http://dir.salon.com/topics/fx/?source=rss&aim=fx en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/21/sons_of_anarchy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/21/sons_of_anarchy/index.html?source=rss FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/28/aging_frat_boy_the_league_men_of_a_certain_age/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/28/aging_frat_boy_the_league_men_of_a_certain_age/index.html?source=rss Offensive? Obnoxious? Sure, but "The League" and "Men of a Certain Age" prove these dudes are entertaining, too By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/11/nip_tuck/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/11/nip_tuck/index.html?source=rss Drop the soap! These abusive but self-doubting lotharios are only getting funnier with age By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST 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 Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/11/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/11/11/the_shield/index.html?source=rss As "The Shield" goes into its heart-stopping homestretch, Vic Mackey careens toward a final day of reckoning. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/25/swingtown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/05/25/swingtown/index.html?source=rss Trying new things has its costs, whether you're trading partners on CBS's "Swingtown" or trading lives on FX's "30 Days." By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/02/24/oprah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/02/24/oprah/index.html?source=rss The good, the bad and the Oprah! Charity reigns supreme on ABC's "Oprah's Big Give" while tabloid nastiness rules FX's "Dirt." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/23/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/10/23/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Will the season finale of "Damages" offer a shocking spectacle of epic proportions? By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/29/crazy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/29/crazy/index.html?source=rss 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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss Why should you care about pirates or polygamists? Because TV's subcultural anthropologists want you to care! By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/06/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/06/06/the_shield/index.html?source=rss Traitor Vic: Minutes away from losing his badge, Mackey plays his best game of hardball yet. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/02/25/iltw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/02/25/iltw/index.html?source=rss The drudgery of Oscar Night beckons, "Lost" wanders astray, and FX's "The Riches" resuscitates Minnie Driver with -- bonus! -- a fake Southern accent. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2005/06/15/spurlock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2005/06/15/spurlock/index.html?source=rss 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." By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/04/08/lucky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/04/08/lucky/index.html?source=rss FX's new dark comedy "Lucky" follows a hipster Vegas gambler as he wallows in the low life. Don't bet on it. By Heather Havrilesky Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/08/pentagon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/08/pentagon/index.html?source=rss 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 Carina Chocano Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/04/04/shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/diary/2002/04/04/shield/index.html?source=rss 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 Michael J. Hammel Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss Who says free software is passé? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers.