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The Best Television Programs of 2007
December 24, 2007 David Bianculli, Fresh Air TV critic, shares his picks for the best television of 2007 and says he's looking forward to the 2008 seasons of ABC's Lost and HBO's The Wire. Bianculli is the author of Teleliteracy and Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses, and Events.
Guilty Pleasures: 'Project Runway' on Bravo
November 21, 2007 Fresh Air's critic at large tells us why he loves the high-fashion challenge, a reality-TV staple now in its fourth season on cable's Bravo channel.
Revealing Slices of 'Quarterlife'
November 13, 2007 Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, creators of Thirtysomething and executive producers of My So-Called Life, are making news again with a new series. It's called Quarterlife, and it's airing not on TV, but in short, six-to-an-hour episodes on the Web. Some pundits are touting it as an alternative for audiences during the ongoing Hollywood writers' strike. Critic David Bianculli, who's working on the Web himself now at TVWorthWatching.com, has a review.
Viewing TV's Latest Offerings with a Cautious Eye
September 13, 2007 The fall TV season is upon us and the networks are rolling out their new shows. But it's hard to judge the potential success of a series based on just the pilot episode. Our TV critic looks at a few of the new shows with a cautious eye.
From HBO, Three to Watch This Weekend
September 7, 2007 Fresh Air's TV critic previews a new series, a new special and a season premiere — all on HBO this weekend. The special, Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, is a series of interviews with soldiers (including Dawn Halfaker, pictured) and Marines wounded in the war.
'Californication': Duchovny, On the Prowl Again
August 13, 2007 Fresh Air's TV critic reviews the new Showtime dramedy Californication. It stars X-Files veteran David Duchovny as a charming, jaded rogue of a writer trapped in a Hollywood fame-and-identity crisis; he's still hung up on his ex, so much so that he's sleeping with every woman who'll let him.