Parks and Recreation

'The Office,' 'Greek,' 'The Closer' and other TV romances I Love

February 5, 2010 12:16 PM ET

It really is quite challenging to be a good TV couple. First of all viewers have to want you together which is no easy feat. You never quite know what's going to create a palpable on-screen chemistry. Will you be a Buffy and Angel or a Buffy and Riley? A Dylan and Kelly or an...

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Nothing suits me like the 100th episode of 'How I Met Your Mother'

By Amy Amatangelo

January 11, 2010 1:27 PM ET

You know I tend to pick on the shows I deeply care about. So admittedly I've been a little hard on "How I Met Your Mother" this season. But that's because I know how good the show can be. I'm so happy to tell you that the 100th episode (Monday at 8 p.m. on CBS) is...

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My Favorite TV Characters of 2009

By Amy Amatangelo

December 14, 2009 1:18 PM ET

As I say every year, some times great writing fuses with a brilliant performance to form a perfect television character. Ones who we so believe in that we're sad when they're sad, happy when they're happy, root for them to find true love as if they were our best friend, and are heartbroken for them...

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Most Improved Characters of the Season

By Amy Amatangelo

November 16, 2009 1:42 PM ET

So here's my big announcement of the week. I think the big "CSI" trilogy worked. I do like Dr. Ray Langston better now than I did two weeks ago. Sure there were laughable moments. I couldn't stop giggling every time Horatio called him "Dr. Ray." I don't know how David Caruso can make saying someone's...

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'The Vampire Diaries' takes a bite out of my expectations

By Amy Amatangelo

November 2, 2009 12:39 PM ET

I think you know my television pet peeve is when I'm able to play predict-a-plot. You know when ten minutes into a crime drama, you say "that's the killer" and you turn out to be right. Or to pick a very current example, you think you already knew what was up with the new neighbors on...

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Does 'Bones' atone for last season's finale?

By Amy Amatangelo

September 14, 2009 1:02 PM ET

Ah a new season. A time to wipe the slate clean, forgive past transgressions (RIP Dead Denny), and face the fall with an open mind and a flexible season pass manager. Let's take a look at two shows returning this week with quite a bit riding on their premiere. "Bones" (Thursday, FOX, 8 p.m.): To me...

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Has 'Heroes' rescued itself?

By Amy Amatangelo

April 27, 2009 1:35 PM ET

Has 'Heroes' rescued itself?

So are you excited for the season finale of "Heroes" (tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC).

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Give 'Parks and Recreation' a chance - that's what I said

By Amy Amatangelo

April 6, 2009 1:37 PM ET

Is "Parks and Recreation," the new comedy premiering Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on NBC, a lot like "The Office?" Yes it is. It's filmed in a mockumentary style with all the characters addressing the camera. The pace, the cutaways, the lingering shots and the mugging all seems fairly familiar.