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Tube Talk: The Good Guys, Persons Unknown, Burn Notice among fun summer fare

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Some books make for light, fun summer reads. The same is true of some TV shows. Whether
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: The Tony Awards June 13

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer If you think Broadway is elitist entertainment reserved for theater snobs and has nothing to do with
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: A Lost goodbye: Lost signs off May 23 after six seasons

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer After six seasons of flashbacks, flash-forwards and flash-sideways, Lost is coming to an end this Sunday, May
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May 19, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Seasonal affective disorder

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Major networks used to have their regular TV season along with mid-season replacement shows and summer re-runs.
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May 12, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Comedy queen Betty White hosts SNL May 15

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Whether you’re 9 or 90, at some point in your life Betty White has made you laugh.
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May 5, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | 1 Comment

Tube Talk: Weekend TV a vast wasteland

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer As I type, this is the first weekend I’ve had in a while that hasn’t been busy
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April 28, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Gleeking out again

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer After what feels like forever, FOX’s surprise hit Glee is finally back! McKinley High’s New Directions has
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April 14, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Digging Bones: 100th episode airs Thursday, April 8, on FOX

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer I remember watching the pilot episode of Bones well before it aired. A lot of people I
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April 7, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: You can learn helpful things from TV

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer When was the last time you learned something truly useful, if not downright valuable, while watching TV?
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March 24, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | 1 Comment

Tube Talk: Flash Forward, Breaking Bad among spring’s early returns

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer This is the time of year for all kinds of returns. As the snow melts, signs of
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March 17, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Networks order updates of old shows like Charlie’s Angels, Hawaii Five-O

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer This is the time of year when networks order pilot episodes of shows they might want to
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March 10, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: NBC’s Parenthood and ABC’s Modern Family

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer No sooner do the February Sweeps conclude than new and returning shows start vying for our attention. NBC’s
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March 3, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Shows to check out while everything else is in repeats

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer As happily unexpected as it is to NBC and their advertisers, the Olympics are dominating the ratings.
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February 24, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Winter Olympics athletes risk quite a bit to do something they love

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Remember all the hoopla when Chicago was in the running for the 2016 Summer Olympics? Rio won
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February 17, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Puppies take the field in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl VI

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Everyone who knows me knows I love puppies. Dogs, too, for that matter. They also know I
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February 3, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | 1 Comment

Tube Talk: Lost’s final season: Looking for solid answers

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Three types of people are watching TV these days: Lost fans, disillusioned Lost fans, and those who
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January 27, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Conan signs $32.5 million exit deal, his final Tonight Show likely Jan. 22

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer When NBC announced they were canceling Jay Leno’s abysmal nightly primetime series and giving him a half-hour
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January 21, 2010 | Also published in Happening Now> Tube Talk | 1 Comment

Tube Talk: Human Target features many familiar faces

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer When Fox previews its new series, Human Target, Jan. 17, you’ll probably think the lead actor looks
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January 13, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Chuck returns after ‘Finale and Footlong’ campaign

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Longtime readers will know that NBC’s comic spy caper Chuck is one of my favorite shows. Following
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Old and new shows for a New Year

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Along with the New Year come new shows. Some really are new, like Food Network’s Worst Cooks
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December 30, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Golden Globe’s TV nominees

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer As a big-time Gleek, I’m actually excited that the Hollywood Foreign Press has recognized Fox’s surprise hit,
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December 23, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Tuning in some holiday spirit

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Now that my halls are decked, and we’re under the first winter storm watch of the season,
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: TNT’s smart programming warms up December

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Once again, The Closer returns to TNT in December. This year, it’s with three brand-new episodes wrapping
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December 2, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: USA’s Monk no more

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer It’s almost hard to remember USA Network prior to the 2002 debut of Monk. The series single-handedly
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: New take on daytime stars

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer A few weeks ago, news broke that James Franco—best known for his film roles in Milk, Spider-Man
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November 18, 2009 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: News, weather and what?

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Why do so many specialty cable channels feel the need to expand their programming? MTV and VH1
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November 4, 2009 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Celebrate Halloween by dressing up as a TV character

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Halloween is nearly here, which means millions of people are trying to decide what they want to
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October 13, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: South Park enters its teens with 13th season

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer If you thought loudmouth bully Eric Cartman couldn’t act any worse, imagine America’s most obnoxious child as
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October 7, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: A Week of Discovery

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer The first week of October will be spectacular for area fans of Discovery Channel. Not only does
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September 30, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: A different kind of House

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Fans of House will recall seeing our favorite anti-hero, Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), checking himself into
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September 16, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: How can we afford home improvements as seen on TV when property taxes keep going up?

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer I love almost everything about this time of year. For me, the way the angle of the
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September 9, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Be a Gleek

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer Fox tried something unusual when they decided to preview the pilot episode of the new fall musical
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September 2, 2009 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Learning the lessons of reality TV

By Paula Hendrickson Contributing Writer I’m not really big into reality shows, but the foodie in me enjoys Bravo’s Top Chef. Well,
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August 19, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | Comments (0)

Tube Talk: Mad about Mad Men

I remember it very clearly. A couple years ago, this package—about the size of a shirt box—was delivered to my
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August 12, 2009 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Tube Talk | 1 Comment

Tube Talk: Late-night wars: O’Brien, Letterman and Kimmel

Now that Conan O’Brien is settling in as the new host of The Tonight Show, it’s time to weigh in
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July 29, 2009 | Also published in Tube Talk | 1 Comment

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