Archive | Television
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Study finds more LGBT characters on prime-time TV
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters are on TV screens this season more than ever. About 4 percent of actors on prime-time network series portray LGBT characters this season, according to the “Where We Are on TV” study that was released Friday by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance...
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Column: 64th annual Emmys remain shallow, dull
It was supposed to be television’s biggest night of the year. The buildup leading to Sunday’s 64th Primetime Emmy Awards suggested that the show would be the most exciting and fresh edition yet, but the show unfortunately proved to be another predictable and unimaginative awards ceremony that ...
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ returns with a muzzle blast
For fans of HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire," there was a massive question looming after the end of last season: will main character and fan favorite Jimmy Darmody rise from the dead and make a comeback in season three? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Jimmy is gone. But don’t let that turn you away.
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Television’s new fall lineup has something for everyone
A feeling of restlessness has fallen across America as the fall television season approaches once again.
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Jimmy Kimmel moves ahead
Late night television has become oversaturated in the past two decades. For 30 years- from 1962 to 1992- no one had ever successfully toppled the king of late night, Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, from his perch as the most successful late night TV host.
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Pac-12 launches “Pac-12 Network” across nation
The Pac-12 Conference will officially launch the Pac-12 Network Wednesday at 6 p.m. and will feature one national and six regional networks. In the Tucson area, the national and Arizona specific Pac-12 Networks are available thus far for customers of Cox and Comcast.
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Pac-12 Network days away from launch
The Pac-12 is 15 days from launching its new network, commissioner Larry Scott announced at Pac-12 Media Day last Tuesday. The network will be comprised of one national network and six regional networks that will be dedicated solely to Pac-12 sports.
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Oklahoma professor helps keep the science straight for ‘Breaking Bad’
"Breaking Bad," the Emmy Award-winning television series, has had help getting the science right since the show's early days from a source at U. Oklahoma.
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TV review: ‘Snooki & JWoww’
0 out of 5 stars Look out, New Jersey: newly engaged Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer “JWoww” Farley decided to embark on one last adventure before finally growing up. Many critics have dubbed "Snooki & JWoww" a modern-day "Laverne & Shirley.