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'The Wire' finale is a cop-out for a once-great show
Sun Television CriticDavid Simon wrote a brilliant finale for The Wire. Unfortunately, it was in 2004 at the end of Season 3 - not the 90-minute final episode of the Baltimore-based drama that will air tonight on HBO.Four years ago, series creator Simon wrote a season-...Tags: Television Industry, Ethics, Murder, Newspaper and Magazine, Values
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Globes honor 'Brokeback,' 'Walk the Line'
Associated PressThe cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain led the Golden Globes yesterday with four prizes, including best dramatic film and the directing honor for Ang Lee. It was a triumphant night for films dealing with homosexuality and transsexuality. Along with the...Tags: Murder, Central Intelligence Agency, Ralph Fiennes, Joaquin Phoenix, Golden Globe Awards
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Emanuel's 'Rahmbo' image
Associated PressRahm Emanuel combines political instincts, White House experience and a Chicago tough-guy attitude - traits he's likely to need as President-elect Obama's new chief of staff. His combative style as political director in the early days of the Clinton...Tags: Family, Housing and Urban Planning, Chicago Housing Authority, Richard M. Daley, Television
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No joke: Batman's latest plods toward predictability
Sun movie critic(C) The Dark Knight is a handsome, accomplished piece of work, but it drove me from absorption to excruciation within 20 minutes, and then it went on for two hours more. It's the standard-bearer for the school of comic-book movies that confuses...Tags: Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Justice System, Criminals, Death
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More lights, camera, action in Md.
Sun Movie CriticActress Sarah Jessica Parker spotted in Annapolis. Actor Rutger Hauer lying in a coffin on Liberty Road. A street in North Baltimore transformed in mid-August into a colorful autumn landscape. After a six-month lull, during which camera crews seemed as...Tags: Death, Music Industry, Maryland, Companies and Corporations, Television
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Coming to a TV near you
SunSpot StaffThe best drama of the fall television season might be seeing which of the new lot of shows is the first to be canceled. Actually, there is some promise among the dramas, with familiar names Rob Lowe, Mark Harmon and David E. Kelley popping up in new...Tags: Danny Nucci, Josh Duhamel, National Security Agency, Cheech Marin, The West Wing (tv program)
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New season can be best of times -- and the worst
The fall TV season isn't what it used to be, which means there aren't many bests. But not to worry, most of the new dramas and sitcoms will soon be replaced by returning reality series like American Idol - and after that by a whole new crop of really...Tags: Rob Lowe, Literature, New York City, Amber Tamblyn, BBC
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TV lines up big doings, grand finales for the sweeps
Sentinel Television CriticIn sweeps, size matters. The ratings periods are all about drawing the biggest crowds to shows hyped as events. Although few programs warrant the buildup, broadcast executives merrily brag about their results anyway. Ultimately, the four-week sweeps...Tags: Alias (tv program), Josh Duhamel, Daytime Emmy Awards, Dylan McDermott, Billy Dee Williams
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For fall season, what a difference a day can make
Sun Television CriticYou have been hearing for months that 24 is the best new series of the television season, but what exactly does that mean? It's been a strange and mostly lousy new fall season. Put it this way: The pilot for 24 is so daringly different, perfectly paced,...Tags: Paul Newman, Leslie Hope, Game Playing, Dennis Haysbert, Chess Playing
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Just one of those numbers
Have you ever had one of those days when everything that can go wrong does? In Fox's new drama "24," Kiefer Sutherland's character, Jack Bauer, tries to survive 24 demanding hours, to put it mildly. Each episode of the show is an hour of real time, so...Tags: Grover Cleveland, Seinfeld (tv program), Death, IBM, Gaming
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