Archive | Television
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Column: Oscar must drop the uniform of homogeneity
When marginalized people lament the lack of diversity on the big screen, a common, though patronizing, retort is they need not seek validation from the entertainment industry. Hollywood is about as quintessentially American as football.
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MTV’s ‘Skins’ too racy for advertisers
MTV’s “Skins” has distinctions from its British predecessor, but still has drawn the ire of advertisers and parent organizations with its raunchy content. The new American series “Skins” is originally a British television show that was born in 2007 and is currently on its fifth season.
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Column: American Idol has lost its edge
American Idol is in a very precarious position. If it doesn't have a great season, the show is in danger of ending. It was once the show everyone was dying to see. It rocked the ratings and demolished competition.
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Editorial: Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll are heading stateside
The UK phenomena “Skins” made its stateside premier Monday night on MTV. The show is a teen soap of sorts, embellishing on the lives of high school students who are grappling with the realities of young adulthood.
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Column: Erin Andrews’ shoe endorsement deal raises questions
Erin Andrews. See, you’re already interested. The famous ESPN sideline reporter, whose stardom only increased following the “incident” in an Omaha hotel, has already risen to the network’s premier college football coverage team after joining Kirk Herbstreit, Brent Musburger and the Coll...
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Column: Golden Globe Awards reveal surprising TV wins
Well, Ricky Gervais might not be working in Hollywood again any time soon. Within the first five minutes of his hosting gig at the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards, the British comedian managed to not so-subtly imply that Tom Cruise is gay, accuse the Hollywood Foreign Press Association of taking ...
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Column: Golden Globe predictions
This Sunday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the Golden Globes to the best films and TV shows of the past year. Roughly six weeks before the Oscars, this weekend will provide a preliminary assessment of 2010 before we reach the grand finale of the awards season.
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Season three of ‘Jersey Shore’ contains more drama than ever
The show everybody loves to hate is back. The first episode of the MTV show "Jersey Shore" season three premiered at 10 p.m. Thursday and according to the Associated Press, the season’s first episode was the most widely watched episode in the history of MTV.
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Maddow discusses politics and the media
Rachel A. Maddow criticized the growing gap between the campaign process and the reality of governing last night at Harvard U., in which she said that this gap has been driven by the American media.
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