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Adalian Column: Time for TCA to Face Future

For many who work in Hollywood, the twice-yearly Television Critics Association press tour has become a sort of necessary evil, not unlike a colonoscopy. There’s lots of messy preparation, followed by a mildly painful episode involving some probing and jabbing….

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Taking Stock of Trends

During a wild writers-strike-shortened season, critics had a multitude of guesses at what trends, for better and for worse, emerged at the end of it. However, critics generally supported the emergence and continuation of well-crafted cable shows and enjoyed the…

Participating Critics

Michael Ausiello, Entertainment Weekly; Victor Balta, Comcast.net; Ed Bark, unclebarky.com; Rick Bentley, Fresno (Calif.) Bee; Hal Boedeker, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel; Joel Brown, MeeVee.com; John Crook, Tribune Media Services; Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post; Jacqueline Cutler, Tribune Media Services; Eric Deggans, St….

Guest Commentary: Finding New Roads to Syndie Success

The chorus of complaints about the decline of television syndication has grown louder with each passing season. It has been labeled a “dying” business by some, based largely on self-defeating public comments by those who remember how rewarding it once…

Quicktakes: Do you think the Television Critics Association press tour is relevant in its current format?

“Speaking just for myself, it gets more relevant all the time. I work in a city that’s been outside the top 50 TV markets since Hurricane Katrina. The access I get on the TV tour … can’t be matched by…

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