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...City” in a way that exactly contravenes the very theme of the show. “Sex and the City” proves that modern women, in forging a new sexual equality, can and should provide the foundation for their own emotional support network so that their confidence and identity does not rely solely on romantic relationships. Millions of women relate to the show because the characters never do what Larson has done—judge women against some arbitrary standard for the “sanctity...
...Every party involved is getting piles of PR mileage: Even MTV's Tom Freston couldn't help using the name of one of his network's TV shows when saying how shocked (shocked!) he was. Meanwhile, outrage fetishists nationwide get their fix. This is a no-fault car accident. Everyone wins (except the teams that actually played a great game). On the other hand, what's more disturbing: Jackson's not-entirely-unpleasant appendage, or Mike Ditka talking about his erection during the commercials? Sean Carolan Freehold...
...network is also finding fresher and more dramatically rewarding ways of plying nostalgia, in particular on Bands Reunited (weeknights, 10 p.m. E.T.). The point of the show is not so much the reunion concerts as the quotidian stories it tells on the way there--how former stars have become insurance underwriters and wedding-band players or how feuding brothers Mike and Ali Score of haircut band A Flock of Seagulls haven't seen each other in five years. When the Scores reunited for a London club show in front of their beaming mom, I misted up--even though...
Lately I have been at peace with being responsible for the Heaven's Gate of VH1, the network's last bad idea before it found its new identity. Then, a few weeks ago, two VH1 execs called me and asked if I would be the host of a show they're thinking about. It's a blend of scripted and reality programming, they said, in which I would interview people and then we would write a sitcom around it. They were, in fact, pitching me back the idea I gave them five years ago. Deep inside, I'm afraid...
...high-profile criminal allowed to run a terrorist network from behind bars? Pakistani authorities won't comment, nor will they admit that the suspected contacts were the reason Sheikh was moved. An Interior Ministry official says Sheikh was moved because of fears that members of his terrorist group had bribed guards at Hyderabad prison and were plotting to spring their leader...