Fallen heroes forge new lives, from the well-endowed has-been of "Hung" to the angsty star of "The Philanthropist"
By Heather Havrilesky Jun 28, 2009
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The polite vampires of HBO's "True
Blood" rise from the dead for a second season of blood lust and moral ambiguity.
By Heather Havrilesky
June 14, 2009
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Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 31, 2009
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Would you rather lose your memory or your money? HBO's "The Alzheimer's Project" and Frontline's "The Madoff Affair" unearth your worst nightmares.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 10, 2009
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The 1975 cult documentary inspires this new HBO film, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as batty aristocrats living in eccentric squalor.
By Joy Press
April 16, 2009
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Mind games forever! HBO's drama series "In Treatment" returns with rich storytelling and brilliant performances, while Starz's "Head Case" resurrects Dr. Elizabeth Goode, self-involved therapist to the stars!
By Heather Havrilesky
April 5, 2009
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The star of "In Treatment" talks about the role of a therapist, the challenge of being a good listener and why everyone needs a good chair.
By Sarah Hepola
April 2, 2009
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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
March 29, 2009
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America's favorite polygamist drama ends its third season with a cosmic revelation, startling violence and an ultra-creepy kiss.
By Laura Miller
March 23, 2009
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HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV?
By Heather Havrilesky
February 22, 2009
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Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger.
By Mark Schone
February 16, 2009
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By Chris Albrecht
February 2, 2009
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An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations
about him emerge.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 29, 2009
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The scrappy rockers of HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" are back, while A&E also tries its hand at comedy with Patrick Swayze in "The Beast."
By Heather Havrilesky
January 25, 2009
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In its third season, "Big Love" abandons its
sugarcoated take on plural marriage for a far darker picture.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 14, 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.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 28, 2008
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The Iraqi president does his best Darth Vader imitation in HBO's miniseries "House of Saddam."
By Heather Havrilesky
December 5, 2008
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The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries.
By Heather Havrilesky
November 24, 2008
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This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is.
November 20, 2008
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In HBO's imported Australian hit "Summer Heights High," comedian Chris Lilley tackles high school in all of its absurd, disturbing glory.
By Heather Havrilesky
November 7, 2008
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The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 2, 2008
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Veteran "Curb Your Enthusiasm" director Bob Weide talks about bringing his prickly brand of humor to the big screen with "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
By Adam Baer
October 1, 2008
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Alan Ball explains that the undead in his new HBO series don't just embody our deepest sexual yearnings -- they represent both gays and the Bush administration.
By Joy Press
September 3, 2008
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Mad respect to the disrespectful, from gold medalist Usain Bolt to the authority-questioning Marines of "Generation Kill" to the thoughtful artists on HBO's "The Black List."
By Heather Havrilesky
August 24, 2008
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Hot-tempered vampires are running amok, from Alan Ball's new HBO drama "True Blood" to CBS's "Big Brother 10" to Bravo's "Flipping Out"!
By Heather Havrilesky
August 10, 2008
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