Sugar Editorial Picks
Aug 28, 2009 -
End-of-Summer TV has recently gotten pretty bountiful, what with the return of Mad Men, Project Runway, and Top Chef, but earlier this Summer, the offerings were a bit more slim pickins — unless you gave a new show a chance, that is.
Summer is always a good time to get into a new show, since the break before Fall TV affords me some extra tube time. I rent DVDs for series I've been meaning to see and give summertime shows a chance as well, since there's space on my TiVo and since this Summer brought a slew of new series to check out.
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Jun 24, 2009 -
Summer is not usually a time for massive TV ratings, but this year is looking even worse than normal: last week, the networks combined for the worst ratings in the 18-49 demographic ever. Yeah, ever.
Even the buzzed-about I'm a Celebrity .
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May 29, 2009 -
Summer TV was once a wasteland of miniseries and unexciting specials, but no more. Once again, the Summer of '09 is packed with the returns of some of the best shows on television, the launch of some intriguing new series, and the conclusions to some unfortunately canceled favorites. Here, I'm counting down 10 of the many great reasons to keep your TV on this Summer.
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May 22, 2009 -
While it might be hard to say goodbye to so many great TV shows as finale after finale airs, never fear! You and your couch can still get cozy in the coming months, as lots of great Summer series are returning and premiering this year. So tell me: which Summer show are you most excited to watch?
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Aug 25, 2008 -
It's almost Labor Day weekend, and you know what that means! No, not the last of beach weather or the beginning of a new school year — Fall TV is almost back! I'm beyond thrilled to get back into the worlds of my favorite shows, whether it's the juicy salaciousness of Gossip Girl, the dramatics of Grey's Anatomy, or the deadpan hilarity of The Office.
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Jun 22, 2008 -
Friday marked the first official day of Summer, though many of us have been feeling the pain of the sparse Summertime TV schedule for several weeks now. It's barely just begun! Sigh.
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Jun 08, 2008 -
I know I've made my love for Army Wives known, so I won't continue to expound on the numerous ways this Lifetime show surprises me. Sure, it dips into the ordinary melodramatic territory that seems to be Lifetime's specialty, but it also touches on some important issues and often makes for riveting TV. The cliffhanger from the first season, when a bomber finds his way to the women's favorite watering hole — especially set to an eerie, slowed-down version of "Goodbye, Stranger" — left me literally holding my breath.
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Jun 04, 2008 -
This morning, I gave you a rundown of my Top 10 Reasons to Keep Your TV On This Summer. But there are lots of other shows coming up that didn't quite make my cut. Wondering when they're on?
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Sep 08, 2007 -
Sure, my attention has turned mostly to fall TV these days, but I don't want to forget some of the summer's stellar series. It was a season loaded with strong new and returning fare, especially on cable, and while not all of my reasons to keep your TV on panned out into the classics I'd hoped for, there were still a lot of great shows out there. Which was your favorite?
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Jun 28, 2007 -
This summer's first fizzy TV pleasure draws to a close tonight, as "The Starter Wife" airs its sixth and final episode. I've been surprised at how much I've enjoyed getting to know Molly, Joan, Rodney and the rest of the Malibu crowd, and I'm curious to see how it all wraps up tonight (hopefully not with Molly in the arms of the judgmental, cheesy, annoying Sam, but we'll see). While not every episode of this series has been a winner, it's had some great one-liners, some funny self-referential Hollywood references, and a ton of great moments from Debra Messing, who's shown charm and range in a role that could have been two-dimensional.
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