Offensive? Obnoxious? Sure, but "The League" and "Men of a Certain Age" prove these dudes are entertaining, too
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Drop the soap! These abusive but self-doubting lotharios are only getting funnier with age
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October 11, 2009
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Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008.
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December 28, 2008
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As "The Shield" goes into its heart-stopping homestretch, Vic Mackey careens toward a final day of reckoning.
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November 11, 2008
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Trying new things has its costs, whether you're trading partners on CBS's "Swingtown" or trading lives on FX's "30 Days."
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May 25, 2008
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The good, the bad and the Oprah! Charity reigns supreme on ABC's "Oprah's Big Give" while tabloid nastiness rules FX's "Dirt."
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February 24, 2008
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Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Will the season finale of "Damages" offer a shocking spectacle of epic proportions?
October 23, 2007
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Welcome to the nut house! Would you rather be a high-powered sociopathic litigator, a traumatized bank-robbing war veteran or an emotionally unstable alcoholic detective?
By Heather Havrilesky
July 29, 2007
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Why should you care about pirates or polygamists? Because TV's subcultural anthropologists want you to care!
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July 1, 2007
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Traitor Vic: Minutes away from losing his badge, Mackey plays his best game of hardball yet.
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June 6, 2007
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Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII.
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April 1, 2007
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The drudgery of Oscar Night beckons, "Lost" wanders astray, and FX's "The Riches" resuscitates Minnie Driver with -- bonus! -- a fake Southern accent.
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February 25, 2007
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Morgan Spurlock searches for a deeper truth -- by turning a mom into a binge drinker and moving a fundamentalist into a gay enclave -- on his new TV show "30 Days."
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June 15, 2005
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FX's new dark comedy "Lucky" follows a hipster Vegas gambler as he wallows in the low life. Don't bet on it.
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April 8, 2003
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With James Spader as a cool, collected Daniel Ellsberg, FX's "The Pentagon Papers" paints a chillingly familiar picture of an administration fixated on military action in the face of serious risks.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 8, 2003
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On FX's "The Shield," a squinting sheriff with a loyal posse dispenses vigilante justice to the lawless and the overly tan: It's a cop show George Bush could love.
By Carina Chocano
April 4, 2002
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Who says free software is passé? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers.
By Michael J. Hammel
November 1, 2001
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