TV Dramas

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Don't Stop Believing: David Chase Achieves His Dreams

"Polisse": A Lively "Law and Order: SVU" in Paris

The Good and Bad of Kids and the Law

Six Karaoke Songs to Lure in Your Own Don Draper

If you haven't heard enough of "Zou Bisou Bisou" this week, be prepared for an onslaught of especially terrible karaoke this weekend. But before you attempt to reel in your own Don Draper, allow us to provide a little backstory: You know this much -- the fifth season of Mad Men has begun. And the c ... More >>

Seoul Patch vs. Reform Club Pop-Up Battle Royale

Korean dramedy? Might we suggest the delightful, "Playful Kiss"?​What: Seoul Patch vs. Reform Club Where: Specchio When: Sun., December 4. Seatings 6-10 p.m. Cost: $40, $25 extra for beverage pairing The rundown: Eric Ehler is back, and this time he's combining both of his pop-ups into on ... More >>

Media Jumps On 'Americans Can't Cook' Story

The only way to lure Don Draper into the kitchen was with an open bottle of whiskey​Sometimes the food media travels in mindless packs just like White House correspondents. Such is the case about a story trending today, that 28% of Americans over age 25 say they can't cook. The story comes fr ... More >>

"Let Me Down Easy": Theater Review

Show preview: Greg Laswell

Medical Drama

What to Do? Wednesday's Pick: Metric at the Fox

​Thanks to an appearance in Zombieland (as well as showing up in Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, and a popular soccer videogame), "Gold Guns Girls" has given Metric's year-old Fantasies a second wind. So the Canadian indie-pop act is back on the road supporting its first album since 2005's Live It Ou ... More >>

Stair Masters

Metric

San Francisco Hosts 'Cagney & Lacey' Convergence

Heeeeeeeere's Cagney!​San Francisco is not Los Angeles. There, we said it. For one thing, we finished 50 slots higher on the "America's Most Literate Cities" list. We can build on this! Also, while it's an event in L.A. to not run into a film or TV star while on line at Baja Fresh, celebrity sight ... More >>

Lake Tahoe

Thank you, Godfather

X-Mas Shows

The Dirty Hairy Show Premieres at Oxenrose Gallery in Oct.

Long Island Rhymes

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

Whodunnit High

What's in store for indie rock and prime time in a post-O.C. universe

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

Good Cop, Bad Cop

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

STUFF: Dawn of the Dead

Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

Geek Love

The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis