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One of my favorite sitcoms of all time is "A Different World," the "Cosby Show" spin-off series that followed the lives of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college located in Virginia. Though the series had a slow first season, "A Different World" ultimately managed to captivate audiences and was critically praised for displaying an accurate depiction of life on the campus of an HBCU. More »
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Everyone's favorite child-robot-maid-slave has come to DVD: that's right, season 1 of Small Wonder can now be yours. [BestWeekEver] More »
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I know, I know, you love it. Everyone loves it. I'm a scrooge, and a party-pooper, and why can't I just enjoy the music? I get why people like Glee, I do. It's fun! It's harmless! But is it? More »
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A London man has opened an exact replica of Friends' Central Perk. "This makes me feel weird on the inside," wrote my friend. I know what she means: Friends has aged about as well as a bad facelift. More »
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Next month, Minneapolis' Torch Theater will be presenting staged version of three classic episodes of the Twin Cities-set Mary Tyler Moore Show. Different cast, though. [StarTribune] More »
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Check out Dan Meth's sitcom map of New York, and map of the U.S. after the jump. He does it so you don't have to! [Dan Meth via Jossip] More »
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Roseanne Barr's eponymous sitcom debuted 20 years ago and Entertainment Weekly got the cast of Roseanne to relay their favorite memories. What's striking about their commentary is that even by today's far racier standards, Roseanne is still revolutionary. Think of it this way: it was 1992 when Dan Quayle chastised Murphy Brown for having a child out of wedlock, and these days, the gilded teens of Gossip Girl bump and grind like bunnies and no one bats an eyelash. But an overweight, lower middle class, aggressive female protagonist like Roseanne? That's nowhere to be seen on network or cable TV these days. More »
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TV execs love Americanized versions of imported series. Occasionally, they're hits: The Office, Ugly Betty. But often, the shows turn into total train-wrecks (see: Coupling). New NBC series Kath & Kim was adapted from a hit Australian show of the same name, and seems to be headed for derailment. It centers on a mother and daughter, Kath (Molly Shannon) and Kim (Selma Blair), who reside among the lower levels of the suburban middle class. Handled differently, the show might skewer America's materialism and self-indulgence. Instead, it's just annoying. Critics are quick to note that Shannon and Blair are gifted comedic actresses (though unbelievable as mother and daughter), but the show just can't live up to the Aussie original. Then again, critics said similar things about The Office when it first aired. Reviews after the jump. More »
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