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I Like to Watch: Jeff Lewis of "Flipping Out" embodies the tragicomic hothouse flower, while Nancy Botwin of "Weeds" makes the world safe for lazy, self-involved moms.; By Heather Havrilesky Jun 22, 2008
Pretty heads will roll: Showtime's "The Tudors" transforms King Henry VIII's power grab into beautifully costumed soft porn.; By Heather Havrilesky Mar 26, 2008
I Like to Watch: NBC's "Phenomenon" makes mincemeat out of magic. Plus: Whose acting is more skilled, Lauren of "The Hills" or Flower of "Meerkat Manor"?; By Heather Havrilesky Nov 4, 2007
I Like to Watch: The hapless underachievers of "The Office" and "30 Rock" bumble onward, while the charms of "Californication's" pretentious antihero wear dangerously thin.; By Heather Havrilesky Oct 21, 2007
I Like to Watch: ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" dishes up sweet, syrupy melodrama while Showtime's "Brotherhood" serves its darkest turns straight, with no cream or sugar.; By Heather Havrilesky Sep 30, 2007
TV Daily: Salon's guide to what to watch on Friday and this weekend: Michael C. Hall returns as an appealing homicidal maniac in the second season of "Dexter."; Sep 28, 2007
TV Daily: Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: On Showtime, "Weeds" returns for its third season and the smart, edgy "Californication" debuts.; Aug 13, 2007
I Like to Watch: When the infinite TV universe feels cold and unkind, "Weeds" and "Flight of the Conchords" remind you it's a small world after all. Plus: "The Company" treads over well-trodden ground.; By Heather Havrilesky Aug 12, 2007
I Like to Watch: Showtime's "Californication," Bravo's "Flipping Out" and CBS' "Big Brother 8" demonstrate why hedonism and self-indulgence are no shortcut to happiness.; By Heather Havrilesky Aug 5, 2007
I Like to Watch: Why should you care about pirates or polygamists? Because TV's subcultural anthropologists want you to care!; By Heather Havrilesky Jul 1, 2007
I Like to Watch: Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII.; By Heather Havrilesky Apr 1, 2007
I Like to Watch: Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs.; By Heather Havrilesky Mar 26, 2007
This American TV: A television version of Ira Glass' beloved radio program "This American Life" could have been deadly. But the new Showtime series is as lively and vibrant as the original.; By Heather Havrilesky Mar 22, 2007
Still smokin': Showtime's "Weeds" grows stronger and even more unruly in its sophomore season, sending safe, suburban family life up in smoke.; By Heather Havrilesky Aug 14, 2006
L is for Lame: The cringe-inducing theme song for "The L Word"; H.H. Jan 3, 2006
Land of the lipstick lesbians: Showtime's dramedy "The L Word" gives us a cast with an impossibly glossy, positive and superficial sheen.; By Heather Havrilesky Feb 11, 2004
Smells like teen spirituality: Why have the networks brought us four -- count 'em! -- new shows about rebellious young heroines in touch with the supernatural world? God only knows.; By Heather Havrilesky Oct 13, 2003
A "mind-numbingly boring" propaganda film: A 9/11 widow reviews last night's Showtime film about President Bush's actions on and after that fateful morning.; By Kristen Breitweiser Sep 8, 2003
"Lift" and the failure of indie cinema: Why did one of the smartest American movies of recent years go straight to Showtime?; By Charles Taylor Sep 2, 2003
My so-called death: Showtime's new "Dead Like Me" teaches its whiny misfit characters hard life lessons, even though they're not technically alive. But what happens to its undead heroine next?; By Heather Havrilesky Jun 26, 2003
Sex ed as art film: A new series about sex -- on Showtime this weekend -- dares to make movies for teens by teens.; By Amy Benfer Feb 14, 2003
"Showtime": Who's more bored by this quasi-reality-TV cop caper: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy or the audience?; By Charles Taylor Mar 15, 2002
"Queer as Folk": The British version is sexy, as it should be, but the U.S. version is immature and not even hot.; By David Tuller Jan 10, 2001
The gayest story ever told: Showtime's hot new soap "Queer as Folk" has wit, wisdom and heartache to spare. And sex. Lots and lots of sex.; By Joyce Millman Nov 29, 2000
Salman and the sea of offers: Rushdie goes to Hollywood; Fiona Apple's tantrum apology ... Mea culpa? Not mea culpa? Hard to say; and Jennifer Lopez finds creative new uses for male pattern baldness.; By Amy Reiter Mar 9, 2000

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