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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/09/mad_men_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/09/mad_men_finale/index.html?source=rss Don Draper and the denizens of Sterling Cooper take drastic measures in the face of a brave new world By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/07/sex_rehab_with_dr_drew/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/07/sex_rehab_with_dr_drew/index.html?source=rss VH1's "Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew" crosses the line from awareness-raising to raw voyeurism By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/27/friday_night_lights/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/27/friday_night_lights/index.html?source=rss Coach Taylor and his scrappy new team of losers are still cause for celebration during the show's fourth season By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/04/parks_and_recreation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/04/parks_and_recreation/index.html?source=rss NBC's comedy matures from middling civic mockumentary into a smart, hilarious parody of small-town life in America By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/03/broke_and_famous_willie_aames/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/11/03/broke_and_famous_willie_aames/index.html?source=rss No house, no job, no wife! "Broke and Famous: Willie Aames" gives the struggling former star a financial beatdown By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/24/top_chef_voltaggio_brothers_mad_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/24/top_chef_voltaggio_brothers_mad_men/index.html?source=rss From the Voltaggio brothers of "Top Chef" to Don Draper of "Mad Men," grandiosity and swagger make good TV By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/21/best_new_tv_mid_fall_checkup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/21/best_new_tv_mid_fall_checkup/index.html?source=rss "Modern Family" springs forward, "FlashForward" falls back, plus "Bored to Death" and "The Good Wife" outperform By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/18/the_good_wife_dexter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/18/the_good_wife_dexter/index.html?source=rss Whose isn't? On "The Good Wife" and "Dexter," rotten betrothals make for great drama By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/16/30_rock_premiere/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/16/30_rock_premiere/index.html?source=rss The question raised by the season premiere isn't whether the show is still good. It's how could it get any better? By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/07/man_shops_globe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/07/man_shops_globe/index.html?source=rss "Man Shops Globe" reveals what's fascinating and horrible about upscale catalog culture By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/07/meshell_ndegeocello/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/07/meshell_ndegeocello/index.html?source=rss Meshell Ndegeocello's unpredictable eighth album curses the darkness, then dives right in By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/04/the_hills_dollhouse_project_runway/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/10/04/the_hills_dollhouse_project_runway/index.html?source=rss Plus, "Dollhouse" and "Project Runway" replace the devil you know By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/27/survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/27/survivor/index.html?source=rss Suze Orman, "Survivor" villain Russell and "Californication's" Hank Moody prove sweet revenge can make you rich By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/20/brick_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/20/brick_city/index.html?source=rss The Sundance series finds beauty in the intrepid public servants of Newark, N.J. By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 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 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST 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