Latest articles by Kevin Fallon
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Is 2 Broke Girls really 'racist'?
feature Things get heated at a press conference for the hit sitcom when a critic asks if there are plans to make its stereotyped minority characters any less offensive
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7 reasons Mad Men's season premiere is 'insanely riveting'
feature A long 17 months after its discombobulating season four finale, AMC's drama finally returns Sunday night. Here's why the new episode is worth the wait
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Jaguar vs. Mad Men: How the company is dealing with the show's unflattering portrayal
feature AMC's drama has built much of its season around a Jaguar plotline — highlighting unreliable vehicles and lecherous car execs — and the automaker is feeling the pain
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Does HBO's Girls actually appeal more to old men?
feature Many fans assume the hit show about female twenty-somethings ropes in an audience of female twenty-somethings. Instead, most viewers look like the characters' dads
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Mad Men: The 'Fat Betty' backlash
feature Fans and critics were stunned by the famously svelte character's drastic weight gain — and they can't stop talking and griping about it
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Did Glee do Whitney Houston's songs justice?
opinion The Fox musical series honored the late music icon by tackling her notoriously hard-to-sing hits, including "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
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Is HBO's Girls really a 'once in a decade' masterpiece?
feature The gritty new comedy has critics competing for superlatives. Are they crazy — or just excited?
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Billy Crystal's Oscar hosting: A 'disaster'?
opinion For his ninth outing as Oscar host, the comedian dredged up his safe, classic bits — underwhelming critics who yearned for an edgier, funnier telecast
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7 ways to fix the Oscars
The Explainer Another year, another Academy Awards telecast trashed by critics. From scrapping the host to serving cocktails to celebs, a collection of proposed Oscar improvements
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Is John Carter 'doomed' at the box office?
feature This weekend's big new release boasts an astounding $250 million price tag — and a startling lack of audience interest
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Smash: A 'Glee for grown-ups'?
feature After months of relentless hype, NBC finally premieres its ambitious musical drama, and many critics are left cheering for an encore
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Gwyneth, Beyonce, Cameron, and Reese: The 'craziest movie musical ever'?
feature In a move that's splitting critics, Glee's Ryan Murphy is assembling an all-star cast for an original musical comedy about former '90s one-hit wonders
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Are Oscar voters too 'old, white, and male'?
feature A new study breaks down the demographics of Academy Awards voters, revealing that they are far more homogeneous than previously thought
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Glee's Michael Jackson tribute: 'Unbelievably awful'?
The Explainer New Directions pays homage to the King of Pop, and critics seize the opportunity to quote one of the episode's many Jackson songs: It was "Bad"
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The Mindy Project is the best TV show you're not watching
feature The often-overlooked Fox sitcom has quietly grown into one of the funniest, sharpest, and most self-assured series on TV
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WATCH: The best and worst speeches in Oscar history
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Why TV networks should stop casting big-name stars
feature A well-known name just isn't a guarantee of small-screen glory
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Why this year's Oscars will be the least snooty ever
The Explainer Finally, the Academy seems to realize that box-office success isn't a disqualifying factor
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