TV Eye

The legend of James Dean, and TNT's take on it

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Aug. 3, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

More grumbling about how dumb the Emmy Awards are

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July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Stirred up by the arts, sounding off on local TV

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July 20, 2001 Column

TV Eye

No Emmy nominations for Buffy

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July 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Other People's Trash

Belinda Acosta argues why your trash TV is no better than her trash TV.

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July 13, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The film version of Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel The Mists of Avalon debuts on TNT, and the Top 10 Reasons to be Mrs. Colby Donaldson.

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July 6, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Remembering Carroll O'Connor, the man who immortalized Archie Bunker, and giving chickens their due.

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June 29, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

"TV Eye" delivers the skinny on the (mostly unimpressive) summer season debuts.

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June 22, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

PBS's landmark documentary series, "Point of View," announces its summer lineup.

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June 15, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The cure to the summer rerun doldrums? HBO's Sex and the City and Six Feet Under.

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June 8, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Now that the writers' strike has been averted, the networks feel secure announcing their fall television seasons. Here's a look at what's in store.

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May 25, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Summer TV used to mean boring reruns, but these days, cable takes advantage of the networks' hibernation to launch their own season of special movie events and series. Belinda Acosta offers a list of some of the upcoming "must check out" programs.

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May 18, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Television's reality show sweethearts from the Outback remind Belinda Acosta of … prisoners?

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May 11, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

So what's snapped Belinda Acosta's bra strap this week? It's the announcement that the Wonderful World of Disney will remake Brian's Song.

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May 4, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Talk about your stakes through the heart -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer moves to the UPN and with that, moves out of Austin

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April 27, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

In anticipation of the upcoming writers' strike, networks are beefing up their reality programming, including Worst Case Scenario, No Boundaries, and -- yep, it's that bad -- another Big Brother.

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April 20, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta was all set to hate The Oblongs, the new animated series on the WB about mutants living near a toxic waste dump. But then something unexpected happened: It was funny.

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April 13, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

The most recent episode of The Sopranos illustrates the caste system among the women of the show -- but does watching a woman get beaten to death educate or entertain?

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April 6, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

"The Flintstones saved me." Belinda Acosta looks at the legacy of William Hanna, who died last week at the age of 90.

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March 30, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

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March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

As a breakout film for Kathie Lee, E! Entertainment's original movie Spinning Out of Control misses the mark. Also, the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards and Oscar-related programs.

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March 16, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Does KLBJ's new TV ad using bare-backed women as billboards upset TV Eye's Belinda Acosta? Not as much as those warm and fuzzy pharmaceutical ads that prey on hypochondria and insult women.

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March 9, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

As far as awards shows go, the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards was one of the most abysmal presentations I've seen in a long time. Maybe the upcoming SAG awards or TV Guide Awards will be better.

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March 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Why is it that female protagonists on network TV always need a man?

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Feb. 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

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Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Postmarks

Development peccadillos and Lost Austin kudos.

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Feb. 2, 2001 Column

TV Eye

For those of you yawning through The Mole and gagging through Temptation Island, Survivor is back, here to remind us what we liked (and loathed) about "reality TV" in the first place.

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Feb. 2, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Part of Our Day

When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.

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Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

A look at four new reality-based series trying to beat Survivor 2: Australian Outback to the punch. Good luck. Also, the latest twists on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Will MTV's new "Fight for Your Rights" campaign against hate crimes call into question their longstanding promotion of rapper Eminem? Also, seats for sale on Politically Incorrect and fallout from this year's television top 10s.

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Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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