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5 reasons to temper your enthusiasm about “Arrested Development”

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:39:32 MDT

5 reasons to temper your enthusiasm about “Arrested Development”

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 09:39PM MDT

Netflix is going to release all 15 episodes of the new season of “Arrested Development” on Sunday, and fans are all excited. Including yours truly, who was exhorting viewers to watch the show throughout the length of its 53-episode run from 2003-2006. It didn’t work. Despite mountains of praise from TV critics, “Arrested Development” was a ratings flop. Fox did everything imaginable to find it an audience — including giving some episodes the best lead-in possible, “American Idol” at the height ...

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Scott D. Pierce: We’ve got to meet the ‘Mother’ pretty soon

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:41:55 MDT

Scott D. Pierce: We’ve got to meet the ‘Mother’ pretty soon

By Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 06:41AM MDT

Nobody has ever strung TV viewers along the way the executive producers of “How I Met Your Mother” have. Monday (7 p.m., CBS/Channel 2) is Episode 184 and Carter Bays and Craig Thomas STILL haven’t told us who the mother is. Hey, it only took 120 episodes to do in the one-armed man on “The Fugitive.” We found out who shot J.R. just four episodes after he was shot. (Well, there was a summer hiatus and a writers’ strike, which dragged the mystery out for eight months.) It took 121 episodes to ge...

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‘The Office’ closes down — a bit too late, perhaps

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:02:03 MDT

‘The Office’ closes down — a bit too late, perhaps

By Scott D. Pierce The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 11, 2013 01:02PM MDT

“The Office” closes on Thursday after 200 episodes — which is about 199 more episodes than some cast members anticipated. Jenna Fischer, who plays Pam, recalled meeting with Ricky Gervais, the creator and star of the British version. “We had lunch and got to ask him any questions we wanted,” she said. “And I remember going home and thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh. If nothing else happens except that I got to have lunch with Ricky Gervais, this is amazing.’ And now — look. It’s 10 years later and we made,...

Monday on TV: If "90210" ends, does anyone care?

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:47:02 MDT

Monday on TV: If "90210" ends, does anyone care?

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 11:47AM MDT

When the original "Beverly Hills, 90210" signed off almost exactly 13 years ago, it was kind of a big deal in TV terms.The show helped put the fledgling Fox network on the map. It ran for 10 seasons and 194 episodes. It was, for a time, a pop-culture icon.The sequel series 90210 signs off tonight - and it is not a big deal. The only splash this series on The CW made was when original cast members showed up.Yeah, it's been on for five years and 114 episodes, but most Americans have never seen it....