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CCM magazine: A New Name, A New Direction?
By
Paul O'Donnell
“In Christian music, ‘show business’ is an irrelevant concept,” a Christian singer said in CCM magazine recently. Her statement wasn’t meant as a criticism but a kind of brag, and until earlier this month, it could have served neatly as the motto of CCM itself. But now the granddaddy of Christian music magazines–fearing that it…
Losing Faith: Cancellation Leaves Dangling Plot Lines
By
Donna Freitas
I’m sick and tired of committing to shows, watching faithfully every week, and then seeing them cancelled without any resolution of the story lines. Last year it was the abrupt cancellation of “Invasion” after what I thought was a pretty gripping first year. This year I could accept the “Gilmore Girls” ending after seven seasons–that…
ABC’s ‘Traveler’: I’m Already a Believer
By
Donna Freitas
I’ve already got a new television addiction for the summer months (thank God!). It may not be deep and layered like “The Sopranos” (I’ve maintained the ban on my former favorite HBO series since last season’s horribly disturbing Vito storyline), but it’s as relentlessly nonstop as “24.” In fact, it might be the new “24.”…
Is ‘Who Wants an American Organ?’ Next?
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Ellen Leventry
Reality shows have often toed the line between taste and tact–think “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire.” But there have been times when audiences find a concept even too distasteful for their voracious appetites–remember CBS’s cancelled-after-one-airing “The Will,” wherein the contestants vied for the inheritance of a ranch in Kansas? Or how about the British…
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