http://dir.salon.com/topics/showtime/?source=rss&aim=showtime en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT 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 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/07/nurse_jackie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/06/07/nurse_jackie/index.html?source=rss In Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," Edie Falco transforms the heroic hospital drama into a dark dramedy. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/02/15/call_girl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/02/15/call_girl/index.html?source=rss Newsflash: Whores and wanton hussies happier, more productive than ever! Bed-hopping tarts rule the small screen, from "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" to "Mistresses." By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/22/united_states_tara/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/01/22/united_states_tara/index.html?source=rss In "United States of Tara," Toni Collette turns in a brilliant performance as a woman with dissociative identity disorder. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/09/16/weeds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/09/16/weeds/index.html?source=rss Nancy Botwin finds a conscience and almost loses everything else -- again. By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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. By H.H. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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, 18 Oct 2009 00:10:00 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?