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Allison Janney On Sex, Sorkin And Being The Tallest Woman In The Room

1:25pm August 25, 2014

Allison Janney has been nominated for Emmys for her roles on Masters of Sex and Mom. She says her relationships with her family members helped inform her characters. Originally broadcast Aug. 4.

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Viewer Beware: Watching Reality TV Can Impact Real-Life Behavior

7:13pm August 24, 2014

by NPR Staff

A new study finds that reality television shows like Jersey Shore and Real Housewives can make some viewers more aggressive in real life.

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The Simpsons family in the Itchy and Scratchy Land episode in 1994.

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Prepare For 'The Simpsons' Marathon With Interviews From The 'Fresh Air' Archives

2:10pm August 21, 2014

Starting Thursday, FXX will air all 552 episodes of The Simpsons in the longest single-series marathon in TV history. Fresh Air listens backs to interviews with the show's creator, writers and actors.

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Plastic Water Bottle Shows Up In 'Downton Abbey' Photo

7:36am August 15, 2014

Downton Abbey fans know that the period drama is set in the early 1920s. A promotion photo released by PBS shows a plastic water bottle, which hadn't been produced at the time, on the mantle.

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How 'The Knick' Creators Capture Turn-Of-The-Century Operating Scenes

2:49pm August 14, 2014

The drama is set in a New York hospital in 1900, when surgeons were developing new techniques. Series creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler and medical historian Stanley Burns talk about the show.

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David Suchet plays Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot. The last season premiers Aug. 25 on Acorn TV.

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Case Closed: Agatha Christie's Detective Poirot Solves His Last TV Mystery

3:24pm August 13, 2014

by David Bianculli

After decades on air, Poirot's 13th and final season begins Aug. 25. David Suchet still stars as detective Hercule Poirot, but you won't find the show on PBS. So where is it?

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On The Knick, the graphic scenes are riveting, says David Bianculli, though at times you may want to look away. Here, Clive Owen's character administers a shot.

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Stick With 'The Knick,' A Medical Drama With Amazing Inventions

4:37pm August 07, 2014

by David Bianculli

The new Cinemax show stars Clive Owen as a rude doctor in a New York City hospital in 1900. It may take a few episodes, but you'll care about the characters and their inventions.

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Modern Anthology Series Could Revolutionize Television

7:45am August 06, 2014

by Eric Deggans

TV is reinventing the anthology with shows like Fargo, True Detective, and American Horror Story. Our TV critic examines what the form allows producers, writers and executives to do.

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On Masters of Sex, Allison Janney plays Margaret Scully. Janney was nominated for an Emmy as outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her performance.

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Allison Janney On Sex, Sorkin And Being The Tallest Woman In The Room

7:11pm August 04, 2014

Allison Janney has been nominated for Emmys for her roles on Masters of Sex and Mom. She says her relationships with her mother and her brother, who was an addict, helped inform her characters.

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How Interactive TV Is Older Than TV Itself

3:52pm August 04, 2014

by David Bianculli

As technology gets more complex, TV producers aim to take advantage of it, such as relying on phoned-in votes from viewers. The interactive talent show, it turns out, predates TV itself.

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