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Alewives: Justin Bieber, Honey Boo Boo, Riccardo Muti and more
Alewives are the stinky fish that used to wash up en masse on Lake Michigan beaches. So it is that we bring you the 17th annual Alewife Awards to commemorate the rankest cultural flotsam and jetsam to hit our shores over the past year. Memo to vendors:...
Tags: Boss (tv program), The Guilt Trip (movie), Elizabeth Taylor, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Lauryn Hill
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Why some TV shows only film exterior scenes in Chicago
The Chicago-based Showtime dramedy "Shameless" can either be seen as a small victory for Chicago's TV and film community or a missed opportunity, depending on how you want to look at it. The series films most of its exterior scenes in Chicago (unlike...
Tags: Boss (tv program), Vice (movie), William H. Macy, Fox Broadcasting Company, The Playboy Club (tv program)
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Starz won't re-elect 'Boss'
RedEyeThe "Boss" wasn't powerful enough to keep his Starz series on the air. Kelsey Grammer won a Golden Globe for his role in the series as fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, a ruthless survivor in the cutthroat world of city and Illinois politics. "After...Tags: Amy Morton, Boss (tv program), Tom Kane, The Playboy Club (tv program), Kelsey Grammer
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The most dangerous jobs in Chicago--and the state
For RedEye"Chicago Fire" is a new TV series that chronicles firefighters facing life and death on the job, while "Chicago Code" was about cops fighting crime and danger in the city. But the really dangerous jobs in the Chicago area don't involve guns or fires or...Tags: Irving Park, Bars and Clubs, Transportation Accidents, Dining and Drinking, Injuries and Wounds
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TV review: 'Last Resort' an implausible thrill ride
RedEyeA lot of viewers aren't going to like the military drama "Last Resort" (7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, ABC; 3.5 stars out of 4). They'll probably dismiss it for its crazy premise, its characters' speechifying and its multiple subplots. It's the season's...Tags: Elementary (tv program), Two and a Half Men (tv program), Terriers (tv program), Andre Braugher, Scandal (tv program)
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A divided 'Doctor': New drama chains M.D. to the mob
If nothing else, "The Mob Doctor" will not run afoul of any truth-in-advertising laws. The new Fox drama chronicles the hectic life of — wait for it — a doctor who is also working for the mob. And we do not mean "flash mob" because, really,...
Tags: Mob Doctor (tv program), Boss (tv program), Hospitals and Clinics, Jordana Spiro, Organized Crime
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Aten Place barn opens for the season Saturday night
BOYNE FALLS -- Tim Grimm will open the 2012 summer concert series at Aten Place on Saturday, June 30. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the oak frame barn with seating for 180. Grimm is replacing Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines who had to cancel...
Tags: PBS (tv network), L. Michael White, Dennis Quaid, Harrison Ford, Cherry Hill
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NBC pulls 'Playboy Club' after 3 episodes
RedEyeNBC said Monday it will replace "The Playboy Club" with its news program "Rock Center with Brian Williams" beginning Oct. 31. After three low-rated episodes, NBC has axed the Chicago-set sudser about Bunnies in the first of Hugh Hefner's Playboy Clubs in...Tags: Gloria Steinem, Television Industry, Brian Williams, Satellite and Cable Service, Starz, LLC
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Covering Chicago by covering "Boss"
I spent a full day on the set with the "Boss" cast and crew when they were filming here this summer, and I walked away with the distinct impression that the series would not fall into some of the same traps that hampered Fox's "The Chicago Code" or so...Tags: Starz, LLC, David Pasquesi, Fox Broadcasting Company, The Playboy Club (tv program), Jeff Hephner
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Review: Lifetime's new cop drama 'Against the Wall'
RedEyeI'm still unhappy that Fox's "The Chicago Code" was canceled. And seeing an inferior new cop drama set in Chicago, "Against the Wall" (9 p.m. July 31, Lifetime; ** stars out of 4) begin its 12-episode first season doesn't ease my frustration. Created...Tags: Blue Bloods (tv program), Leave It to Beaver (tv program), Fox Broadcasting Company, Arts and Culture, Literature
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'Chicago Code' cracked
Page's PageFox's "Chicago Code" is fading fast. Too bad. It looked good, but the characters sounded like they were written by Californians.... -
FOX Stars Share Their Super Bowl Picks
The dads of FOX’s ANIMATION DOMINATION offer their predictions for SUPER BOWL XLV:
AMERICAN DAD airs Sundays (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT):
Stan Smith - “I expect the Packers to succumb to Big Ben’s will and get pummeled for a hard-fought 60...Tags: Clay Matthews, Traffic Light (tv program), Green Bay Packers, Ben Roethlisberger, Multi-Sport Events
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