The Uncertain Future of '30 Rock'
Expiring contracts, a midseason start, and a new programming head spell trouble
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The problem, so far, with the third season of MTV's True Blood for the Instagram set is one we've seen on TV before, mostly on reality shows like the Real Housewives franchise but also on the effortful, too-obvious imitation Mad Men has been doing of itself lately. Sometimes a good show's audience becomes too fervent for its own good.
Expiring contracts, a midseason start, and a new programming head spell trouble
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Fox's frat-boy pundit bangs the drum
Most of the major players have been cast...except for a Barack Obama
Scientology will now use the historic KCET lot to produce their own broadcasts
Even Jennifer Egan is unsure how the network will adapt her Pulitzer winner
But her Adele cover has divided fans
ESPN pulls poker programming in the wake of FBI crackdown
She'll play the Vice President in a new political comedy
Good, not great reactions for the premiere of HBO's pricey new fantasy series
Reviews of HBO's new show bring up gender stereotypes about targeted programming
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Two weeks in, new police procedural is already provoking strong feelings
The Daily Show Host takes one final, fantastic shot at the Fox News personality
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Someone appears to be chortling over Beck's "transition" from Fox
Host indicates he could take his show elsewhere
What their departures from broadcast news tell us about the current media moment
People who make television are still fighting about the 'Lost' finale
After being dropped by The History Channel, the mini-series will air on Reelz
The creator strikes deal to stay on for three more seasons of the show
Fifth season now in doubt
His cameo in 30 Rock wins approval, self-referential as it was
Creator Matthew Weiner and AMC nearing a deal, but when will the show return?
Is he preparing to leave the network?
How the squeaky-voiced comedienne concluded Obama is out to destroy America
Reactions to the finale to HBO's red-state antidote to "The Sopranos"
The show's genius doesn't rely just on contemporary references
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