NBC's comedy matures from middling civic mockumentary into a smart, hilarious parody of small-town life in America
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 4, 2009
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Coach Taylor and his scrappy new team of losers are still cause for celebration during the show's fourth season
By Heather Havrilesky
October 27, 2009
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Analysts cheer a merger with NBC as "defense" against an online "threat." That kind of thinking will get you killed
By Andrew Leonard
October 2, 2009
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"The Jay Leno Show" may be a huge hit for NBC, but that doesn't mean it won't suck. Help us keep score!
By Heather Havrilesky
September 14, 2009
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A mean-spirited comedy about a "loser" college features dropouts, middle-aged divorcees and Chevy Chase. Hurray!
By Heather Havrilesky
September 1, 2009
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An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip"
By Heather Havrilesky
July 19, 2009
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The governor met with reporters to talk about why she resigned
July 7, 2009
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The bad science and special effects of "Impact" are hurtling toward your TV this summer. Be afraid, be very afraid!
By Heather Havrilesky
June 18, 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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"Dollhouse" lives, "Earl" dies, and Leno joins the living dead! The networks announce their puzzling fall lineups.
By Heather Havrilesky
May 24, 2009
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When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 22, 2009
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The royal treatment: NBC's "Kings" is a rare and beautiful thing -- cinematic, poetic, ambitious television on prime time network TV.
By Heather Havrilesky
March 15, 2009
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"30 Rock" star Jack McBrayer opens up about how he's like his character, how it feels to watch Tina Fey become Sarah Palin, and who he's sleeping with.
By Sarah Hepola
November 6, 2008
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By only showing snippets of classic events like the decathlon, high jump and pole vaulting, NBC is missing what makes the Olympics special.
By Gary Kamiya
August 23, 2008
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The U.S. track and field debacle and NBC's shabby treatment of the games' glamour event. Plus: Keri Walsh. And: Teddy Atlas.
By King Kaufman
August 22, 2008
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NBC's baseball announcers make stuff up about both. And insult West Virginia for good measure.
By King Kaufman
August 20, 2008
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Slate has a scientific method for measuring the mawkishness of NBC's coverage.
By King Kaufman
August 19, 2008
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Their overheated, U.S.-obsessed reaction to Monday night's uneven-bars final made America look like a banana republic.
By Gary Kamiya
August 19, 2008
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NBC's lazy approach to pronunciation isn't limited to non-American athletes. The Peacock even butchers "Beijing."
By King Kaufman
August 15, 2008
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Volleyball in sand. Skimpy outfits. Americans good. We get it. Can we have a little basketball on TV please?
By King Kaufman
August 14, 2008
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The ultimate combat sport of the modern Olympics is action battling features for TV time. Schlock, in retreat for a while, has rallied.
By King Kaufman
August 11, 2008
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With 3,600 hours of coverage planned from Beijing, you get to decide what to watch -- and what to skip.
By Heather Havrilesky
August 8, 2008
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Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press," was 58.
By Alex Koppelman
June 13, 2008
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A sometimes-heated 30-minute discussion of the death of Eight Belles replaces the celeb fluffery that preceded the Kentucky Derby.
By King Kaufman
May 19, 2008
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The Dunder Mifflin crew caps the season with a flurry of plot twists and fireworks.
By Scott Lamb
May 16, 2008
When did "Parks and Recreation" get so funny?
"Friday Night Lights" embraces the agony of defeat
Comcast's old media mistake
Introducing: The Leno joke tracker
Best new TV: "Community"
When summer TV goes bad
Andrea Mitchell talks to Sarah Palin
TV apocalypse now!
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Paging Kenneth!
What happened to the real Olympics?
Russert dead from apparent heart attack
NBC gets serious for the Preakness
Finale wrap-up: "The Office"
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