http://dir.salon.com/topics/showtime/?source=rss&aim=showtime en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/22/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/22/flipping_out/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/26/the_tudors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/03/26/the_tudors/index.html?source=rss Showtime's "The Tudors" transforms King Henry VIII's power grab into beautifully costumed soft porn. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/11/04/phenomenon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/11/04/phenomenon/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/10/21/the_office/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/10/21/the_office/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/30/brotherhood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/09/30/brotherhood/index.html?source=rss ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" dishes up sweet, syrupy melodrama while Showtime's "Brotherhood" serves its darkest turns straight, with no cream or sugar. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/28/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/09/28/friday/index.html?source=rss 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." Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/13/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/13/monday/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: On Showtime, "Weeds" returns for its third season and the smart, edgy "Californication" debuts. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/12/calculus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/12/calculus/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/05/californication/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/08/05/californication/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/07/01/pirates/index.html?source=rss Why should you care about pirates or polygamists? Because TV's subcultural anthropologists want you to care! By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/04/01/the_shield/index.html?source=rss Despots rule! Vic Mackey of "The Shield" seeks revenge, while Showtime invents a slimmer, sexier King Henry VIII. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/26/finales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/26/finales/index.html?source=rss Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2007/03/22/american_life/index.html?source=rss 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 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/08/14/weeds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2006/08/14/weeds/index.html?source=rss Showtime's "Weeds" grows stronger and even more unruly in its sophomore season, sending safe, suburban family life up in smoke. H.H. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/drama/2006/01/03/lword/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/drama/2006/01/03/lword/index.html?source=rss The cringe-inducing theme song for "The L Word" By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2004/02/11/l_word/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2004/02/11/l_word/index.html?source=rss Showtime's dramedy "The L Word" gives us a cast with an impossibly glossy, positive and superficial sheen. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/10/13/spirit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/10/13/spirit/index.html?source=rss 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 Kristen Breitweiser Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/09/08/dc911/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2003/09/08/dc911/index.html?source=rss A 9/11 widow reviews last night's Showtime film about President Bush's actions on and after that fateful morning. By Charles Taylor Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/09/02/lift/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/09/02/lift/index.html?source=rss Why did one of the smartest American movies of recent years go straight to Showtime? By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/06/26/dead_like_me/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/06/26/dead_like_me/index.html?source=rss 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 Amy Benfer Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/14/scenarios/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/14/scenarios/index.html?source=rss A new series about sex -- on Showtime this weekend -- dares to make movies for teens by teens. By Charles Taylor Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/03/15/showtime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/03/15/showtime/index.html?source=rss Who's more bored by this quasi-reality-TV cop caper: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy or the audience? By David Tuller Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/10/showtime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/10/showtime/index.html?source=rss The British version is sexy, as it should be, but the U.S. version is immature and not even hot. By Joyce Millman Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/2000/11/29/queer_as_folk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/mill/2000/11/29/queer_as_folk/index.html?source=rss Showtime's hot new soap "Queer as Folk" has wit, wisdom and heartache to spare. And sex. Lots and lots of sex. By Amy Reiter Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/09/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/09/npthurs/index.html?source=rss 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.