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By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008)
One of the nifty things about the TV Christmas season (which begins about Oct. 15, it seems) is that we get all those special Christmas-theme episodes, writes Michael Storey in Thursday’s Style section. It’s all supposed to be evocative and send us rushing out to deck a hall. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Monday, Sept. 29, 2008)
Three sophomore series return to ABC-TV on Wednesday, but the network is treating them as newcomers. » Read story.
the associated press
(Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008)
Mike Huckabee lost his shot at the White House, but won his own television show. » Read story.
By Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Staff
(Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008)
ABC Family has created a family miniseries with a samurai theme, as Michael Storey reports in Thursday’s Style section. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, Aug. 29, 2008)
The Arkansas Educational Television Network is to launch a high definition digital channel Sept. 1, while also broadcasting two standard definition channels. » Read story.
By ArkansasOnline
(Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008)
ABC-TV announced today that the McCully Family of Bigelow will receive a new home as part of the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television show, according to a press release. » Read story.
associated press
(Monday, July 21, 2008)
A federal appeals court Monday threw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS Corp. for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson’s breast being bared. » Read story.
los angeles times
(Monday, June 23, 2008)
George Carlin, the acerbic, Grammy-winning comedian whose career spanned more than 50 years, died of heart failure Sunday after being admitted to the hospital complaining of chest pains, a hospital spokesman said. He was 71. » Read story.
associated press
(Friday, June 6, 2008)
The blond heroine of the campy television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” as well as other works by creator Joss Whedon, will be the focus of a three-day academic conference beginning Friday at Henderson State University. » Read story.
It’s all academic when scholars of the Whedonverses gather to discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and soon they’ll be at Henderson State University
By Rhonda Owen (Contact)
(Tuesday, April 22, 2008)
Slayage Conference of the Whedonverses 3: Henderson State University, Arkadelphia. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Wednesday, April 16, 2008)
“Lakeport Lives On” debuts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on AETN public television before it begins a run on several commercial stations around the state, as Michael Storey reports in Thursday’s Style section. » Read story.
The 100-day writers’ strike has changed — maybe forever — the way broadcast networks do business
By Michael Storey (Contact)
(Sunday, April 13, 2008)
On Nov. 5, 2007, the Writers Guild of America walked out. The strike changed TV forever.
You may not realize it for a while, but it did. Here’s what you did notice right away. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Monday, March 31, 2008)
Arkansas native Harry Thomason and his wife, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, are the team behind the brilliant Designing Women and several other memorable series. They have been struggling in recent days to find their HBO series, 12 Miles of Bad Road, a new home. The search hasn’t gone well, as Michael Storey reports in Tuesday’s Style section. » Read story.
bloomberg news
(Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008)
NBC picked up “Heroes” for the fall television season and said several of its scripted series including “The Office” will return with new episodes in April as Hollywood writers end their three-month strike. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008)
CBS has set return dates for 14 prime-time series, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “How I Met Your Mother” and “Two and a Half Men.” » Read story.
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