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Daily Archives : Apr 22, 2011

Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate FCC Indecency Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Thursday by the Obama administration to reinstate a policy that allows regulators to fine broadcasters who air nudity and curse words when children may be tuning into TV, reports the Associated Press. The 2nd…

Review: What’s Real and What’s Not About Reality TV? That’s One of the Questions Addressed in HBO’s Remarkable New Docudrama ‘Cinema Verite,’ Which Features a Stellar Cast: James Gandolfini, Tim Robbins and Diane Lane

Long considered the antecedent of what we today call reality TV is a truly landmark series broadcast on PBS in 1973 called "An American Family." This weekend HBO shows a remarkable docudrama about that series. The HBO movie, "Cinema Verite," stars…

Remembering ‘I Love Lucy’ on Its 50th Anniversary

By Madelyn Pugh Davis and Bob Carroll Jr. Ms. Davis and Mr. Carroll are the co-creators of ‘I Love Lucy’ and co-wrote all 180 episodes. The also wrote for ‘The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour,’ ‘The Lucy Show,’ ‘Here’s Lucy’ and ‘Life…