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2008
Jul
11
 
 
"Generation Kill," the new HBO miniseries beginning Sunday night at 9 ET, aims to do for the current war in Iraq what the same network's "Band of Brothers" miniseries did for WWII: dramatize it from the ground up, from grunt level, to approximate the confusion, boredom, bravery, fear, humor, tension, ineptitude, trust, triumph and tragedy of war.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
10
 
 
Since I'm not joining the Television Critics Association press tour until Monday, I've been relying on phone calls, press accounts and dispatches from TV WORTH WATCHING's own Diane Werts to learn about the Big Buzz this year. And so far, by all accounts, the Big Buzz appears to be generating around... wait for it... the TCA Press Tour itself...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
9
 
 
The biggest news coming out of Hollywood right now isn't coming from the press tour, but from the union halls. The American Federation of TV and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has announced that more than 60 percent of its 70,000 members voted last night to accept the proposed three-year deal, and thus avoid a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
9
 
 
One minute, you're hearing from the sublime cast and creator of AMC's deliciously smart drama Mad Men. The next -- literally -- it's Dave Attell talking about his remake of the hallucinatory '70s fave The Gong Show...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
8
 
 
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, the FX series "Rescue Me" presents the latest self-described minisode, featuring star Denis Leary and company in a short stand-alone segment. How short? The closing credits run at 10:05...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
7
 
 
True story: A decade ago, I was in Diana Rigg's New York hotel room, concluding an interview with her regarding her hosting and acting chores on the PBS "Mystery!" series, when she said she wanted to show me something, and ushered me into her bedroom. (Sigh...)
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
7
 
 
How much do we love NPR's Car Talk? We wish that public radio's weekly advice/amusement hour had its own channel, 24/7, so we could listen to Tom and Ray Magliozzi chortle whenever we need a laugh, too...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
5
 
 
Now there's something to watch on Saturday nights through the summer. HBO is re-airing all of Big Love, starting with the polygamy drama-comedy hour's 2006 pilot (Saturday, July 5 at 8 p.m. ET, HBO2)...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
4
 
 
Looking for family specials keyed to the 4th of July weekend? One of the best is the latest "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" special on Nickelodeon (9 p.m. ET Sunday), titled Coming Home: When Parents Return from War. It explains a lot. It speaks clearly and cleverly. It never condescends...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2008
Jul
3
 
 
Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, ABC presents the second installment of its excellent documentary series "Hopkins," NBC presents the latest installment in its creepy suspense anthology series "Fear Itself," and CBS presents another new episode of its period drama series, "Swingtown"...