010

Amazing Race Watch: California Gurls, They're Undeniable?

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for last night’s finale of The Amazing Race coming up: The three final teams in this iteration of The Amazing Race touched down for the final leg of their contest in Los Angeles, to the tune of Katy Perry’s “California Gurls,” as if the show needed to further underscore the stakes: There was a [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | April 26, 2010

The Morning After: A Re-Introduction

By James Poniewozik

It’s been a while since I’ve given a little introduction to The Morning After posts at Tuned In. There’s a lot of TV on television, and most nights there are more noteworthy shows—for better or worse—than I have time or inclination to write about the next day, because of other deadlines, other obligations and extreme [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 7, 2009

The Morning After: Danke Schoen, Darling

By James Poniewozik

(Warning: vaguely worded spoilers for The Amazing Race follow.) If I have been remiss in recapping The Amazing Race this season, it is because The Amazing Race has been remiss in making me want to. The show still has a great premise and is capable of drawing me in with a team like Mike and [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | March 30, 2009

The Amazing Race Watch: Family Thais

By James Poniewozik

Brief spoilers for last night’s The Amazing Race coming up after the jump: