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Veteran Sitcom Director John Rich Dead At 86

Posted 01.29.2012

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John Rich, a veteran TV director with ties to many classic sitcoms, has died at the age of 86. Rich won three Emmys over the course of his career,...

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Bigger Bang Theory: Replace Newly Syndicated Shows With Classics

Kris LoPresto | Posted 12.18.2011

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Kris LoPresto

We used to be able to take solace in the fact that our favorite old shows were on Nick at Nite, but a quick Google search tells me that Nick at Nite airs That '70s Show, George Lopez and Friends nowadays. Oh, Bewitched, wherefore art thou?

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5 Inexplicably Horrifying Sitcom Episodes

www.cracked.com | David Moye | Posted 11.09.2011

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Back in the 1980s, sitcoms were notorious for "very special episodes." These were shows where comedy writers were forced to shoehorn lessons into each...

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All in the Family Stands Out During an Outstanding Summer Season

Ed Martin | Posted 09.30.2011

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Ed Martin

The Bunker family were the epitome of a working class family in a time marked by a failing economy, an unpopular war and a government that simply couldn't get anything right. (Who says this show is outdated?)

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Triple Threat Friday: Conversations with BoDeans, Bleu and The Chapin Sisters

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Kurt Neumann and Sam Llanas of BoDeans talk their new album, the band's early days, and why their six-year break was a dark period.

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Springerized America: How Reality & Tabloid TV Corrupts Our Politics & Media

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Ross

Reality and tabloid television are a social virus that has infected the American body politic. In the 1980s, "I'm with Stupid" was a put-down. In 20...

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Thank You, Norman Lear

Marty Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marty Kaplan

The Norman Lear Center gets its name from a man whose belief in the power of entertainment to degrade and to do good, to demagogue and to uplift, to be both gloriously silly and urgently relevant, made him an industry pioneer.

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Modern Family Follows Dysfunctional TV Family Path

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

There's a longstanding precedent in place for TV shows that carry the term "Family" in their headers. Television writers have long played up the hostile, bitter and even violent side to families as a way to offset expectations.

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Save The Children

Rabbi Jennifer Krause | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Jennifer Krause

Whether you are for or against the President's fully transparent, pre-released address and accompanying, optional food-for-thought exercise, you should do something truly worthy of your time and energy: talk to your kids.

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Ford's Giant Green Leap

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

Given the crisis we face, we should all be driving around in zero-emission vehicles. Forget the flying car and living like the Jetsons! We need cars that don't emit C02, now.

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CBS Can't Die

Ed Madison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Madison

Years earlier, right out of college, I was hired to join the team that launched CNN. Visionary Ted Turner had this crazy notion that people would want to watch 24 hours of non-stop news.

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On TV, Life, and Gossip Girl

Kim Stolz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kim Stolz

Television is reflective of the economic downturn and fiercely threatened media climate that we are living in now -- it is no surprise that Dirty Jobs and other "blue collar"-like shows are thriving.

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$700 Billion Wise, Several Trillion Foolish

James Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Berman

The divide between a severe recession and a depression is vast. It's important to keep this divide in mind, because an error in the measure of that gap can lead to major mistakes.

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