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• In Search of Lost Crime The quotidian beauty of Law & Order.
  Troy Patterson Nov. 18, 2008
  
• Trivial Pursuits Game shows reach a deeper level of weirdness.
  Troy Patterson Nov. 12, 2008
  
• Yes, We Can Be Serious The networks play it cool. Except for that crazy hologram.
  Troy Patterson Nov. 5, 2008
  
• Watching the Election Fox is going a little crazy; the twilight of Joe the Plumber.
  Troy Patterson Nov. 4, 2008
  
• The Return of 30 Rock Tina Fey's sitcom becomes much more user-friendly.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 30, 2008
  
• The Real Housewives of Atlanta A perfect show for our financial moment.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 28, 2008
  
• The Mentalist Does this hit show signal the end of the CSI era?
  Troy Patterson Oct. 23, 2008
  
• The Winner Gets To Be Junior Editor Competing for a job at Elle on the new Stylista.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 21, 2008
  
• Live From Wasilla … Sarah Palin did just enough on Saturday Night Live.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 19, 2008
  
• McCain on Letterman America loves a good reconciliation.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 17, 2008
  
• Paris Hilton's My New BFF Warhol would be proud.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 15, 2008
  
• Turkey Shoot Throwing darts at a bunch of new shows with a bunch of friends.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 10, 2008
  
• The End of Star Wars With a new television series, the space opera reaches its logical conclusion.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 3, 2008
  
• Subprime Time Watching the financial networks during the meltdown.
  Troy Patterson Oct. 1, 2008
  
• Chavs and Slackers Little Britain USA and The Life & Times of Tim.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 26, 2008
  
• Knight Rider 2.0 A show so bad it makes one long for David Hasselhoff.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 24, 2008
  
• We'll Always Have Carson A stroll through the Top 10 videos in honor of Total Request Live's cancellation.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 19, 2008
  
• Seth MacFarlane Why is he funny again?
  Troy Patterson Sept. 12, 2008
  
• Smart Woman The new MSNBC host Rachel Maddow helps the network escape early puberty.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 9, 2008
  
• Hot Vampires Alan Ball's new series True Blood.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 5, 2008
  
• The Sarah Palin Show She's pretty great on television.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 3, 2008
  
• Watching Hurricane Gustav on Television The anchors hunt for drama as New Orleans faces another potential disaster.
  Josh Levin Sept. 1, 2008
  
• Gossip Girl So trendy it's authentic.
  Troy Patterson Aug. 31, 2008
  
• Bright Lights, Big Screens Notes on the Democratic Convention.
  Troy Patterson Aug. 27, 2008
  
• Gangsta Pap The often astonishing From G's to Gents.
  Troy Patterson Aug. 5, 2008
  
• The Magnificent Anderson Pam: Girl on the Loose reviewed.
  Troy Patterson Aug. 1, 2008
  
• The Lifetime Original Movie 2.0 A new generation of delightful schmaltz.
  Troy Patterson July 31, 2008
  
• Brideshead Revisited Revisited How to watch Evelyn Waugh.
  Troy Patterson July 25, 2008
  
• Nice Office Mad Men returns for a second season.
  Troy Patterson July 24, 2008
  
• Band of Lunkheads The aggro Marines of Generation Kill.
  Troy Patterson July 11, 2008
  
• Movie Love Elvis Mitchell's swinging interview show, Under the Influence.
  Troy Patterson July 7, 2008
  
• Summer TV Celebrity Circus, Celebrity Family Feud, Wipeout, Monkids—the mind reels …
  Troy Patterson July 2, 2008
  
• The Apprentice My day at reality-TV school.
  Troy Patterson June 27, 2008
  
• Camp Rock The Jonas Brothers begin their journey toward world domination.
  Troy Patterson June 20, 2008
  
• Michelle Obama on The View Decoding her outfit, her aspect, her mouth full of granola.
  Troy Patterson June 18, 2008
  
• Ho Is Me Secret Diary of a Call Girl reviewed.
  Troy Patterson June 17, 2008
  
• Organic Television The Planet Green network embarrasses the Earth.
  Troy Patterson June 12, 2008
  
• The Hot Tub of Doom Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired reviewed.
  Troy Patterson June 9, 2008
  
• Sex in the Cul-de-Sac The swingers of CBS's Swingtown.
  Troy Patterson June 5, 2008
  
• Meet My Talking Dog Wilfred and other gems from the IFC.
  Troy Patterson May 30, 2008
  
• Don't Mess With the Lohan E!'s Living Lohan stars Lindsay's kid sister. Leave her alone!
  Troy Patterson May 23, 2008
  
• Who Demanded a Recount? HBO's pointless film about the 2000 election.
  Troy Patterson May 23, 2008
  
• When We Return … Will the Arrested Development guy's new show be good?
  Troy Patterson May 12, 2008
  
• Farmer Wants a Wife Gets Carrie Bradshaw wannabes instead.
  Troy Patterson May 7, 2008
  
• Funny Woman Why Amy Poehler delights.
  Troy Patterson April 28, 2008
  
• Dead Air Why CBS should shutter its news division.
  Troy Patterson April 23, 2008
  
• Friday Night Lights Why aren't you watching the best show on television?
  Sara Mosle April 22, 2008
  
• The Tracy Flick of Journalism A wonderful new villain adorns MTV's The Paper.
  Troy Patterson April 16, 2008
  
• The View in the Flesh Attending a live event with Whoopi, Sherri, Elizabeth, Joy, and Barbara.
  Troy Patterson April 11, 2008
  
• The Satire Recession How political satire got so flabby.
  Troy Patterson April 8, 2008
  
• Ben Silverman's Critique of Slate And other illuminating moments at the NBC Infront.
  Troy Patterson April 3, 2008
  
• Dance Marathon The dazzling moves of Step It Up and Dance, America's Best Dance Crew, and Your Mama Don't Dance.
  Troy Patterson April 2, 2008
  
• Conan Appears on Leno It was awkward.
  Troy Patterson March 28, 2008
  
• Road Kill Was HBO right to cancel a new show before it aired?
  Troy Patterson March 26, 2008
  
• A Unified Theory of The Hills Pretending to be yourself isn't easy.
  Troy Patterson March 25, 2008
  
• If This Jacuzzi Could Talk The X Effect takes the dating show to new lows.
  Troy Patterson March 19, 2008
  
• Founding-Father TV In John Adams, Benjamin Franklin steals the show.
  Troy Patterson March 14, 2008
  
• Cooking in a Gangsta's Paradise A new Web show with Coolio and a new season of Top Chef.
  Troy Patterson March 12, 2008
  
• AP Drama Two new reality shows about high school.
  Troy Patterson March 7, 2008
  
• The Deep Thoughts of Keith Olbermann And other election coverage highlights.
  Troy Patterson March 5, 2008
  
• Oprah's Big Give The talk-show host casts her lavender wand over reality TV.
  Troy Patterson Feb. 29, 2008
  
• We Need Girlfriends Watching the anti-Entourage.
  Troy Patterson Feb. 21, 2008
  
• Karl Rove, News Analyst He offers clarity, concision, humility, good humor, good posture …
  Troy Patterson Feb. 15, 2008
  
• All-American Apocalypse Jericho is a show that nationalists, fundamentalists, and libertarians can enjoy together.
  Troy Patterson Feb. 12, 2008
  
• Cashmere Mafia vs. Lipstick Jungle Which show is the worthy successor to Sex and the City?
  Troy Patterson Feb. 7, 2008
  
• Hillary's Town Hall The candidate interrupts the soft pablum of the Hallmark Channel.
  Troy Patterson Feb. 5, 2008
  
• The March of the Pingu When will America embrace the most popular penguin in the world?
  Dana Stevens Feb. 1, 2008
  
• Harvard Women Don't Like Stripper Poles And other dating advice from The Millionaire Matchmaker, Matched in Manhattan, and Jane Austen.
  Troy Patterson Feb. 1, 2008
  
• Crazy Talk Why the new HBO drama In Treatment will make your head hurt.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 28, 2008
  
• No Country for Old Meth Dealers Imagine the Coen brothers directing an episode of Weeds, and you have Breaking Bad.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 25, 2008
  
• Game Shows 2.0 Contemplating The Moment of Truth, The Power of Ten, and Battle of the Bods.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 24, 2008
  
• Do You Like Shows About Gladiators? The triumphant return of a television relic.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 15, 2008
  
• The Fizzled Golden Globes Britney Spears, freeloading hacks, and a painful whooshing sound.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 14, 2008
  
• Strike Two Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart return.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 8, 2008
  
• The Candidates, Off Guard Where to find the best campaign coverage on TV.
  Troy Patterson Jan. 7, 2008
  
• Leno and Conan Unplugged How did they do without their writers?
  Troy Patterson Jan. 3, 2008