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Oylphant is Big Gun in FX's New Justified

FX’s new original series, Justified, introduces us to Raylan Givens, a U.S. Marshal, prone to wearing a cowboy hat and giving bad guys 24-hours to get out of town, then shooting them dead when they don’t believe lawmen who issue such warnings still exist in modern times. In the show’s pilot, which airs Tuesday night, Givens loses his cushy position in Miami after one very... More

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Difficult Tales Told By Reporter on HBO

The film Reporter documents several tragedies at once. The first is a story of genocides occurring now with little attention. Secondarily, there is the issue why it is so difficult to get humans, and particularly Americans, interested in stopping starvation and death. And the third is the declining power and influence of the mainstream media to find tragic stories and inform the public. In... More

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Will HBO's Make It Make It?

HBO has a new series, How to Make It in America, that I see being compared to Entourage. Like Entourage, How to Make It is about a group of young men trying to build a career in a high profile industry. It’s also got some of the people who created Entourage, including executive producer Mark Wahlberg, involved. But most of the comparisons haven’t been flattering. In How to... More

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How to Make TV, the NFL Way

Did you think the Super Bowl was exciting? Are you sorry football season is over? TruTV is hoping your hunger for anything to do with the NFL will translate into viewership for its new series NFL Full Contact. Unfortunately, while many people are fascinated with how television is made, watching guys talk on headsets and walkie talkies for an hour just isn’t as exciting as the blocking,... More

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Vick's Confession Won't Satisfy All

The latest fallen celebrity to seek redemption via reality television is Michael Vick, the NFL quarterback whose brilliant career was lacerated by his conviction for being involved in a dog fighting operation. One-time superstar is the subject of a 10-part series on BET called The Michael Vick Project, which had its debut Wednesday. There are those who find what Vick did to defenseless... More