The lack of ethnic representation on television has always seemed to be underestimated. Either they are represented in stereotypical ethnic roles or they are nonexistent.
ABC closed the doors on the show Ugly Betty last Wednesday. After four witty and thought-provoking seasons, Betty said goodbye to America (literally). The show may have hit a creative wall, but all in all, it was well worth watching.
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The second season of United States of Tara picks up three months after the first season, in which Tara (Toni Collette) attempted to confront the trauma that causes her Dissociative Identity Disorder.
With a new star, new producer and a new direction, the show, which chronicles the adventures of a time traveling and face changing alien known only as the Doctor, faces the questioning of fandom as it enters its fifth series this Sunday on BBC America.
In a feel-good trip down memory lane, Inside Beat asks its staff which childhood marvels gave them the best sense of nostalgia. Take a look at these blasts from the past which take us back to those hours spent in front of the TV after school.
From Super Bowl commercials for Snickers to jumping in the shower with Hugh Jackman on The Tonight Show, Betty White can do it all.
The overall arc of the hour-long episode wrote itself: Jim and Pam finally bring their little bundle of joy, a girl named Cecilia Marie, into the paper-filled world of Dunder Mifflin.
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I’m not married, nor have I ever been married, but there’s something understatedly brilliant about the new NBC reality show, The Marriage Ref.
A first-hand encounter with the pinnacle of trash TV
Maury and The Jerry Springer Show are just as much part of American culture these days as anything else. But most people live their lives never seeing how this show works, if the fights are real, or if the baby daddies are actually the babies’ daddies. The great thing is, I do.
Festivus, Frank Costanza’s answer to what he perceived as the over-commercialization of Christmas, was bestowed to TV viewers a dozen years ago on a classic Seinfeld episode. Part of Frank’s ritual was something he called “the airing of grievances.” In honor of the upcoming holiday I’ve decided to make my feelings on the landscape of TV heard.
If Lawrence could have his way, I’m sure the new Scrubs would be its own show, with a name like “Scrubs Med School” and a different feel entirely. But when your show’s ratings have dipped year after year and you’re constantly losing money making it, you can’t always get what you want.
In 1983, NBC aired a two-part sci-fi miniseries called V. The story dealt with an alien invasion, but it was not a typical attack. Instead of showing up and shooting lasers, the aliens looked and spoke like humans, and promised that if we let them manufacture some resources they’d teach us their technological secrets. But as they gained our trust, a more sinister plan was revealed. Now the miniseries has been updated into a slick sci-fi show on ABC.
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With the lineage of To Catch a Thief and brilliant actors with an easy repertoire, White Collar is bound to do well. It’s witty, fresh, and Matt Bomer (Caffrey) is more than easy on the eyes.
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