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Tasty lunchtime TV links
Here’s a lunchtime roundup of TV topics around the ‘net:
Former Beatle (they were a popular musical group in the ’60s) Paul McCartney took a swipe at Former President (that person is the leader of the free world) Bush in a concert taped recently at the White House. Referring to President Obama, the cute Beatle said, “It’s great to have a president who knows what a library is.” That comment will be edited out of the performance’s PBS broadcast on July 28.
Emmy nominations for news and documentary programming have been announced. PBS leads the pack with 37 nods; CBS nabs 31 nominations; NBC captured 17; and ABC garnered nine. The full list, including nominations for the cable networks, can be found here.
The strikedown of the FCC’s regulations on indecency this week (a federal appeals court ruled that they were “unconstitutionally vague”) means that the trend toward sexier television will continue — and perhaps accelerate.
Why do some underdogs take home Emmy trophies? Why do others win year after year? It can all come down to which episodes the nominees submit, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Tom O’Neil.
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