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As a kid, "The Wild Wild West" taught me about sexiness and desire -- and how two men could live together and love each other.
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 10:15 AM UTC 80Entertainment Re-viewed, Television
As a kid, "The Wild Wild West" taught me about sexiness and desire -- and how two men could live together and love each other.
Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008 10:15 AM UTC 80The deliciously naughty "Shameless" -- starring a young James McAvoy -- is one of the best comedies ever made about urban poverty.
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 12Using paper clips, chewing gum, chocolate and down-home ingenuity, MacGyver always saved the day. Let's bring him back -- and give him a girl!
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 38"The Newsroom" does for the talking heads what "The Office" does for cubicle dwellers -- and may be the funniest TV show ever made about the news business.
Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 26Brazilian TV series "City of Men" explores the hardships of growing up among guns and gangsters in Rio's slums.
Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008 10:45 AM UTCLong before there was "Law and Order," a TV criminal defense attorney named Perry Mason brought high courtroom drama to the masses.
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 27Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge is the greatest TV chat show host of all time -- if only in his own mind.
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 17What we remember most about the '60s TV classic "The Mod Squad" is those groovy clothes. What we've forgotten is how sweet it was.
Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008 10:30 AM UTC 21"Clatterford," a British comedy from the "Absolutely Fabulous" team, brings you a new crew of hilarious nut cases to love.
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 15The precursor to Tony Soprano and Dexter was a corporate shark with serious daddy issues -- and a yen for cardboard boxes.
Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 10:40 AM UTC 19Swingers, short skirts, blowup dolls and big hearts: "Love American Style" taught a generation of kids about sex. So how does it look now that we're all grown up?
Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 11:00 AM UTC 33The suspenseful BBC miniseries "State of Play," about a band of ruthless newspaper reporters, is as rigorously demanding as "The Wire."
Tuesday, Mar 4, 2008 11:20 AM UTCSid and Marty Krofft introduced a generation of children to freaky Day-Glo fantasy worlds with singing monsters and talking inanimate objects. Whoa, flashback!
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 12:00 PM UTC 28A return to "St. Elsewhere" evokes a time before Dr. House and McDreamy and the "ER" gang. It's a world worth going back to ... stat.
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2008 11:50 AM UTC 33Judd Apatow's short-lived series "Undeclared" brings back the bad beer, sex-crazed roommates and geeky uncertainty of your college years. But don't chug it.
Tuesday, Feb 5, 2008 11:10 AM UTCNot sure what to watch during the writers' strike? The giddy backstage sendup "Slings and Arrows" shoots for the sublime.
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