There are only so many good story ideas that can come out of one concept. That’s why a show as clever and funny as the Drew Carey Show was in the early seasons can become a show as unwatchable and vapid as the Drew Carey Show in later years. This limitation on entertainment is so universal that it has a name: Jumping the Shark. Waaaay back when, one of the top shows on TV was Happy Days. As silly and dated as it seems now, it was very popular at the time. Happy Days was a mixture of nostalgia and...

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TV executives are preparing for the summer and fall TV seasons and signing new TV shows. Here's a list of upcoming shows to watch for. ABC From the same creator of Friends comes a comedy about sisters. Scoundrels, from Shana Goldberg-Meehan, is about two sisters in different kinds of romantic relationships. Jennifer Finnigan plays the sister in a long-term but unmarried relationship and Joanna Garcia plays the other sister, who gets pregnant and marries the baby-daddy. CBS An untitled Criminal Minds spinoff is set to be introduced during an episode of Criminal Minds this spring. Starring Michael Kelly and Forest Whitaker, the series...

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Last time, we talked about the Golden Globe winners for Drama TV programs. This week, let's talk about the comedy TV winners. Best TV Series - Comedy Glee I've always included Glee in my previous Couch Tuber articles as one of the best shows that came out in 2009. However, this time, I'm not totally sure about the Best TV series win. I was rooting for The Office or Modern Family to win. I still think The Office has one of the best comedy writing in TV today. And Modern Family just gets funnier and funnier as it gets more...

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Fox went to unusual lengths to premiere Human Target this week. The show will air a total of four times in eight days, with three different episodes and three distinct time slots. The unconventional roll out may leave some viewers in the dark, but the show is definitely worth checking out. Christopher Chance (played by Mark Valley) is a former bad guy who has turned to use his considerable skills for good (and profit). He’s basically a body guard, but in the same sense that Tiger Woods is a golfer. He’s the best at what he does by a long...

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On January 17th, the winners of the Golden Globes were awarded in a star-studded ceremony in LA. Did your favorite TV stars and shows win the big awards? Best TV - Drama Mad Men Since its premiere on AMC in 2007, Mad Men has garnered several awards, including the Emmys and Golden Globes for Best TV Drama Series, Writers Guild Awards, Producers Guild Awards and the AFI Awards for 10 Most Outstanding TV Programs for 2007 and 2008. Mad Men stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, the biggest ad man and ladies' man in the world of advertising. He struggles to keep...

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