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Tuesday, September 9 2008

A brief look at what TV viewers will be look at


Monday, September 8 2008

What’s new with the old TV shows


Friday, September 7 2007

Prime-time primer: A highly subjective guide to new fall shows

If the networks' clutch of new shows doesn't appear to contain, at first glance, an instant game-changer such as Lost, be patient. Something great might emerge from this fall's crop. Or not.


Superpowers, nerds and rich people: A few of fall’s TV trends

A few thoughts on trends and trendlets for fall TV.


Building the perfect TV show

What if we put the best of several promising fall shows together? Would it result in the perfect program or a horrible botch?


Thursday, September 6 2007

Five new shows to see—and five to miss


Thursday & Friday: Week closes with audience favorites

Thursday and Friday are healthy, stable TV nights this year, a dramatic shift from last year's Thursday ratings wars and Friday's former status as a dead zone.


Wednesday, September 5 2007

Wednesday: There’s fantasy, and there’s fantasy

We have reality TV about people younger or more beautiful than ourselves, fantasy TV about people smarter, younger and more beautiful than ourselves, and sitcom TV about people too much like ourselves. What we don't have much of, though, is fantasy TV for pure fancy, for delight.


Tuesday: Think ‘Sopranos’ with a rum chaser

CBS takes a giant leap from its usual crime procedural, solved-in-an-hour lawyer routine with Cane.


Tuesday, September 4 2007

Monday: You get to choose among a cornucopia of genres

Your Monday night could be anything you want. You're looking for mindless distraction? Flip to ABC. Funny, or at least supposed-to-be funny? CBS.


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