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• Monday's TiVo-Worthy TV

  nother week, another set of tips. Here you go:
• "The Closer" (8 p.m., TNT) returns for a special two-hour holiday episode that has Brenda and Fritz investigating the killings of two armored-car guards. Poor Brenda finds herself juggling her parents' desire to spend [...]
  
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 9:57am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Amazing Race": Ego Not a Wily Co-Pilot

  Here's your recap for the latest episode of "The Amzing Race 12": By ANN TATKO-PETERSON Special to the Freak Here?s a novel concept: work together, avoid sniping, come in first. Try it the other way ? bear your teeth, spew nastiness and refuse to play nice with others ? and you [...]
  
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 9:50am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Desperate Housewives": Out Of The Storm

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "Desperate Housewives": BY TV FAN Special to the Freak Wysteria Lane 0, Terrible Twister, 1. That's the score when the storm clears. Death. Destruction. A little hysteria. All the stuff we come to love and [...]
  
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  Posted: December 03, 2007, 1:08am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Friday Night Lights": Seeing Other People

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "Friday Night Lights": Last summer, I had a chance to interview Connie Britton, who plays Tami on "Friday Night Lights." I remember her talking about how she was reluctant to join the show at [...]
  
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  Posted: December 01, 2007, 4:51pm EST by Chuck Barney

• Sci Fi's "Tin Man" Not The Baum

  Anyone who has grown up on American pop culture has images of "The Wizard of Oz" burned into their hearts and minds. Among those images: A green-faced, black hat-wearing, broom-wielding witch so wickedly played by Margaret Hamilton. I can remember as [...]
  
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  Posted: December 01, 2007, 11:26am EST by Chuck Barney

• Time For The Weekly Wrap

  OK, we're just now starting to feel the effects of the writers' strike in prime time. Because NBC wrung all those hour-long episodes out of "The Office" at the beginning of the season, the show is completely out of fresh episodes. Wha! And "Heroes" just might be airing its [...]
  
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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 12:16pm EST by Chuck Barney

• Win "The War" -- On DVD

  OK, we're done screwing around. It's time to get serious with our trivia challenge. And so, we're going to give away a complete DVD set of "Ken Burns' The War," which was one of the best pieces of television this [...]
  
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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 11:11am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Survivor": "Fruit Loops" Pull A Fast One

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "Survivor": By Ann Tatko-Peterson TV Freak Show-Tracker Call this one James and the Giant Miscalculation. From day, I've enjoyed watching the gravedigger. His one-liners had me chuckling out loud. His snarky comments to Peih-Gee set the [...]
  
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  Posted: November 30, 2007, 12:57am EST by Chuck Barney

• Outrage on 'Top Model'

  Now who are we supposed to root for? With Heather's ouster last night on "America's Next Top Model" there is no reason to keep watching this cycle. She was the underdog, the Rocky of the [...]
  
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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 4:15pm EST by Ardua Harris

• "Pushing Daisies": Everything Changes

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "Pushing Daisies": Five fateful words. Five words that bring a whole new wrinkle to this delightfully daffy little show: "Chuck, I killed your father." Yes, I was taught in journalism class never to bury the lead, [...]
  
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  Posted: November 29, 2007, 1:19am EST by Chuck Barney

• Helio Is Our 'Dancing' Star

  It was the driver over the diva Tuesday night as Brazilian race-car champ Helio Castroneves topped Spice Girl Melanie Brown to capture the Season 5 title of "Dancing with the Stars" in a finale that was stretched and padded to beyond [...]
  
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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 10:29pm EST by Chuck Barney

• "Heroes": Truth & Consequences

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "Heroes": By DANNY WALLACE Special Correspondent For an episode titled "Truth & Consequences" there wasn't a whole lot of truth happening. Manipulation and versions of the truth were much more prominent. Bob seems to be the master [...]
  
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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 2:59am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Dancing with the Stars" Finale

  At least this time Marie Osmond didn't faint. The finals got under way for "Dancing with the Stars" tonight and Marie was called upon to do the samba -- the same dance that sent her crashing to the floor a few weeks ago. She got through it just fine (big sigh [...]
  
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  Posted: November 27, 2007, 12:51am EST by Chuck Barney

• Applegate Riding High With "Samantha Who?"

  Quick, name television's top-rated new sitcom. It's Christina Applegate's "Samantha Who?," which, thanks in part to a strong "Dancing with the Stars" lead-in, has proven to be one of the few bright spots in a mostly dismal season. (The show [...]
  
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  Posted: November 26, 2007, 10:13am EST by Chuck Barney

• "Amazing Race": What Is It With Blondes?

  Here's a recap of the latest episode of "The Amazing Race 12": By ANN TATKO-PETERSON Special Correspondent Sorry, couldn't resist. First we have Jen "I Danced for the Clippers" incurring a 10-minute penalty for lack of creativity in the dance detour. Ouch! Guess it's time to change professions. And what was up [...]
  
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  Posted: November 26, 2007, 3:09am EST by Chuck Barney