Subject: Television

• Oprah on Discount

  April 28, 2007

• Idol Play

  April 2, 2009

• Best TV Personality

  October 19, 2000

• Further Review

  February 28, 2002

• Further Review

  March 13, 2003

• Best Newscaster

  October 9, 2003

• Flickerstick

  April 7, 2005

• The Addams Family: Season One (MGM) Our top DVD picks for the week of October 24:

  October 26, 2006

• Not to Offend

  February 26, 2009

• Yadda, Yadda, Yadda-ing to the Bank

  September 18, 2008

• Young at Heart

  May 8, 2008

• "Right Between the Ears Takes On TV"

  April 24, 2008

• The Kids Were Alright

  November 8, 2007

• Our top DVD picks for the week of June 6:

  June 7, 2007

• The Star Does Oprah

  April 26, 2007

• Wanna Be On Top?

  Former Kansas Citian Shandi Sullivan puts a spin on life after reality-TV stardom.

  February 8, 2007

• This Week We Love...

  May 18, 2006

• The Hometown Heroes

  Where are they now?

  April 27, 2006

• Merry Xmas From the Dead Malls

  A lonely Santa, decorations held up by an abandoned shoe, and an homage to Oprah await you at KC's forgotten shopping centers.

  December 15, 2005

• TV Dinner

  November 3, 2005

• Harris Is Burning

  Sam Harris brings an eponymous performance to the Folly Theater.

  March 11, 2004

• Space Oddity

  Martians land on Sesame Street.

  January 22, 2004

• Your New Friends?

  NBC hopes Coupling is its next hitcom, which bugs the show's biggest fans.

  January 30, 2003

• We're Awfully Fond of You

  Won't you tell us how to get, how to get to Kemper Arena?

  January 23, 2003

• The SOFA Awards!

  Here's a sports fan's agony and ecstacy, as experienced on the couch in 2002.

  January 2, 2003

• Lone Star

  One Kansas City contestant earns her shot at Nashville fame.

  January 2, 2003

• Fear Factor

  But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott.

  December 26, 2002

• After-School Special

  UMKC students put their real world up on the Web.

  March 28, 2002

• Anchors Away!

  The Channel 5 News Team sets it's sights on beating Larry Moore and Bryan Busby.

  April 4, 2002

• Net Loss

  The government killed TV, and Hollywood's begging it to revive the corpse.

  February 14, 2002

• Rescue 9/11

  This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter.

  January 3, 2002

• Emmy or Not to Emmy?

  That's been the long, hard decision for TV academy chairman Bryce Zabel.

  October 25, 2001

• Law & Disorder

  As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror.

  September 27, 2001

• Back to School

  Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm.

  August 30, 2001

• Cable Noose

  National sportscasts are executing local TV’s coverage.

  July 5, 2001

• Black Humor

  The Daily Show’s Lewis Black is a funny angry man.

  May 31, 2001

• The Product

  Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in a hurry?

  May 10, 2001

• Good Cop, Bad Cop

  Denis Leary is on The Job, but can ABC find him an audience?

  March 8, 2001

• Night & Day Events

  Week of January 3, 2000

  January 4, 2001

• Sofa Awards 2000

  The Best and Worst of Kansas City's Year in Sports -- from the couch.

  January 4, 2001

• A nude boob tube

  BareTV.com at Westport Coffee House gets down to the nitty-gritty on with its satirical talk show.

  June 8, 2000

• Jon Stewart knows how a Jew and black guy from Kansas can win elected office

  This whole video is pretty funny, but check out the 3:33 mark for Daily Show host Jon Stewart's take on how a Jew and a black guy can get elected in Kansas. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cChangelingthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisFirst 100 Days Jon Stewart, say hello to some friends of ours. Kansas state Reps. Barbara Ballard, Gail Finney, Broderick Henderson, Melody McCray-Miller and Valdenia Winn. And that's just in the House. Then there's state Sens.

  April 30, 2009

• Jon Stewart apologizes for calling Harry Truman 'a war criminal'

  Last night, Daily Show host Jon Stewart admitted that calling President Harry Truman "a war criminal" "was a stupid thing to say." The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cHarry Truman Was Not a War Criminalthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisFirst 100 Days The night before, Stewart made the comment when discussing torture with Cliff May, president of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. May asked Stewart if Truman was a war criminal for using the atomic bomb. "

  May 1, 2009

• Big deal: Scratch Track's DJ Lee on NBC's "Deal or No Deal" tonight

  Chris MullinsThe two halves of Scratch Track. When you talk about "deals" and "bands" in the same sentence, you're usually discussing record deals. But last September 11, Scratch Track was in L.A. for a different kind of deal -- the NBC game show Deal or No Deal. DJ Lee, one half of the hip hop act, made it his mission to get on the show after catching an episode last summer in Michigan. "I was like man, this show is just completely ridiculous," he says. "All they do is just give away mone

  May 4, 2009

• What is Col. Oprah thinking?

  So last week, KFC gave out free pieces of grilled chicken. Apparently that promotion wasn't successful enough because now KFC has enlisted the help of Oprah. And when you do that, be ready to handle the crowds.Oprah told her audience that KFC is struggling and she wants to help. So, she was providing a coupon, available on KFC's new Web site UnThink KFC, that let people claim a free meal: two pieces of chicken, two sides and a biscuit. Sorry, but you already missed out. The coupon was only avail

  May 7, 2009

• Terrific Tuesday Art

  April 3, 2008

• Kathleen Sebelius offers lettuce sandwiches as health care reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

  Former Kansas Governor and current Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was talking health care reform on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Don't tell Sebelius about that fried Snickers you scarfed down while playing PlayStation 3, or she'll make you eat a lettuce sandwich and run around the block. I'll pass on the dinner invite, Secretary Sebelius. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cKathleen Sebelius Pt. 1www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesP

  July 16, 2009

• Sorry Charles, Padma's in charge

  Variety broke the news yesterday that Padma Lakshmi, model and host of the cooking reality show Top Chef, is on the way to starring in her own sit com. She apparently has signed a development deal with NBC for a half-hour show, in which she stars as "a woman working in the culinary world." The working title is thought to be Single Serving (According to Padma is rumored to be a close second option). You know the name Padma Lakshmi for one of three reasons. You're a rabid fan of Top Chef, which ea

  July 21, 2009

• This week's "Best of Fat City": Read it and weep

  This week, we'll not only re-cap the posts we think were the Top Stories on Fat City, but weave those stories with the major highlights from your favorite TV soap operas: ​1) We were absolutely stunned that no one even ventured a guess as to the location of this week's "Where Is It?" quiz. The photograph is to the right. So obviously, more clues are in order. And speaking of clues, on All My Children, Kendall is sentenced for Stuart's murder and Marissa is shot by Liza's nutcase

  August 8, 2009

• Rocking the Magazine Aisle

  American Idol alum Brooke White is currently on tour, promoting her new CD, High Hopes & Heartbreak. She's playing the Bottleneck on September 29, as part of a tour with Michael Johns, another Idol contestant. Angela Kohler​ Now, I'm sure both artists' performances will be heavy on vocal acrobatics, and your $18 is pretty much paying for karaoke. However, if you'd like to save money and meet yourself a reality show star in the flesh, White and Johns are appearing at the Lee's Summit Borde

  September 16, 2009