HitFix Interview: Creator Emily Kapnek talks 'Suburgatory'
Alicia Silverstone, ensemble building and other ABC comedy issues
"Suburgatory"
Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 116
Dan and Alan talk 'Downton Abbey,' 'On Freddie Roach' and answer mail

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ABC's 'Pan Am' finale looks to a future that may never come
Will 1964 be a good year for these fictional stewardesses? Probably not.
A scene from the finale of ABC's "Pan Am"
Recap: 'The Amazing Race' Season 20 Premiere - 'Tears of a Clown'
The teams head to Argentina to begin the race and to start making mistakes
Kerri and Stacy of "The Amazing Race"
HitFix Interview: Kourtney Moon talks 'Survivor: One World'
Kourtney talks bad breaks, playful hats and her short 'Survivor' run
Kourtney Moon of "Survivor: One World"
Recap: 'American Idol' - Performance Challenge - Live-Blog
The contestants head to Las Vegas and do something for two hours
"American Idol"
I have no idea what Thursday (Feb. 16) night's "American Idol" is that it needs to be two hours.
When did it become necessary to spend 10 hours on Hollywood Week, "American Idol"?
Live-blogging begins after the break. It's just my way of staying sane...
Recap: 'Survivor: One World' Premiere - 'Two Tribes, One Camp, No Rules'
Twists involving gender and their camp shake things up for the castaways
Colton of "Survivor: One World"
Recap: 'American Idol' - Hollywood Week, Part 3 - Live-Blog
The survivors of last week's 'Idol' plague sing for their lives
I think this happens on tonight's "American Idol." If not, I'll change the image a bit later.
Last Thursday's "American Idol" was a bit like "Torchwood: Miracle Day."
The plot of the series was "What happens in one day, people just stop dying?" Death is, after all, the inevitable destination in all human lives, so what happens if the entire species is detoured from our logical destination? How do we live if we aren't going to die?
"Death" usually isn't the destination on "American Idol," at least not the episode-by-episode destination. Instead, the destination is towards singing. But last Thursday's "American Idol" was song-free. For perhaps the first time in "Idol" history, an entire hour passed without a single performance, without a single ruling by the judges. It was a full hour of coughing, sneaking and rehearsing.
It was very weird.
Rumor has it, though, that people are actually going to sing on Wednesday's episode.
Let's find out...
Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 115
Dan and Alan talk Grammys, 'Cougar Town,' 'Lilyhammer' and Linsanity

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Recap: 'American Idol' - Hollywood Week, Part 2 - Live-Blog
Did Symone Black survive? And what drama did Group Day bring?
"American Idol" hopefuls await news on Thursday's episode
When we left "American Idol," 16-year-old Symone Black had just performed "Sitting On The Dock of the Bay," bantered briefly with the judges and then toppled off the stage, much to the horror of all involved.
Of course, if you only set your DVR to record "American Idol" and didn't set it to record "Mobbed," you missed the swan-dive and you also missed the cliffhanger. Instead, you spent a full hour waiting for a contestant to pass out and you got... nothing.
But don't worry. I suspect that we're going to get a full replay as Thursday (Feb. 9) night's "American Idol" begins...
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At the dawn of the 21st Century, Daniel Fienberg came out to Los Angeles for grad school. He hasn't left. "The Fien Print" is a blog about television -- reviews, interviews, analysis -- but it's also about movies and the business of Hollywood. It probably won't be a blog about the Red Sox, though it might seem like that at times.
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