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Newswire R.I.P. Annette Funicello

She was 70.

April 8, 2013 | 1:36pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Les Blank

He was 77.

April 8, 2013 | 10:02am -
TV Club : Peep Show “The Man Show”/“Wedding”

A week of romances: Mark and Sophie (unrequited), Jez and Nancy (loveless marriage), Jez and Jeff (the one that got away).

April 8, 2013 | 10:00am -
Book Review David Toomey: Weird Life: The Search For Life That Is Very, Very Different From Our Own

From SETI to the ocean depths, a writer sums up how scientific exploration has expanded the definition of “alive.”

April 8, 2013 | 12:01am -
Book Review Carol Burnett: Carrie And Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story

A comedian’s memorial to her daughter takes the form of a scrapbook of her life and work.

April 8, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Other Shows All In With Chris Hayes

Is Chris Hayes ready for prime time?

April 5, 2013 | 8:50pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Carmine Infantino, a legendary force in comic books

He was 87.

April 5, 2013 | 2:30pm -
TV Club : Person Of Interest “Trojan Horse”

Half a dozen subplots and recurring characters converge in an episode so busy that Reese and Finch's being pitted against the Chinese government almost counts as an afterthought.

April 4, 2013 | 10:45pm -
TV Club : Supernatural “Taxi Driver”

One beloved character returns to say his final goodbyes, while another goes down swinging.

April 3, 2013 | 10:45pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Milo O'Shea, Irish actor of Ulysses, The West Wing, and more

He was 86.

April 3, 2013 | 12:24pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Jane Henson, mother to the Muppets

She was 79.

April 3, 2013 | 10:15am -
TV Roundtable It’s okay to laugh at It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s musical trainwreck

Enter the Dayman.

April 3, 2013 | 12:00am -
Inventory Tail between legs: 27 solo albums that sent musicians scurrying back to their main bands

Another list from The A.V. Club.

April 3, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire R.I.P. Jess Franco

He was 82.

April 2, 2013 | 2:57pm -
For Our Consideration From Deadwood to Justified: Acknowledging Jim Beaver’s awesomeness

Beaver has a rare gift for illuminating the hidden qualities of men who usually don’t get a second look.

April 2, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Castle “The Lives Of Others”

Return with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when Nathan Fillion was solving crimes and drooling over Stana Katic in this space every Monday night.

April 1, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Other Shows Kind Hearted Woman

PBS is devoting five hours over two nights to the life of Robin Charboneau, who hasn't had it easy.

April 1, 2013 | 4:00pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Paul Williams, pioneering rock critic and founder of Crawdaddy!

He was 64.

April 1, 2013 | 11:34am -
TV Club : Peep Show “Local Zero”/“University Challenge”

Jez feeds the homeless, Mark impresses Professor Peter Capaldi, and in the end, nobody gets laid.

April 1, 2013 | 10:00am -
TV Club : Other Shows Mr. Selfridge

Jeremy Piven open a department store in the London of 1908 in hopes of starting up some soapy period-costume retail drama.

March 31, 2013 | 4:00pm -
TV Club : Other Shows American Masters - “Philip Roth: Unmasked”

Philip Roth says he's done writing novels, but even on PBS, the guy's still a great talker.

March 29, 2013 | 4:00pm -
Newswire R.I.P. Richard Griffiths

He was 65.

March 29, 2013 | 10:34am -
TV Club : Raising Hope “Burt Mitzvah – The Musical”/“Mother's Day”

A little song, a little dance, dueling Cloris Leachmans down your pants.

March 28, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Supernatural “Freaks And Geeks”

Sam and Dean play nursemaids to a trio of junior hunters thinning out the vampire population.

March 27, 2013 | 10:45pm -
Inventory 7 essential books about comedy by comedians

Another list from The A.V. Club.

March 27, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Roundtable The 7th Heaven musical is one of the worst episodes of TV ever made

Watch as our panel attempts to survive its stultifying stupidity with sanity intact!

March 27, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Peep Show “Dance Class”/“Jeremy Makes It”

Mark uses interpretive dance as the key to open Sophie's heart, and Jez and Super hans craft an experimental score for a Honda advert.

March 25, 2013 | 10:00am -
Inventory No training, no medical license, no problem!: 20 scenes where civilians perform surgery

The A.V. Club’s weekly list.

March 25, 2013 | 12:00am -
Newswire R.I.P. Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart

He was 83.

March 22, 2013 | 11:03am -
AVQ&A “Shitty miracles”

This week, we discuss examples of stunningly inept projects we cannot believe actually came to fruition.

March 22, 2013 | 12:00am -

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