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televisionTelevisionWhat you're watching.2NA=1154&NC=1212&DI=4098&PS=58338&PI=7315tvreviewfalsefalsespacernotembeddedtelevisionStop Them Before They Pout AgainTroy Patterson1/123122/2202502/pattersont.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112525304PMWednesdayNovNovember1411/25/2009 7:53:04 PM6339475758413594592009112525304PMWednesdayNovNovember1411/25/2009 7:53:04 PM6339475758413594592009112525304PMWednesdayNovNovember1411/25/2009 7:53:04 PM633947575841359459false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseIs The City destroying America?noStop Them Before They Pout AgainIs The City destroying America?noA columnist cherishes his reader mail, even the letters of complaint and especially the nastiest of these, so often genitally fixated. Where some gentle souls will send a female writer questions about her menstrual cycle or implore her to get laid, others will ask her male counterpart whether he has any testicles—or, kindly presuming that he indeed does, suggest that the writer be gelded, "preferably with a rusty knife."truenotochyperlinkno2009112525304PMWednesdayNovNovember1411/25/2009 7:53:04 PM6339475758400000002009112525304PMWednesdayNovNovember1411/25/2009 7:53:04 PM633947575840000000televisionTime for a Beauty PageantTroy Patterson1/123122/2202502/pattersont.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM6339459726954130492009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM6339459726954130492009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM633945972695413049false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseHow to score chicks on the Disney Channel.noTime for a Beauty PageantHow to score chicks on the Disney Channel.noThe Suite Life on Deck (Disney Channel, Fridays at 8:30 p.m. ET) is a follow-up to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, itself a kiddie sitcom about identical-twin boys kicking it Eloise-style at a Boston hotel. Last week, the sequel ranked as the No. 4 show on cable and No. 1 overall among children ages 6 to 11. Should children actually be watching The Suite Life? This columnist does not pretend to offer parental guidance and, as far as he knows, does not have any 6-year-old kids. But there's an outside chance that he'd prefer to plop his imaginary, rhetorical-device-type offspring in front of Law & Order during the time slot in question.truenotochyperlinkno2009112053851PMFridayNovNovember1711/20/2009 10:38:51 PM6339433553100000002009112053851PMFridayNovNovember1711/20/2009 10:38:51 PM633943355310000000televisionI Love GleeTroy Patterson1/123122/2202502/pattersont.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM6339459726985380892009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM6339459726985380892009112362109PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:09 PM633945972698538089false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseWho knew a musical comedy could be so good?noI Love GleeThe many charms of Glee.noIn some social circles—those of dirty East Coast liberals, for instance—the fashionable new comedy of the season is Modern Family. Good for it. Good for wit that contributes to screwball tartness on network TV. But, for the record, the best new comedy is probably Glee (Fox, Wednesdays at 9 p.m., ET), created by Ryan Murphy and now back on air after a break for the World Series. And yet it happens that Glee is a musical comedy, and according to TV-biz conventional wisdom, many people feel such revulsion for that genre that they will not read this article any further, much less consider watching an hourlong show.truenotochyperlinkno2009111175021PMWednesdayNovNovember1911/12/2009 12:50:21 AM6339356582100000002009111175021PMWednesdayNovNovember1911/12/2009 12:50:21 AM633935658210000000televisionSlouching Towards St. LouisTroy Patterson1/123122/2202502/pattersont.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112362108PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:08 PM6339459726882254572009112362108PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:08 PM6339459726882254572009112362108PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:08 PM633945972688225457false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseA journey through the Travel Channel.noSlouching Towards St. LouisA journey through the Travel Channel.noThe big TV-business story of the week reached its resolution yesterday with news of a deal valuing the Travel Channel at $975 million. The only justification for such a price tag is that network's modest audience—about 370,000 households in prime time—represents the kind of niche market advertisers can't resist pandering to. In a week of flying the network frequently, I caught commercials for online travel agencies and chain restaurants—and also tourism-themed ads for LensCrafters, Subaru, Wal-Mart, and Dulcolax stool softener.truenotochyperlinkno200911610306PMFridayNovNovember1311/6/2009 6:03:06 PM633931093860000000200911610306PMFridayNovNovember1311/6/2009 6:03:06 PM633931093860000000televisionGuess Who's Coming To Eat Us for DinnerTroy Patterson1/123122/2202502/pattersont.gif4242http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM6339459726727565092009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM6339459726727565092009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM633945972672756509false2008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM6335984621100000002008101711651PMFridayOctOctober1310/17/2008 5:16:51 PM633598462110000000falseThe classic '80s series V gets a post-9/11 update.noGuess Who's Coming To Eat Us for DinnerThe new V reviewed.nospacer252195Still from V. Click image to expand.Morris Chestnut in Vfalsefalse1/123125/122958/2207904/2234469/091103_TV_vTN.jpghttp://img.slate.com/mediayesStandardImage1/123125/122958/2207904/2234469/091103_TV_vTN.jpg252195http://img.slate.com/mediafalse2009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM6339459726729127612009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM6339459726729127612009112362107PMMondayNovNovember1811/23/2009 11:21:07 PM633945972672912761false200911325843PMTuesdayNovNovember1411/3/2009 7:58:43 PM633928571230000000200911325843PMTuesdayNovNovember1411/3/2009 7:58:43 PM633928571230000000V (ABC, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET), a show about killer iguanas from outer space, reworks the '80s science-fiction smash of the same name. In its first incarnation, V was pulp with a seriousness of purpose. It quickly emerged that the space lizards, handsome in their human disguises, wanted to take our water and then use it to wash us tasty earthlings down. They were allegorical German fascists and quite effective as such. Despite being the sort of entertainment in which a fox swallows a guinea pig, the original V was a tale of resistance more potent than two out of three Oscar-season Nazi films.truenotochyperlinkno200911322922PMTuesdayNovNovember1411/3/2009 7:29:22 PM633928553620000000200911323051PMTuesdayNovNovember1411/3/2009 7:30:51 PM633928554510000000200311442705PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:05 PM631781584250000000200311442705PMTuesdayJanJanuary161/14/2003 9:27:05 PM631781584250000000falsetruetruetruetruetruetrue20011018111443PMThursdayOctOctober2310/19/2001 3:14:43 AM631390436830000000200181561532PMWednesdayAugAugust188/15/2001 10:15:32 PM631334961320000000