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The year the small screen fell flat The year the small screen fell flat
Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 28, 2008
Who wants to visit Saddam's house? Who wants to visit Saddam's house?
The Iraqi president does his best Darth Vader imitation in HBO's miniseries "House of Saddam."
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 5, 2008
Finale wrap-up: "True Blood" Finale wrap-up: "True Blood"
The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries.
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 24, 2008
The HBO "It Boy" The HBO "It Boy"
This Swedish actor has a whiff of arrogance, as if he thinks he's superior to the rest of us. Maybe he is.
Nov 20, 2008
High on high school High on high school
In HBO's imported Australian hit "Summer Heights High," comedian Chris Lilley tackles high school in all of its absurd, disturbing glory.
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 7, 2008
Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake" Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake"
The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 2, 2008
Uncurbed enthusiasm Uncurbed enthusiasm
Veteran "Curb Your Enthusiasm" director Bob Weide talks about bringing his prickly brand of humor to the big screen with "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People."
By Adam Baer Oct 1, 2008
Vampires that don't suck Vampires that don't suck
Alan Ball explains that the undead in his new HBO series don't just embody our deepest sexual yearnings -- they represent both gays and the Bush administration.
By Joy Press Sep 3, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Mad respect to the disrespectful, from gold medalist Usain Bolt to the authority-questioning Marines of "Generation Kill" to the thoughtful artists on HBO's "The Black List."
By Heather Havrilesky Aug 24, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Hot-tempered vampires are running amok, from Alan Ball's new HBO drama "True Blood" to CBS's "Big Brother 10" to Bravo's "Flipping Out"!
By Heather Havrilesky Aug 10, 2008
True grittiness of Iraq True grittiness of Iraq
From battlefield chaos to soldier-strength profanity, HBO's "Generation Kill" faithfully captures Marine Corps life during the invasion.
By Anna Badkhen Jul 10, 2008
Ricky goes to Hollywood Ricky goes to Hollywood
Ricky Gervais, the comic whiz behind "The Office," aims his nervy, discomfiting humor at the stand-up stage and movie stardom.
By Mark Follman Jul 8, 2008
Good men, bad war Good men, bad war
"The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns expresses his admiration for the 1st Recon Marines depicted in his and David Simon's upcoming HBO miniseries, "Generation Kill."
By Heather Havrilesky Jul 7, 2008
The ugliest election The ugliest election
From the overly decorous Gore team to the bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court, HBO's enraging docudrama shows the Florida recount like it was.
By Gary Kamiya May 23, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Hope takes a holiday! A&E remakes "The Andromeda Strain" while the HBO movie "Recount" revisits the unbearable lightness of hanging chads.
By Heather Havrilesky May 18, 2008
Critics' Picks Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: A lavish gay TV wedding, a moving movie memoir, the sound of schoolyard heartbreak.
May 10, 2008
Forefather knows best Forefather knows best
Sure, there are lots of sweaty, speech-spouting men in powdered wigs, but HBO's "John Adams" presents a surprisingly gritty portrait of our nation's second president.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 13, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
Julianna Margulies swaggers as a devil-may-care lawyer on Fox's "Canterbury's Law," while Gabriel Byrne slowly unravels on HBO's "In Treatment."
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 9, 2008
Curious George Curious George
Preparing for his 14th HBO comedy special, George Carlin waxes philosophic on the freedom that comes from not giving a #%&@.
By Heather Havrilesky Feb 28, 2008
Put up your Dukes! Put up your Dukes!
Susan Sarandon dishes about playing feisty heiress Doris Duke on HBO, Ralph Fiennes' "matinee idol" looks and her old gay boyfriends.
By Heather Havrilesky Feb 7, 2008
TV Daily TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: The miniseries "Five Days" squeezes ready-made melodrama for all its worth.
Oct 2, 2007
Bill Maher: "Don't show me your tits!" Bill Maher: "Don't show me your tits!"
Talk-show host smacks down lactivists. Babies go hungry, cry.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Sep 18, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me" dishes up whiny, unhappy people not holding hands. Plus: Why nobody (but VH1) loves Chachi.
By Heather Havrilesky Sep 2, 2007
TV Daily TV Daily
Salon's guide to what to watch on Tuesday: Kenneth Branagh's "As You Like It" bows on HBO.
Aug 21, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
When the infinite TV universe feels cold and unkind, "Weeds" and "Flight of the Conchords" remind you it's a small world after all. Plus: "The Company" treads over well-trodden ground.
By Heather Havrilesky Aug 12, 2007
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