You might call it a toss-up as to which is further from reality: the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with its crazy gang of off-center superheroes, or the universe of the 1950s suburban television sitcom...

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'THE ULTIMATE PLAYLIST OF NOISE' REMINDS US TO LISTEN AND LIVE By David Hinckley

The Ultimate Playlist of Noise sounds like a rock 'n' roll blowout. In the end, it turns out to be less about music than a lot of other things, some of which it tackles better than others...

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'CALL YOUR MOTHER' OR SHE'LL STAR IN A SITCOM By David Hinckley

If Alison Janney's Mom leaves you hungry for more incredibly annoying and yet somehow ultimately endearing mothers, then Call Your Mother should satisfy your appetite...

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'NIGHT STALKER: HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER' REMINDS US ABOUT THE VICTIMS By David Hinckley

It's hard to describe the apprehension of a serial killer as a "happy" ending, particularly when you have just been escorted through a litany of his serial crimes...

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THE WOMAN WHO HELPED CREATE THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CODEBREAKING SYSTEM WE USE TODAY: 'THE CODEBREAKER' By David Hinckley

Just as the bow and arrow and the musket changed the game of war, so did the radio, and that critical fact leads a PBS special called The Codebreaker to a little-known American heroine named Elizebeth Smith Friedman...

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'ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL' ON PBS IS THE BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL BALM WE ALL NEED By David Hinckley

The PBS revival of All Creatures Great and Small is so visually delightful that you could almost watch it with the sound off...

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THE LIFE AND TROUBLED TIMES OF 'TIGER' WOODS By David Hinckley

We love an unexpected success story, we're riveted by a downfall-of-the-mighty story, and there's nothing as heartwarming as a good resurrection tale...

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TED DANSON DELIVERS IN 'MR. MAYOR,' OF COURSE, BUT THE SHOW FALLS A BIT SHORT By David Hinckley

That long-awaited 30 Rock spinoff, after a few detours, has finally gyrated its way to television...

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'ROLLING STONE: STORIES FROM THE EDGE' TELLS THE STORY OF A CULTURAL FORCE By David Hinckley

We all know what has happened to traditional print journalism over the last few years, none of it encouraging or beneficial, and that makes a dusted-off documentary on Rolling Stone magazine timely to revisit...

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David Hinckley

David Hinckley first grasped the power of television when, at the age of 8, he bullied his parents into buying a basset hound like Cleo on The People’s Choice. He named her Cleo. Somewhat more recently, he worked for 35 years at The New York Daily News, the last seven covering television.

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