TELEVISION (GENERAL)

An editorial/opinion piece regarding how the coming of age of television has been tainted by the growth of reality TV.

2010 saw Tom Hanks take a break from movies with production of the television series The Pacific, which he also narrated. What new movie and television projects is Tom Hanks working on for 2011?

How much is the television NCIS like the real thing? Although the incidents and characters may be dramatized for effect, the fiction may be closer to reality than you imagined.

Most of our television programs are not inviting for a general audience anymore. Why is this?

A general look at Apple TV, Roku, media centers and Internet ready televisions

The key to a successful horror television is giving viewers characters that can care about. Movies like Halloween, the Omen and Final Destination would create excellent TV shows.

The General Election in the UK is on 6th May 2010. Most of the country want to get rid of Gordon Brown, but how will the country vote? Will the next government be Labour again, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, or a hung parliament...

Main characters like Carly, Jax, and Jason are bound to have people that hate them, but some characters have become the reason to skip scenes or complete General Hospital episodes all together.

You best know Steve Carell as the likeable lead on the television sit-com "The Office". But Steve Carell is far from one dimensional as his recent purchase makes clear.

As the economy continues to struggle more and more television stations across the country are hiring "one man bands". These one man bands replace a photographer and in turn are supposed to save companies money.

Politicians and citizens are asking for alternative cars. Will General Motors, Chrysler and Ford respond in time?

Those a little murky on the history of television may have quickly assumed that there wasn't any television at all in 1929, unlike what Sen. Joe Biden said. The truth is, there were at least 2,000 television receivers in 1929 New York thanks to publisher Hugo Gernsback...

Television has morphed from a medium determined to spread mass culture, to creating a sense of reality which at the very least is disturbingly false.

In the world of soap operas, pregnancies are a constant. But seldom will you hear the word 'abortion'. General Hospital is poised to tackle this subject with a new storyline involving Lulu Spencer. But will they be brave enough?

As a society turns to television for its primary source for news, it is obvious that its members will not hear the full story. Television is a unique medium that has obvious limitations. Our state of democracy has declined as a result of television.

When soap operas try to tackle serious issues, they often look foolish. But sometimes, they get it right. General Hospital's ongoing exploration of manic depression is one example of how daytime dramas can address tough topics in meaningful ways.

Lazy Town is available on Nickelodeon. It teaches children the importance of living healthy, including eating right, being active, and being a good person in general.

A look at the 2006 fall television schedule, with highlights of the best and worst offerings by ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC.

From the returning shows to what's making their debuts, a preview of the Fall television season on ABC day-by-day.

"Reality" television, a phenomenon that in recent years has dominated TV broadcasting, has about as much to do with reality as bread has to do with butter. They go together, but one should never be mistaken for the other.

There are so many sports shows on television that it is hard to decide which ones to watch. I help you make that decision and rate each show

Many wrestling fans have been watching professional wrestling since its inception, but if you are just tuning in, here is a guide to the WWE television lineup.

African Americans have impacted the development of television on every conceivable front: news, comedy, drama. African American men and women are behind the scenes and leading the medium into the future. Here are just 23 names and titles to know

This opinion article maintains that it is easy to perpetuate a narrow scope of the world, if television is your source of information. While seemingly obvious, travel will demonstrate the overall goodness of folks in the world. Broaden your horizons.

In the history of television there have been only a few series that have played to a larger or more fiercely devout audience than ABC's longest running daytime serial General Hospital

Mary Strom Larson's Race and Interracial Relationships in Children's Commercials looks at how white children are portrayed in television ads and how minorities are portrayed in ads that are aimed directly towards children.

Television Advertising is becoming a wasteland of false idealistic images, and society is defenseless against its regime.

Carly is a lead character on General Hospital and it is apparent that fans are becoming fed up with all of the uncertainty and recasts.