To: Kim Kardashian

September 12, 2011

It turns out that Kim has the incurable autoimmune skin condition which she discovered, in true Kardashian style, while on a filmed visit to her dermatologist’s office during an episode of E!’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”

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To: “Switched at Birth”

August 16, 2011

There’s more to this family friendly series than safe plots and happy endings.

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To: MasterChef

August 8, 2011

There’s no better candidate for anger management in unscripted television than Gordon Ramsay.

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To: Summer TV

July 29, 2011

Re: Shows that need a permanent vacation.
When is it time to call it quits on a television show? When your favorite actor leaves? When the story lines become predictable? When tuning in becomes more a routine than a choice? There are bad habit TV shows and shows that simply have become bad. My bad habit [...]

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To: Expedition Impossible

July 19, 2011

“Expedition Impossible” is a new adventure race reality show on ABC this summer. It’s basically “The Amazing Race—Morocco Edition.” I’m sure the network is hoping to draw viewers with the obvious similarities. The problem is there’s nothing amazing about this series.

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To: “Platinum Hit”

July 11, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered what goes into writing a hit song, the new show “Platinum Hit” will satisfy your curiosity. Or at least that’s the goal. The reality of this latest addition to contest shows is that it doesn’t satisfy much except mayb Kara DioGuardi’s need to get back on television after losing her spot on “American Idol.”

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To: “Game of Thrones”

July 7, 2011

Is the story told on our favorite show bigger than any one character? Or is it characters who make the story?

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To: The Parents Television Council

February 7, 2011

“Skins” is a new scripted drama on MTV that focuses on a group of friends. They have sex and spend a lot of time trying to have sex. They take drugs and talk a lot about taking drugs. They don’t apologize for their behavior, suffer many consequences or think too deeply about what it all means. They’re also in high school.

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Dear TV Executives

February 3, 2011

In the spirit of new beginnings, here are a few resolutions that television executives can make to improve my time spent with the small screen.

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The Top 10 TV Shows of 2010

December 22, 2010

In 2010, television brought us cops in Hawaii, bikers in California, British investigators and a different kind of situation at the Jersey shore. The shows on this year’s list however, gave us more than a few intriguing characters. They questioned our concept of family, tested our tolerance for violence and challenged our traditional notions of [...]

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