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What2Watch: Desperate Housewives Wraps Up, Now With More Guns

Dana Delany and Marcia Cross in ABC's 'Desperate Housewives'
ABC

Consensus seems to be that Desperate Housewives had itself a pretty good season, possibly because the writers' strike forced the brass to tighten things up. Things become a little less tight with the season finale (ABC, Sunday, 9 p.m.), which is being stretched to two hours.

The big question all… Continued

The Office Ends Season Four with More Twists Than a Bag of Pretzels

NBC's The Office Season Finale 'Goodbye, Toby'
NBC

When it comes to storytelling, there is one rule I have that matters more than every other rule combined ...

Give me the unexpected.

Whether it's an audacious cinematic structure like what's found in Pulp Fiction, a twist ending that rocks my world like the final moments of Planet of the Apes, or… Continued

The Fox 2008-09 Lineup: Not Idling Until Idol

Eliza Dushku in FOX's 'Dollhouse'
FOX

The announcement of the fall TV schedule generally means less to Fox than to the other networks, because its real season doesn't get under way until January, when American Idol returns. And Fox has less work to do in any case, as it programs seven fewer hours a week than ABC, NBC, and CBS.… Continued

Lost Bounces Back, Though We Still Have No Answers

Yunjin Kim in ABC's 'Lost'
ABC

Oh no! Dynamite on the freighter? Are we gonna lose everyone on the boat? I mean, obviously Sun has to jump into the ocean with the baby, or something, so that she won't get blown up and get on that plane to Honolulu. But Michael? Jin? Desmond? (Oh, not Desmond...) When almost all the anonymous… Continued

Showtime Hasn't Shut HBO Out Of My Heart

Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII and Natalie Dormer stars as Anne Boleyn in Showtime's 'The Tudors'
Showtime

It took me all of 10 minutes to break off a seven-year relationship. This was not a rash decision. I had thought long and hard, probably ever since The Sopranos finale, about making the change. Two weeks ago, I finally went for it ... I switched from HBO to Showtime.

The debut of the second season… Continued

What2Watch: CSI Is Losing More Characters Than Bodies Lately

Gary Dourdan in CBS' 'CSI'
CBS

The venerable CSI -- I think it's been around long enough at this point to be deemed "venerable" -- ends its eighth season tonight (CBS, 9 PM) with a final showcase for Gary Dourdan as Warrick Brown, who we first met as a brilliant investigator with a troubled past and who now has an even more… Continued

Top Chef Reaches An All-New Low We Can't Get Enough Of!

Evangelos 'Spike' is a contestant on Bravo's 'Top Chef'
Bravo

If you haven't been watching Top Chef, you're missing out big-time. It has, as far as I'm concerned, become one of the most volatile - and thus, entertaining - reality shows on television. Every week, cheftestants seem poised to start swinging on one another thanks in large part to the antics of… Continued

America's Next Top Model Has a Juicy Booty!

Whitney is the winner of The CW's 'America's Next Top Model: Cycle 10'
The CW

It's been a while since I wrote on America's Next Top Model, mostly because I think the show has reached an all-time low this cycle. I don't think it's me, either, since last night, during the tenth cycle's finale, I realized Tyra and the rest of the judges actually didn't like their three… Continued

The CBS Fall Lineup: New Blood, But No Vampires

Jay Mohr and Jaime King in CBS' 'Project Gary'
CBS

CBS has some issues. While superficially the network remains strong -- it's likely that the disruption of the strike, and the fact that it didn't affect Fox and American Idol, is all that kept CBS from another season ratings… Continued

Decisions, Decisions In The Ugly Betty Season Finale

American Ferrera in ABC's 'Ugly Betty'
ABC

The sophomore season of Ugly Betty hasn't been quite as buzzworthy as last year. I don't think anything will ever be able to really top the first season's reveal of the bandaged mystery woman as Alex/Alexis. Since the post-strike return, however, things have been heating up for Betty and crew.… Continued

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