Grandmas play stealth superheroes in a new United Arab Emirates comedy show, showing a welcome new side of the Arab world that may (I hope) soon make it to American TV.
The new animated TV series “Freej” stars a group of older women who do daring heroic acts, hiding their identities behind masks that are much [...]

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How cool is this: A popular soap actress (Crystal Chappell) whose show went off the air (”Guiding Light”) has chosen to revive her lesbian character (with a different name) in her own Web-based drama. For no pay. Her co-stars, writers and producers are also working mostly for free, as described in this New York Times [...]

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I saw a preview for this TV show — “Modern Family” on ABC — at the movies last night. (Yes, they show TV previews alongside movie previews now.) It looked funny and light, and best of all very diverse. It’s about three different families, one of which includes a Colombian immigrant (acclaimed Colombian actress Sofia [...]

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This week I finally render my verdict on Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”: Sadly, I judge the new sci-fi series to be Misogynist with a capital “M.”
As fellow fans of TV writer/director Joss Whedon will understand, I wanted to believe in his ability to handle this sensitive material. Whedon created “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” that touchstone of [...]

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