I Like to Watch - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/i_like_to_watch/?source=rss&aim=i_like_to_watch en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST "Mad Men" finale: What's worth a fight? 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 Is Dr. Drew's sexual healing bad for you? 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 Aliens invade, disguised as Larry David! 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"? In defense of the aging frat boy 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 "Friday Night Lights" embraces the agony of defeat 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 When did "Parks and Recreation" get so funny? 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 Recessionary rubbernecking, VH1-style 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 Arrogance rules the small screen! 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 The best and worst of the new TV season 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 So your marriage is like an inflamed bunion 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 Make "Nip/Tuck" a comedy! 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 The evil savior of "The Hills" 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 Vengeance equals payola 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 "Brick City": Like "The Wire," but true 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. Fear of a gay planet By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/13/token_gay/index.html?source=rss On TV this fall, token gay replaces token black and Ellen DeGeneres fills Paula Abdul's tiny, wobbly shoes Tears for fears By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/06/vampire_diaries_adoption_diaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/09/06/vampire_diaries_adoption_diaries/index.html?source=rss Why does CW's "Vampire Diaries" leave us cold, while WE's "Adoption Diaries" has us crying our little eyes out? Going down in flames By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/30/cougar_town/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/30/cougar_town/index.html?source=rss L.A. burns, "Nurse Jackie" fizzles and Courteney Cox inhabits a charred shell of her old TV self in "Cougar Town" Crazy people are the best By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/16/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/16/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss From "Flipping Out" to "Saving Grace," wackiness is in this summer The dream life of Don Draper By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/09/mad_men/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/09/mad_men/index.html?source=rss The "Mad Men" are sweating bullets, but the show's hero is cool and collected. Is denial to blame -- or to thank? Who wants to be a billionaire? By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/08/02/sharks/index.html?source=rss Smug rich people condescend to hapless entrepreneurs on Mark Burnett's new reality show, "Shark Tank" Embrace the reality TV underdogs! By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/26/underdogs/index.html?source=rss TV experiments with the unbearable importance of looks, from "More To Love" to "Dating in the Dark" When summer TV goes bad By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/19/dark_blue/index.html?source=rss An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip" Science fiction with a smile By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/05/warehouse_13/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/07/05/warehouse_13/index.html?source=rss Mysteries and magic unfold on the renamed Syfy network, from the funny "Warehouse 13" to the charming "Eureka" The studs of summer TV By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/28/hung/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/28/hung/index.html?source=rss Fallen heroes forge new lives, from the well-endowed has-been of "Hung" to the angsty star of "The Philanthropist" There's no place like home! By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/21/real_estate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/21/real_estate/index.html?source=rss "Real Estate Intervention" brings tough love to homeowners while "The Lazy Environmentalist" makes going green easy