Weekly wrapup
A look back at the best and worst of TV in the past week (Nov. 28-Dec. 4), and a peek at what’s coming up. Warning: Top Chef spoiler. Highlights 1. “Sons of Anarchy” (FX). The tension got ratcheted up...
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Watch it “Charlie Brown Christmas” (8 p.m., ABC). Chuck rails against commercialism and Linus gets biblical. But hey, it’s a classic. Hey, could you pass over a Dolly Madison coconut cream pie while...
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‘Better Off Ted,’‘Scrubs’ appear doomed
See ya, Ted. (ABC photo) I was happily surprised in May when ABC renewed the very funny but audience-deprived “Better Off Ted.” I had figured it was a show just a bit too quirky for network TV. And...
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Watch it “Dinner With the Band” (8 p.m., IFC). A cool, quirky, super low-budget show that mixes cooking and indie bands. Tonight’s musical guest is — I think (IFC’s site isn’t very detailed) — YACHT, a...
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A look back at the best and worst of TV in the past week (Jan. 2-8), and a peek at what’s coming up. Highlights 1. “Cougar Town” (ABC). In a shocking upset! I haven’t watched in a while, but I took a...
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Watch it “Better Off Ted” (8:30 and 9:30 p.m., ABC). In the first episode, an typo in a memo gets everyone in the office cursing like a sailor. So, it’s kinda like every day in a newsroom. In the...
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Watch it “Scrubs” (8 and 9 p.m., ABC). I had given up, but I’ve heard the J.D.-free episodes are better. And these — one rerun, one fresh episode — are both J.D.-free. I’ll give it another chance....
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Watch it “Better Off Ted” (8:30 p.m., ABC). Ted helps his brother get a job with a Veridian supplier. Regret ensues. And Veronica wins an award from a girls’ charity, who obviously know nothing about...
View ArticleBad signs for ‘Better Off Ted,’‘Scrubs’
It’s never a good sign for a struggling series when its star signs on for a pilot on another network. Based on that, don’t expect to see ABC’s “Better Off Ted” or the revamped “Scrubs” again — ‘Ted”...
View Article‘Law and Order’ canceled, ‘Chuck,’‘V’ renewed
Though the networks won’t officially release their fall lineups until next week, word is leaking out of Hollywood on what “bubble” series have been renewed and which have been canceled. The big news:...
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