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Mr. Sunshine

(ABC, Wednesdays 9:30/8:30 Central)

Feb 09, 2011 TV Web Exclusive

It’s undeniable: Matthew Perry is charming and fun to watch. Give him the right material and supporting cast, and you potentially have gold on your hands. Mr. Sunshine casts Perry as Ben Donovan, a sports arena manager (of The Sunshine Center) whose 40th birthday coincides with the arrival of the circus, the probable end of a relationship, and the appearance of his boss’ strange, awkward, earnest son Roman.

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Traffic Light

(FOX, Tuesdays 9:30/8:30 Central)

Feb 08, 2011 TV

This relationship sitcom is really a lack of relationship show. Three guys-suspended in their “dude” yearsare in relationships at various levels. Mike (David Denman, The Office) is married with a toddler, Adam (Nelson Franklin, I Love You, Man) has just moved in with his girlfriend, and the heavily made-up Ethan (Kris Marshall) won’t go past the three-week mark with a woman, but is deeply involved with his bulldog.

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Chicago Code

(FOX, Mondays 9/8 Central)

Feb 07, 2011 TV

Jennifer Beals never looks as good as she did with curly hair. But that is not an appropriate hairstyle for superintendent Teresa Colvin, Beals’ character on Chicago Code.

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Jan 19, 2011 TV Web Exclusive

Three couples, each character with quirky or distinct personality traits that make for a variety of interest dynamics, both within pairings and couple-to-couple. Perhaps on paper this may seem appealing, but the execution—less the performers and more the source material and direction—is lacking in the pilot to Perfect Couples.

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Jan 06, 2011 TV Matt Groening

After unceremoniously being canceled by Fox in 2003, Futurama languished in reruns and straight-to-video movies until Comedy Central revived the series last year.

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Dec 20, 2010 TV HBO

World War II veterans who fought in the Pacific theater finally get their time in the spotlight with HBO’s The Pacific. When Americans depict WWII in films, TV, or video games, we often gloss over the fact that thousands of soldiers died on the Pacific islands. We rush straight to Nazis, The Holocaust, D-Day, and Pearl Harbor. These pivotal events are at the forefront of our knowledge of The Greatest Generation.

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Dec 12, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Carrie Fisher has lived an extraordinary life. Her likeness has appeared on a U.S. postage stamp. Paul Simon has written songs about her. Her second husband revealed that he was gay after they had a child together, and five years ago, a gay Republican operative died in her bed.

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Dec 01, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Much of Psych’s humor is centered on references to the ’80s and early ’90s, so it’s no surprise that the show about fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer (played by James Roday) and his partner Burton ‘Gus’ Guster (played by Dulé Hill) would spend a whole episode paying homage to cult classic TV show Twin Peaks (which ran from 1990-1991).

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Oct 26, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

There’s no reason to review the sixth season of Lost as a home video release for two reasons: if you’ve watched the first five seasons of Lost, you’ve already seen the sixth season and have probably already made up your mind about how you feel regarding the way things panned out. If you haven’t seen the first five seasons (and really, you should see all five if you’re in it for the long haul), then there’s absolutely no reason you should pick up this disc. Nothing will make sense. It barely does either way.

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