Pretty is not comedy

The worst and the best of the new TV sit-coms
by Robert David Sullivan
Also: Handsome highbrow

River run

The Mill on the Floss flows through PBS
by Jeffrey Gantz

Land of Oz

HBO goes to prison
by Jon Garelick

Animation noir

Spicy City needs more cayenne
by Gary Susman

China checkered

PBS's Born Under the Red Flag
by Alicia Potter

Raising stakes

Sink your teeth into Buffy
by Charles Taylor

Networking

Alterna-rock invades PBS and HBO
by Matt Ashare

Where's the music?

The rise and, maybe, fall of MTV
by Gary Susman

Amp power

MTV's hour-long strange trip
by Dan Tobin

Eye pleasers

Here are 10 good reasons to be a couch critter
by the Phoenix staff

Ladies' choice

The women of Belfast stand up
by Jeffrey Gantz

Found in space

MST 3000 splashes down
by Gary Susman

Judge-mental

Beavis's inventor hits the sticks!
by Matt Ashare

Ego dance

Norman Mailer's self-serving Picasso
by Christopher Millis

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1996 in Review

Events and non-events on TV

by Gary Susman

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News, schmooze . . .

Local TV reporting? Now that's entertainment!
by Richard B. Eckhaus

Why Jerry won't change

Seinfeld's still ticking, despite our critic's licking
by Richard B. Eckhaus

Cartoon therapy

Millions of Bugs Bunny fans can't be wrong
by Randee Dawn Cohen

Bad TV

Why bad TV is so damn good
by the Phoenix staff

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