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Broadcast Muse | Television
The Twin Spin
In promos for “Abby & Brittany,” premiering Tuesday on TLC at 10 p.m., I saw what appears to be a young woman with two heads, riding a bicycle. At first, I thought thi...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
‘Sit’ Happens
Last night, the CW launched a series based on the children’s game musical chairs, above. Only it was musical chairs “on steroids,” in which “20 thrill-seeking daredevi...
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Comedy | Television
Wyatt Act
Whether he’s grilling PETA on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” about where orcas fit in with the history of slavery or noting in a stand-up riff that, at a tea party ra...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Olympic Meddling
Bye-bye, 2012 Olympics! After Aug. 12, you’ll be history. I’ll miss you. But you’ve left me with a lot to think about: Gold-medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte deserves a real...
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Comedy | Television
Making It Up as He Goes
What’s a “Comedy Bang! Bang!”? Los Angeles comedians know it as a perennially sold-out stand-up showcase at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Comedy nerds will tell ...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Depths of ‘Heights’
“Hollywood Heights” is a gift from Nick at Nite to lovers of truly bad TV. The soap, airing weeknights at 9 p.m., is a masterpiece of inane plotting. There are teens who ...
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Television
Face Time: Lauren Bowles
On HBO’s campy-vamp soap “True Blood” (Sun., 9 p.m.), actress Lauren Bowles plays Wiccan waitress Holly Cleary, a Southern-fried resident of fictional Bon Temps, La. In ...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
A Work of Quirk
“You should write about ‘Louie,’” my wife suggested. “It’s very quirky.” I groaned, because “quirky” is an overused word that means everything and nothing. I...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Sheen vs. Gator
Who is angrier: Charlie Sheen or an alligator wrapped around a bait pole? The top-rated cable shows on Thursdays have been Sheen’s new sitcom, “Anger Management” (FX, 9:...
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Comedy | Inside Jokes | Television
‘Breaking’ Laughs
AMC’s “Breaking Bad” (Sun., 10 p.m.), about chemistry teacher-turned meth dealer Walter White, is easily the most tense and shocking show on television. But it’s also ...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
‘Bad’ Dreams
People often ask me, “Do you watch ‘Breaking Bad’?” My answer: “No, I do not.” And then they always say, “IT IS SO GOOD!!!!” I haven’t tuned in because I fea...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Daft ‘Craft Wars’
As host of TLC’s “Craft Wars” (Tues., 10 p.m.), Tori Spelling is described as a “passionate crafter.” Do you doubt that the onetime “Beverly Hills, 90210” star i...
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Comedy | Film | Television
Blowing Things Up
Aisha Tyler has a résumé that won’t stop growing. The 41-year-old comedian co-hosts CBS’ daytime chat show, “The Talk”; hosts her own weekly podcast, “Girl on Guy"...
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Broadcast Muse | Television
Gawk at ‘Awkward’
Not being a teenager, I did not tune in to “Awkward,” the show about cool but socially awkward teens, during its first season on MTV. But there’s so much buzz about the ...
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Television
Face Time: Julia Allison
Just because you give dating advice for a living doesn’t mean you can manage your own love life. At least that’s the case for Julia Allison, who wrote the column “Sex on...







