Tripod: Entertainment: Zone Directory: Television

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</tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="170">  <tr><td></td></tr> <tr><td align="CENTER"> <center> <a href="#"></a> </center> </td></tr> <tr><td align="CENTER"> <center> <a href="#"></a> </center> </td></tr> </table> <center><form name="FreeShop"> <table border="0" width="120" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr valign="TOP"> <td align="center" valign="TOP" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="120"> <a href="/"> <img src="../../../freeshop/120x60/ads_subdomain/fs120101.gif" alt="FreeShop - Over 100 Free and Trial Offers!" width="120" height="38" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr valign="TOP"> <td align="center" valign="TOP" nowrap bgcolor="#ffffff" width="120"> <select name="FreeShop" onchange="self.parent.location.href = "http://www.tripod.com/bin/accipiter/tripod_adclick?CID=000023270000033200000000&overrideURL=" +this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"> <option value="">FreeShop <option value="http://tr2.freeshop.com/pg00013.htm">Computing <option 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value="http://tr2.freeshop.com/pg00025.htm">-& Sports <option value="http://tr2.freeshop.com/pg00029.htm">Completely <option value="http://tr2.freeshop.com/pg00029.htm">-FREE Offers </select></td> </tr> </table> </form> </center> </td> <td valign="TOP" width="100%">  <a name="top"></a> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="LEFT" valign="left"> <td align="LEFT" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> </a></td> <td align="LEFT" valign="bottom" nowrap colspan="3" rowspan="1"> </a></td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="LEFT" valign="TOP"> <td align="LEFT" nowrap colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/archive/zines.html"> </a><br><a href="/"></a><br><a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/archive/books.html"> </a><br><a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/archive/film.html"> </a><br><a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/archive/music.html"></a><br><a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/archive/television.html"> </a> <br> </td> <td width="20"> </td> <td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="5"> <br><br><br> <b>Column: <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/columns/sassone/980623potato.html">Diary of a Couch Potato</a></b> by Bob Sassone (June 23, 1998)<br> Channel Surfer Journal's editor gets the chicken pox and spends a solid day in front of the boob tube. As his hilarious column attests, this is not as much fun as it sounds... <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/webfilter/980519teletubbies.html">Teletubbies: Day(care) Trippers</a></b> by Emma Jane Taylor (May 19, 1998)<br> Tripod's resident Brit explains why this loopy English show is a hit with toddlers <b>and</b> tokers.<br><br> <b>Pop Tarts: Tarty 'Toons</b> by J. Betty Ray (April 14, 1998)<br> Tripod's tarty Betty says the outrageous <b>South Park</b> and <b>Simpsons</b> are the best tings on TV.<br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">Whither the FlowBee?: The "Golden Age" of Infomercials</a></b> by Leslie Harpold (April 7, 1998)<br> Harpold, the editor of SMUG, says they don't hype 'em like they used to.<br><br> <b>Game: <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/dunk.html">Washed-Up Celebrity Dunking Booth</a></b> by Randy Williams and Chris Young (March 24, 1988)<br> Just like the dunking booth at the fair  only you get to send has-been stars from TV, movies, and music splashing into a barrel of cold water. Dunk a star and up pops a hilarious "where are they now?" info box. Dunk them all and choose from three washed-up "virtual prizes."<br><br> <b>Column: <a href="/">The Curious Case of Wacky TV Redheads</a></b> by Bob Sassone (March 17, 1998)<br> Channel Surfer Journal's editor asks, "Why does every show on NBC have a zany character with red hair? Is it a stereotype? A shift in the zeitgeist? Lazy casting?" One thing is for sure  you can blame it on Lucy. <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">The Sorry State of Celebrity</a></b> by Todd Levin (March 10, 1998)<br> The SMUG columnist asks, "What's the deal with today's dysfunctional celebrities? And why are we so fascinated by their foibles?" <br><br> <b>Pop Tarts: <a href="/">Profile: Lizz Winstead</a></b> by J. Betty Ray (February 10, 1998)<br> Meet the co-creator and former head writer of Comedy Central's snarky news spoof <b>The Daily Show</b>. <br><br> <b>Column: <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/columns/sassone/980113soaps.html">A Guy Confesses: I'm a Soap Fan!</a></b> by Bob Sassone (January 13, 1998)<br> Sassone, the editor of the way-cool boob tube zine Channel Surfer Journal, shares his unique perspectives and offbeat insights on daytime serials  and tells us why he treasures the oft-maligned genre. <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">Garbage In, Nothing Out</a></b> by Michael Agger (January 6, 1998)<br> American TV has been dumping its rubbish on the world for years. Isn't it time the world dumped back? <br><br> <b>Column: <a href="/">Media Role Models?</a></b> (December 30, 1997)<br> Laurie Oullette looks back at Mary Tyler Moore's influential '70s sitcom and Leesa G interviews "feminist porn star" Nina Hartley. Are these women role models? <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">Where Have You Gone, Must-See TV?</a></b> by Michael Agger (December 23, 1997)<br> As American society continues to splinter into subgroups, will the idea of "communal" television viewing seem as quaint as button shoes? <br><br> <b>Column: Liberation Marketing</b> by Thomas Frank (December 16, 1997)<br> The Baffler's Tom Frank on how television ads cynically use images of rebellion to hawk products. <br><br> <b>Column: <a href="../../../www_subdomain/entertainment/columns/tuckett/971201realworld.html">Avoiding the Real World</a></b> by Lori Tuckett (December 1, 1997)<br> Tripod's Associate Editor turned down a chance at TV stardom on MTV's Real World series  here's why. <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">Three Cheers for Ally McBeal</a></b> by Emma Taylor (October 20, 1997)<br> Some critics and "serious writers" are putting down this new chick show; Emma says they're full of it. <br><br> <b>Web Filter: In Defense of TV</b> by Bernadette Noll (September 9, 1997)<br> Most people like to pretend they don't watch much television, but Bernadette knows better  and she shares the reasons she's PROUD to be a couch potato. <br><br> <b>Web Filter: <a href="/">TV is Good  Good and Addictive</a></b> by Aaron Dubrow (August 19, 1997)<br> Dubrow cocks an eyebrow at recent big-budget campains to promote more television viewing and asks, "Is that really necessary?" <br><br> </td> </tr> </table> <br clear="ALL"> <p><br><p> <form method="POST" action="../../../www_subdomain/bin/search/pursuit.html"> <br clear="ALL"><br> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" align="RIGHT"> <tr> <td valign="MIDDLE" align="RIGHT"> <nobr><img src="../../../img/www_subdomain/lycos_power.gif" border="0" alt="Lycos Powered" height="15" width="91"> <select name="cat"> <option value="tripod_www" selected>Search the Tripod Web Site <option value="tripod">Search Tripod Member Pages <option value="lycos">Search the Web</select></nobr></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="MIDDLE" align="RIGHT"> <nobr><input type="text" size="20" name="query"> <input type="submit" value="Search"></nobr> <br> <br> <center> <font size="-2" face="helvetica, verdana, arial">©Tripod, Inc. 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