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Emmys 2013 : A Golden Moment in Drama
Television has been proudly brandishing its "Golden Era" calling card of late largely on the merits of the many top dramas being produced on prime time and cable over the last few years. It's a rise in quality such that any demarcation line between film...
Tags: AMC (tv network), Kevin Bacon, The Walking Dead (tv program), Sarah Wayne Callies, Bryan Cranston
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David Simon weighs in on NSA surveillance
David Simon, the former Baltimore Sun crime reporter and creator of television show "The Wire," has weighed in reports of data collection efforts by the National Security Agency, asking, what's the fuss? In a post on his blog, Simon compares the NSA's...
Tags: Verizon Communications, David Simon, Biotechnology Industry, Baltimore Police Department, National Security Agency
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Ravens fans blog their Super Bowl trips
Leading up to and after the Super Bowl, we'll be sharing dispatches sent to us by Ravens fans going to New Orleans. We hope that "Super Fans: A fan's-eye view of XLVII" allows the rest of Ravens Nation to share in their experience. Posts will be...
Tags: Music, Tennessee Titans, Sports, AFC Championship Game, Rentals
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'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time
They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...
Tags: Seinfeld (tv program), The Daily Show (tv program), Roots (tv program), The Carol Burnett Show (tv program), The Sopranos (tv program)
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Glen Mazzara: When Will Genre Shows Get Emmys to Go With Their Viewers?
ReutersJun 03 (TheWrap.com) - Glen Mazzara, who recently stepped down as the showrunner of AMC's "The Walking Dead," led the zombie saga to become the highest-rated drama on television this season. It's beloved by viewers and critics, and legions of fans...Tags: AMC (tv network), Arts and Culture, Tarzan (movie), Genres, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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'The Wire': No. 9 on 'best-written' series list but zero Emmys
"The Wire," HBO's groundbreaking and multi-layered drama about drugs, politics and life in Baltimore, is generally regarded by TV critics and experts as one of TV's finest and most eloquent dramas ever. The show has gained even more admirers and acclaim...
Tags: Mad Men (tv program), MASH (tv program), Television, Unions, The Sopranos (tv program)
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'Sopranos' Tops 'Seinfeld' as TV's Best-Written Show, Writers Guild Says
ReutersJun 03 (TheWrap.com) - The Writers Guild of America has named "The Sopranos" the best-written TV show of all time, followed by "Seinfeld." The writers' list features only one show -- "The Twilight Zone" -- from the era considered the golden age of...Tags: Mad Men (tv program), Seinfeld (tv program), Rod Serling, AMC (tv network), CBS Corp.
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Actress Christine Taylor loved getting 'Arrested' again
Allentown Central Catholic grad Christine Taylor seems to have a knack for appearing in TV shows and movies that years after their release become cult hits. Think of "Zoolander," which didn't do particularly well with critics or audiences when it came...
Tags: Police Arrests, Jessica Walter, Jeffrey Tambor, Shootings, Seth Rogen
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COLUMN - What was journalist James Rosen thinking?
Reuters(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer May 21 (Reuters) - Just open your Twitter feed and listen to the Washington press corps howl about the Obama administration's latest intrusion into their business. From...Tags: Periodicals, Justice System, U.S. Department of State, Fox News Channel (tv network), Journalism
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'House I Live In' explores war on drugs and its toll on America ★★★
Taking on a hellacious societal problem, a documentary filmmaker benefits from finding a narrow path leading to the heart of that problem — a specific angle, an image, a detail, that opens up to the wider world and a host of provocations. Eugene...
Tags: The House I Live In (movie), Cocaine, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Richard Nixon, Heroin
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Martin O'Malley makes it to the Oval Office -- But it's not the one in Washington
The Baltimore SunI saw it with my own eyes -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley standing centerstage Tuesday in the Oval Office. Only it wasn't the one in Washington. It did, though, make for a light but fascinating kind of political-pop-culture-meta moment. O'Malley...Tags: Harford County, Robin Wright, Executive Branch, Politics, Martin O'Malley
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2013 TV upfronts: Watch trailers for two more new Fox shows
After releasing most of the trailers teasing its new shows on Monday, Fox rolled out two more trailers for a new drama called "Gang Related" and a comedy called "Surviving Jack." The former stars Ramon Rodriguez ("Battle Los Angeles," "The Wire") and...
Tags: 24 (tv program), Entertainment, Terry O'Quinn, Christopher Meloni, Californication (tv program)
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