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Alan Alda wonders, could scientists become more personable and available if they studied the art of improvisation?

Robert Kearns' saga is more complicated than its trite "stalwart individual against the system" scaffolding suggests. Still, the movie sticks mostly to the scaffolding.

What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.

An interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work.

These films are far more an embarrassment of riches (well, riches of a mildly titillating sort, at least) than they are a simple embarrassment. They are all the more delightful for being a guilty pleasure.

Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.

It would never work... no one challenged the reigning broadcast junta and survived. No surprise then that the upstarts snuck in and changed the face of TV forever.

Maybe Erik just is so dim that he doesn't understand what's at stake in his storytelling, the way it reflects and repeats a history of storytelling.

From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.

For those not already familiar with the good old 4077th, its seasons with single digits are always the best places to start any new tour of duty. Few will be disappointed by this set.

The book, with Alda's full life as its case study, presents new ways of looking at old problems; new approaches to long-standing lessons.

There are growing overlaps between politics, news, and entertainment. Hard news has taken a back seat to feature journalism and talk shows, real politics to realpolitik.

As long as Baby Boomers still roam the earth, M*A*S*H will probably always be showing somewhere on cable.

The Aviator portrays Hughes as a rebel and a genius, a dashing young man with ambition, hope, and nerve.

What emerges here is a painfully generic potboiler briefly masquerading as softcore porn.

As long as Baby Boomers still roam the earth, MAS*H will probably always be showing somewhere on cable.