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Tuesday, September 9 2008

Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.


Thursday, May 1 2008

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.


Reviews

Monday, September 15 2008

Towelhead

As viewers of Towelhead must know (and Jasira, eternally ripe and optimistic, will never know), the future has only become more constricted.


Monday, September 12 2005

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under's lack of delicacy is easy to mistake for exploitation. Where other shows hint, this one acts out.


Friday, June 24 2005

Six Feet Under

Four years of torturing the Fishers has worn my patience thin.


Tuesday, August 24 2004

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under has become crass, each episode an empathy decathlon topped off with ghoulishly deferred catharsis.


Monday, June 9 2003

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under's challenging third season reminds us that the gulf between it and rest of the widgets that pass for television shows is monumental.


Six Feet Under [1.Jan.95]

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Thursday, September 11 2008

Girl Gone Child: The Trouble with 'Towelhead'

There is a fine line between illustration and exploitation. Put another way, there's a clear delineation between drama and dreck. Dress it up any way…


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