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Television |  It is possible to enjoy this HBO drama even if the wool you've been dyed in is redder than red-state red

Finding your roots

Finding your roots

Television |  Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is another of the Harvard professor's wonderful television series for PBS. This is "must-see TV" and a more than…

Light <em>Touch</em>
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Light Touch

Television |  New Fox drama is entertaining, but it lacks the depth of other big-picture mysteries

GCB
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GCB

Television |  None of the foul-mouthed, barely dressed characters on ABC show are actual Christians

Pretty Little Liars
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Pretty Little Liars

Television |  Outstanding isn't the adjective many parents would use for popular new show

Another mystery island
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Another mystery island

Television |  As with Lost , J.J. Abrams has the makings of a big hit with Alcatraz

Portlandia
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Portlandia

Television |  Little-watched IFC network now has a big hit

The Firm
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The Firm

Television |  New NBC drama picks up 10 years after the 1996 Tom Cruise movie left off

Fairy-tale breakthrough
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Fairy-tale breakthrough

Television |  ABC finds an unexpected but deserved hit with Once Upon a Time

<em>Downton Abbey</em>
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Downton Abbey

Television |  During the four episodes screened for this review, the show avoids the brief racy moments that marked its beginning

Comedy revival
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Comedy revival

Television |  Scripted sitcoms are suddenly hot again

Person of Interest
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Person of Interest

Television |  New CBS drama offers themes of grace, redemption, and renewal

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