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1. Brill and Eric Watch TV 250: Summer ?08 Press Tour 2
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Tour continues with presentations from FOX and FX. It’s a jam-packed pair of days with news of new and returning shows on the FOX and FX networks. First up is the highly-anticipated new series from “Lost” producer J.J. Abrams, “Fringe,” reality show “Secret Millio
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public date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:33:58 +0000 - (18 MB Type: MPEG)
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2. Brill and Eric Watch TV 250: Summer ?08 Press Tour 1
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TCA Press Tour is back with a week’s worth press for new cable shows this summer and fall. We discuss the scene and hit some of the highlights, including Style Network’s “Ruby,” TNT’s “Raising the Bar” and “Leverage,” the return of AMC’s &
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public date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:56:44 +0000 - (14 MB Type: MPEG)
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3. Press Tour 2008 Begins Today
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Brill & Eric return this week with coverage of the ?08 TCA Summer Press Tour, a three week long media orgy where we get the inside info an all the new and returning shows. You’ll be able to find more reports from tour on our Twitter feeds, on Zap2it.com and Eric’s series of reports
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public date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:40:17 +0000
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4. Brill and Eric Watch TV 249: FOX Upfronts ?08
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FOX presented one of the most promising lineups of new shows slated for the next year. In our final installment of ?08 Upfronts coverage, we have the low down on six new shows scheduled for next fall and midseason on FOX, as well as three new shows which could join the schedule. The rather comprehen
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public date: Fri, 16 May 2008 02:47:35 +0000 - (11 MB Type: MPEG)
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5. Brill and Eric Watch TV 248: CBS Upfronts ?08
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CBS presents a comprehensive?if not exciting?slate of new shows for next season in their 2008 upfronts presentation. Despite the setback of the writers strike, CBS presented several scheduling changes and six new shows: comedies “Worst Week” and “Project Gary,” dramas “
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public date: Thu, 15 May 2008 03:15:56 +0000 - (10 MB Type: MPEG)
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6. Brill and Eric Watch TV 247: ABC and The CW Upfronts ?08
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The effects of the writers strike seems to resonate as these two nets have fewer offerings than usual this fall. We do double duty tonight with coverage of two networks’ worth of upfront announcements. ABC announced only five new shows for next year, but those include some interesting offering
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public date: Wed, 14 May 2008 01:14:22 +0000 - (11 MB Type: MPEG)
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7. Brill and Eric Watch TV 246: NBC Upfronts ?08
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NBC was the first of the major networks to announce its schedule for next year and we have the scoop on the new and returning shows. Yes, dear listeners, we’re finally back for the first in a week’s worth of podcasts covering the networks’ announcements of their schedules for the n
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public date: Tue, 13 May 2008 04:07:08 +0000 - (14 MB Type: MPEG)
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8. An Unexpected Hiatus
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See, here’s the deal: Eric’s real job has had him working for the past 28 days straight. No lie. OK, he did have one day off two or three weeks ago, but he slept through most of it. That’s why you haven’t seen or heard from us recently. Our copious amount of TV-viewing has be
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public date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:08:30 +0000
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9. Brill and Eric Watch TV 245: ?Lost? Preview
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“Lost” is back on ABC this week and thanks to the magic of streaming video, we’ve seen the first two new episodes. While many fans became disillusioned with “Lost” over the past two seasons, the show’s producers had high hopes that a plan for three more seasons o
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public date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:03:41 +0000 - (9 MB Type: MPEG)
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10. Brill and Eric Watch TV 244
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“Torchwood” season two starts Saturday and we have a review.The “Doctor Who” spinoff (starring Eve Myles, photo, right) returns to BBC America and the show’s saucier than ever. We discuss the series’ expansive approach to sexuality, the highly-anticipated Martha J
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public date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:30:05 +0000 - (6 MB Type: MPEG)
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11. NBC does away with pilots ? no, seriously
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Our favorite poster boy for failing upwards, NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker (photo, left), has announced that the network will be doing away with pilots. Good news: they’ll save up to $50 million a year. Bad news: More reality shows, game shows and knockoffs of foreign sitcoms. This seems like
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public date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:33:01 +0000
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12. Review: ?Millionaire Matchmaker?
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BRILL: Tonight, Bravo premieres its newest reality show, “Millionaire Matchmaker,” about third-generation professional matchmaker Patti Stanger?s (photo, right) LA-based service, the Millionaire’s Club. We’ve seen the first two episodes and, once again, Bravo proves it does r
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public date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:59:24 +0000
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13. Selma Blair joins ?Kath & Kim?
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Hellboy’s sidekick Selma Blair (photo, left) is set to return to series tv in NBC’s forthcoming “Kath & Kim.” Though the comedy was announced in October 2006 as a Molly Shannon vehicle, it was delayed due, in part, to the search for the second lead cast member. Based on
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public date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:01:56 +0000
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14. Review: ?Breaking Bad?
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We’re doing a little experiment with our format and blogging certain reviews and items several times a week. This will allow us to cover more material, though it may also mean less-frequent (and probably shorter) podcasts. It’ll also allow us to react to up-to-the minute news as it happe
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public date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:39:28 +0000
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15. Brill and Eric Watch TV 243: Golden Globes Special
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This week, it’s all about the Golden Globes, the party of the year that wasn’t. NBC’s Entertainment Co-Chair Ben Silverman refused to let the “nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids” (aka the WGA) cancel his “prom” (aka the Golden Globes), but it definitely wasn
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public date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:08:47 +0000 - (10 MB Type: MPEG)
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16. Brill and Eric Watch TV 242
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“Medium” begins its fourth season this week as “Gossip Girl” prematurely ends its first. This week, we review the first two episodes of the new season of “Medium.” Things are up in the air for the mostly-psychic DuBois family but they may get some much-needed guid
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public date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:31:50 +0000 - (13 MB Type: MPEG)
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17. Brill and Eric Watch TV 241
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This week, we review “Cashmere Mafia,” “Law & Order,” “Make Me a Supermodel,” “The Biggest Loser: Couples,” “How to Look Good Naked” and “Matched in Manhattan.” A new year means new shows. ABC’s “Cashmere Mafia&
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public date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:02:10 +0000 - (15 MB Type: MPEG)
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18. Brill and Eric Watch TV 240
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This week, we review the forthcoming “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” In news, some late night shows start to find their own solutions to the strike. We aim our crystal ball and try to predict what the future will look like if the strike goes on. Meanwhile, awards season begins
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public date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:44:54 +0000 - (8 MB Type: MPEG)
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19. Brill and Eric Watch TV 239
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This week, we look at “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants” on The CW and “Paranormal State” on A&E. Yes, the writers’ strike is marching on and continuing to dominate the news. The good news is that non-cable subscribers will be able to see (an edited version of)
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public date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:01:45 +0000 - (12 MB Type: MPEG)
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20. Brill and Eric Watch TV 239: Coming Soon
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The podcast is recorded. It’s edited. It’s coming. We promise. Unfortunately, Eric’s laptop is on the fritz and not letting him post it. Stay tuned … .
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public date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:01:14 +0000
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