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Reality TV Is Up Hick Creek Without a Paddle

James Sims | Posted 11.13.2012 | TV
Read More: Paul Henning, Television, Reality TV, Alana Thompson, Swamp People, Tlc, The Beverly Hillbillies, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Honey Boo Boo, TV News
James Sims

With the Fall TV season nearly upon us, complete with a new round of redneck reality shows, it's surprising that more viewers aren't expressing outrage over exploitative television.

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The New Abnormal: What Modern Sitcoms Can Learn From the Past

Jon Eig | Posted 07.20.2012 | TV
Read More: Abc Lineup, Raising Hope, Fox Lineup, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Neighbors, Nbc Lineup, Save Me, TV News
Jon Eig

Maybe it was because of the social and political turbulence, or maybe it was because of the drugs. Maybe it was because television was still relatively young and foolish. Millions of Americans tuned in faithfully each week to watch the supernatural and the absurd.

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I'll Miss You Dobie Gray, Plus Chatting With MTV World Exec Nusrat Durrani

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.11.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Max Baer Jr., Dobie Gray, The Rolling Stones, K-Pop, ?Ā€Ā™N Sync, Best New Band in the World, BeyoncĆ©, Cliff Chenfeld, Kris Kristofferson, La Vida BohĆØme, Tlc, Kate Bush, MTV World, Rita Coolidge, Backstreet Boys, Sonny Bono, Thane Tierney, Dum Dum Girls, Nasrat Durrani, The Beverly Hillbillies, MTV Iggy, Gyptian, Yuna, 2ne1, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

At first, I wanted to write an obituary for my friend Dobie Gray who passed away last week after losing his battle with cancer. Instead, I decided to share a few mainly professional memories of the man who introduced amazing hits into pop culture.

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Face Your Pace: It's OK To Slow Down

D.G. Fulford | Posted 01.18.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Pace, Elly May, Solitude, Starbucks, Seeking Solitude, Walking Pace, Getting Out of Bed, The Beverly Hillbillies, Scarlet O'Hara, Slowing Down, Fifty News
D.G. Fulford

The epiphany of pace takes place in the oddest of spaces when you aren't raising kids or grandkids, or taking care of an aging parents anymore. When you are alone, you begin to notice.

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Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Diane Lane, Howard Levy, Ginger Baker, Martin Scorsese, Garrison Keillor, The Aviator, Mamie Smith, Dick Hyman, Phish, Gary Louris, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, The Byrds, Roy Wooten, A Prairie Home Companion, Martha Wainwright, Ghost World, Bela Fleck, Peter Gelb, Edgar Meyer, Michael Penn, Earl Scruggs, Evelyn Glennie, Zakir Hussain, Rufus Wainwright, Bela Bartok, The Beverly Hillbillies, Captain Kirk, Zelig, Lewis Rusell, Mark Olson, Leon Redbone, Jane Green, Aztec Two-Step, Steve Buscemi, The New Grass Revival, Sam Bush, Woody Allen, Neil Young, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Miles Davis, Star Trek, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, The Cotton Club, Louis Armstrong, Buffalo Springfield, Jerry Douglas, Richard Gere, Mark Twain, Charlie Parker, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Ray Bradbury, Dve Matthews, Randall Poster, Nellie Mckay, Victor Wooten, The Jayhawks, Joshua Bell, Boradwalk Empire, Kathy Brier, Catherine Russell, Sophie Tucker, Leonardo Dicaprio, Saturday Night Live, Richard Thompson, Mark O'Connor, Stewart Lerman, Johnwilliams, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Movie Review: Cars 2 -- Four Flat Tires

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.21.2011 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

Cars 2 wins the award for the most unnecessary sequel of the year -- at least until someone makes another Jonah Hex movie. Yes, yes, I know - the 200...

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New TV Sit-Com A$PEN the Series Coming From the Writers of Seinfeld Roseanne and King of Queens

Edward Lozzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Paris Hilton, TV Sit-Com, Colorado, A$PEN the Series, TV Critics, George Hamilton, The Hollywood Reporter, Snow Skiing, Red Mountain, Joe Bologna, Greg T. Simmons, Tv Series, Wga, Tracy Bingham, Seventh Heaven, Extreme Sports, Carmen Electra, Black Eyed Peas, Heidi Mueller, Playboy Playmates, Snowboarding, Aspen, Television Critics Association, Comedians, Renee Taylor, Bode Miller, Gisele, Gilligan's Island, Jenna Elfman, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Nanny, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, David Litt, King of Queens, Amelia Rose Blaire, Eduardo Saverin, Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network, Larry H. Levy, Entertainment News
Edward Lozzi

A fun and comically witty TV series set in Aspen, America's winter playground for the rich and famous, has been developing in the mind of it's creator Greg Simmons for a number of years.

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The Cats of Beverly Hills

Edward Lozzi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: New Books, Cats, Beverly Hills, Tortoise Shell Persian Cat, Movie Stars, Pets, Murder Mystery, Diamonds, Diamond Necklaces, First Person Cat, Edward Lozzi, Persian Cat, Cat Psychics, Frank Stallone, Regency Club, Roger Williams, Tom Messareau, Tippi Hedren, The Beverly Hillbillies, Lou Ferrigno, Books News
Edward Lozzi

The nation's most famous city of movie stars and swimming pools has a special reverence for their cats. And because of this the new book First Person ...

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Mike Huckabee's Very Bad Poem

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: The Poetic Life, The Beverly Hillbillies, Mike Huckabee, Poetry, Healthy Living News
John Lundberg

Mike Huckabee published a poem on his website last week and you can add his name to the growing list of famous people who should never share their poe...

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