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@Deggans

NPR TV Critic. Media analyst, MSNBC/NBC. Chair, Peabody Awards judges. Author: Race-Baiter: How Media Wield Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Father. Drummer.

St. Petersburg, Fla.
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    May 10

    As a fan of The Simpsons, I always wondered how a bunch of scrappy short cartoons on The Tracey Ullman Show became a TV series that turned into the longest running scripted show on U.S. TV. 30 years later, I got an answer for :

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  2. 53 minutes ago

    Don’t forget about poor Theon! And Melisandre.

    Replying to @marcusaturner @Deggans
    i liked a lot about it. just wonder why nobody died against the dreaded white walkers they spent seven seasons building on, except for jorah, and then now like 5 primary characters die in this one episode.
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  3. 8 hours ago

    Clegern brothers fight...pretty awesome.

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    The scene with Tyrion and Jamie was the only thing to like about this episode
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  4. 9 hours ago

    Still processing tonight’s , but I always felt Daenerys was a bit of a hypocrite and brutal, so I’m not as angry as some. And Tyrion has kept up his pattern of being wrong about all the women in his life, so that’s consistent. Did love his moment with Jamie, though

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  5. 9 hours ago

    Awesome!

    I set a goal to write a difficult chapter of my book today. It made me uncomfortable whenever I had attempted it before. 12 straight hrs at the computer later (yes, I started rt after suhoor at 4 am), I finished it. It's not done, but it's a start. Happy Mother's Day to me.
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  6. 17 hours ago

    Yes, it should not pass unnoticed...

    It should not pass unnoticed that it is now a news headline when presidential adviser, after being repeatedly pressed, admits an obvious fact.
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  7. 18 hours ago

    I think it’s also that the shows themselves are smaller. One of NBC’s new shows is a version of The Bone Collector, a film from 1999. Doesn’t feel like they’re trying to innovate as much as hold the line.

    When I started as a TV critic, Upfronts Week used to be the High Holidays. The cancellations! The big announcements! Now I have to remind myself it's happening. Which is not a knock on network shows--there's just so much ELSE that it feels smaller, & fall is so far away.
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  8. 18 hours ago

    NBC said they wanted to run it without interruption. I think it might also get it out of the line of fire or a few big fall shows...

    A little surprised — one of this season’s bonafide hits — won’t be a fall starter, but by returning after the holidays, it presumably will have fewer week-to-week interruptions.
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  9. 18 hours ago

    Is it weird that I could see you at any of these? LOL. My money’s on Pearl Jam...

    I'm in bed sick so why not. 1). Def Leppard 2). New Edition 3). Charro 4). Lenny Kravitz 5). Pearl Jam 6). Shawn Colvin
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  10. 18 hours ago

    Gotcha. Very interesting...

    Put a bookmark on this one
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  11. 21 hours ago

    As chair of Peabody awards jurors board, honored to note One Day at a Time's Rita Moreno will receive our Career Achievement Award on Saturday. She also made my list last year of Best TV Moms, so I'm resending the link here for Mother's Day :

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  12. 23 hours ago

    Tonight, The Simpsons wraps its 30th season. But it started as a bunch of animated shorts in between sketches on an ambitious Fox comedy, The Tracey Ullman Show. Here's how an ambitious experiment became U.S. TV's longest-running scripted prime time show.

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  13. 24 hours ago

    Wow. This is a pretty interesting take/thread on why has felt so different this season -- and perhaps last season, too.

    Want to know why Game of Thrones *feels* so different now? I think I can explain. Without spoilers. /1
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  14. May 11

    Could have seen him in the days of Tutu and Amandla, but didn’t.

    Replying to @mbradl65 @Deggans
    You’re too young to have seen Miles live.
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  15. May 11

    Ding, ding! Miles it is!

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    Miles Davis
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  16. May 11

    Nope!

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    Doobie Brothers
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  17. May 11

    Nope!

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    The Ramones
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  18. May 11

    Okay. But remember, I used to be a music critic. 1. The Ramones 2. Barbra Streisand 3. Miles Davis 4. Prince 5. Reba Mcintyre 6. The Doobie Brothers

    This is a fun game. You list six bands/artists that you've seen at a gig/concert and one lie. People leave a reply with who they think is the lie. Here is my list: 1. Enter Shikari 2. Bring Me The Horizon 3. Iron Maiden 4. The Selecter 5. Busted 6. The Smashing Pumpkins
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  19. May 11

    Nope. Nobody sent it to me...

    have you seen this letter?
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  20. May 11

    Doing some prep watching while preparing to review the Deadwood movie. I swear, I wish HBO provided a David Milch-to-English dictionary for some of these scenes. Preview here:

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  21. May 11

    Doing some prep watching while preparing to review the Deadwood movie. I swear, I wish HBO provided a David Milch-to-English dictionary for some of these scenes.

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