http://dir.salon.com/topics/arts_entertainment_tv_features/?source=rss&aim=arts_entertainment_tv_features en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/10/15/boy_in_the_balloon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/10/15/boy_in_the_balloon/index.html?source=rss A heart-stopping media spectacle ends as 6-year-old Falcon Heene is found safe. But what were we watching, and why? By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT 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 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/28/mad_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/28/mad_men/index.html?source=rss Or maybe Matt Weiner knows that life in America really is that strange and brutal By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/21/emmy_recap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/21/emmy_recap/index.html?source=rss "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" win! Ricky Gervais kills! This is last year's ceremony, plus one earnest, singing host By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/14/true_blood/index.html?source=rss HBO's popular vampire dramedy ends in a glorious explosion of gore and goofiness By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/01/community/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/09/01/community/index.html?source=rss A mean-spirited comedy about a "loser" college features dropouts, middle-aged divorcees and Chevy Chase. Hurray! By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/08/male_escorts_hung/index.html?source=rss Male escorts on the truth -- and fiction -- behind the HBO show By Salon staff Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/08/05/replacing_paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/08/05/replacing_paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss The "American Idol" judge has given her final critique. And we have a few suggested replacements By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/21/paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/21/paula_abdul/index.html?source=rss "American Idol" should lose Abdul once and for all By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/16/emmy_nominations/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/07/16/emmy_nominations/index.html?source=rss FX's twisted cop drama may be one of the top 10 TV shows of all time. So why didn't it get any nominations? By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/06/04/uncelebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/06/04/uncelebrity_scandal/index.html?source=rss Jon and Kate! Octo-Mom! Speidi! Stars are out, ordinary people are in -- until we render them as soulless as celebs By Gary Kamiya Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/04/19/american_idol/index.html?source=rss For seven years I ignored the world's biggest pop culture spectacle. But thanks to my daughter -- and the stunningly original Adam Lambert -- I finally caved. By Baz Dreisinger Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss As blockbuster rapper T.I. heads for prison, his reality series prompts the nagging question: Can you really scare kids straight? By Laura Miller Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/21/battlestar_galactica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/21/battlestar_galactica/index.html?source=rss Will the cylons triumph? Will Baltar and Roslin survive? All these answers and more as the celebrated science-fiction epic comes to an end. By Thomas Rogers Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/01/16/bsg_explainer/index.html?source=rss A complete (updated!) primer on the smartest sci-fi TV show ... maybe ever. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/12/28/year_in_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/12/28/year_in_tv/index.html?source=rss Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008. By Thomas Schaller Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/11/04/satire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/11/04/satire/index.html?source=rss For the past eight years, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and other comedians have had us laughing through our tears. If Obama wins, will the laughter die? By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/15/rich_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/15/rich_kids/index.html?source=rss CW's "Privileged," "90210" and "Gossip Girl" aren't merely escapist fantasies, they're twisted fables that teach teens the countless advantages of being filthy rich. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/06/buffy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/06/buffy/index.html?source=rss Our fifth annual award to the most underappreciated show in all of TV land. By Sarah Hepola Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/reality_wishes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/reality_wishes/index.html?source=rss Attention, reality-TV programmers: "I'm From Sky Mall" and "Hangover CSI" -- you're gonna love them! By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/comedy_chart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/05/comedy_chart/index.html?source=rss Learn more about the fall TV season's new comedies, using this handy clip 'n' save chart! By Thomas Rogers Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/04/foreign_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/04/foreign_tv/index.html?source=rss Shows based on international hits are flooding the fall lineup. Has the U.S. TV industry run out of fresh ideas? By Salon staff Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/03/fix_these_shows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/03/fix_these_shows/index.html?source=rss There are shows we love even when they don't love themselves. For them, Salon staffers stage an intervention. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/02/outlaws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/02/outlaws/index.html?source=rss On TV this fall, motorcycle outlaws, vampires and superpowered misfits roar past good and evil, reflecting the wishful thinking of a nation in decline. By Heather Havrilesky Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/02/drama_chart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/09/02/drama_chart/index.html?source=rss Learn more about the fall TV season's new dramas, using this handy clip 'n' save chart!