http://dir.salon.com/topics/abc/?source=rss&aim=abc en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/14/mercy_grey_s_anatomy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/14/mercy_grey_s_anatomy/index.html?source=rss Which do we crave more, NBC's gritty hospital melodrama or the fantastical emotional Mad Libs of "Grey's Anatomy"? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/31/aliens_v_curb_your_enthusiasm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/31/aliens_v_curb_your_enthusiasm/index.html?source=rss Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/10/14/cougar_town/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/10/14/cougar_town/index.html?source=rss Why has Courteney Cox's painfully manic midlife-crisis sitcom been embraced by fans and critics? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/30/abc_the_middle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/30/abc_the_middle/index.html?source=rss Patricia Heaton's Midwestern matriarch is sometimes funny, but ultimately too manic and silly to embrace By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/23/modern_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/09/23/modern_family/index.html?source=rss Look, Mom! A dysfunctional family sitcom that's actually funny! By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/best_new_tv/2009/09/18/flash_forward/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/best_new_tv/2009/09/18/flash_forward/index.html?source=rss ABC's new serial drama slips the world a roofie and keeps it company By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul's tiny, wobbly shoes By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss Smug rich people condescend to hapless entrepreneurs on Mark Burnett's new reality show, "Shark Tank" By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/07/30/defying_gravity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/07/30/defying_gravity/index.html?source=rss ABC's drama "Defying Gravity" sends McDreamy astronauts on a collision course with a meteor made of stinky cheese By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss TV experiments with the unbearable importance of looks, from "More To Love" to "Dating in the Dark" By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip" By Gabriel Winant Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/25/abc_health/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/25/abc_health/index.html?source=rss The president goes on TV to marshal public support for his plan, and the GOP's not happy about it By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/18/impact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/06/18/impact/index.html?source=rss The bad science and special effects of "Impact" are hurtling toward your TV this summer. Be afraid, be very afraid! By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/24/fall_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/24/fall_tv/index.html?source=rss "Dollhouse" lives, "Earl" dies, and Leno joins the living dead! The networks announce their puzzling fall lineups. By Laura Miller Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/14/lost_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/05/14/lost_finale/index.html?source=rss One of the series' deepest mysteries is revealed and intriguing new loopholes open up in the thrilling season finale. By Stephanie Zacharek Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/02/life_mars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/04/02/life_mars/index.html?source=rss In its last episode, the charming (and canceled) cop show finally unlocks the secrets of our hero's past. But they're not what you might expect. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/29/detectives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/29/detectives/index.html?source=rss Watching the detectives: Some new sleuths make waves, from "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" to "The Unusuals." Plus: With "Life on Mars" canceled, will Sam get back to where he once belonged? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/22/cupid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/22/cupid/index.html?source=rss When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/08/breaking_bad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/03/08/breaking_bad/index.html?source=rss The unrelenting darkness of "Breaking Bad" makes the homicide detective show "Castle" look like a fairy tale by comparison. By Weldon Dodd Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/boxee_tells_mac_users_to_get_lost/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/mac_love/2009/01/23/boxee_tells_mac_users_to_get_lost/index.html?source=rss By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/11/bush_doctrine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/11/bush_doctrine/index.html?source=rss For all her preparation, Sarah Palin got caught napping on perhaps the key facet of the Bush administration's foreign policy. By Alex Koppelman Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/11/gibson_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/11/gibson_palin/index.html?source=rss Early excerpts of Sarah Palin's interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson have been released, and it appears Gibson wasn't the patsy some predicted he'd be. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/06/bachelorette/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/07/06/bachelorette/index.html?source=rss Why "The Bachelorette" hears wedding bells while "The Bachelor" vows to honor and obey his libido alone. Plus: Why "Shear Genius" is anything but. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss TV's dance marathon rages on, from the inspired kids of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew" to the inspired jackasses of "Dance Machine"! Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/05/10/may12/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2008/05/10/may12/index.html?source=rss What you need to see, read, do this week: A lavish gay TV wedding, a moving movie memoir, the sound of schoolyard heartbreak.