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'The Michael Vick Project'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The 10-part series on BET helps the NFL quarterback and former dog abuser rehabilitate his image while sidestepping the most gruesome details of his case.

'The Inbetweeners' on BBC America, 'La La Land' on Showtime

TELEVISION REVIEWS: In the first series, English schoolboys get into 'Porky's'-style mischief. In the second, Brit comedian Mark Wootton and his loony pals engage in 'Borat'-style pranks in Hollywood.

'Emma' on PBS' 'Masterpiece'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Jane Austen heroine gets a new outing with Romola Garai in the title role on PBS' 'Masterpiece.'

'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' on Starz

TELEVISION REVIEW: Fanboys and girls will want to take note: The new series features blood, sex, uncomplicated stories and an earthy Lucy Lawless.

'Big Time Rush' and 'I'm in the Band'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Nickelodeon and Disney shows are more about being special than the music.

'Archer': The new cartoon on FX is more office comedy than spy spoof

TELEVISION REVIEW: The creators of 'Sealab 2021' and 'Frisky Dingo' are at it again with a cast of men who are preoccupied with sex and unable to grow up.

'How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The band didn't play in Russia, and its music was banned there, but it looks like the Fab Four won the war.

New TV shows offer midseason relief

CAPSULES: Parenting (NBC's 'Parenthood'), reality shows (CBS' 'Undercover Boss') and procedural dramas (ABC's 'The Deep End') are well-represented in the new crop of replacements.

'Nip/Tuck' returns

TELEVISION REVIEW: FX's envelope-pushing show about plastic surgeons begins its final season. Silly? Yes, but always entertaining.

'Demons'

TELEVISION REVIEW: BBC America's 'Demons' goes the 'Buffy' route, but not quite as well.

'The Real World: Washington, D.C.'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The long-running reality show heads to the nation's capital for the first time. There's the usual drinking and hooking up -- along with some growing up.

The long and the short of series

NOTES ON THE DECADE: TELEVISION: Not all series need 22 episodes a year. Look at 'Weeds' and 'Mad Men.'

5 new Christmas tales on cable neatly tied up with a bow

TELEVISION REVIEW: Reviewed: 'Christmas in Canaan,' 'Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle,' 'The Christmas Hope,' 'A Golden Christmas' and 'Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe'

Hollywood Christmas Parade gives L.A. a small-town feel

Critic's Notebook: A taped version of the Hollywood Christmas Parade jazzes up what is simply a local event.

'Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura' on a mission

TELEVISION REVIEW: The former politician and wrestler mines the world of supposed coverups and secrets on truTV while playing fast and loose with actual facts.

Physicist Michio Kaku invites viewers through the wormhole

TELEVISION REVIEW: The host of the new 'Sci-Fi Science' will look at the physics behind light sabers, traveling at warp speed and more.

'Terror in Mumbai'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The HBO doc recounts the deadly 2008 attack in India, using security footage, intercepted cellphone conversations and videotape to give viewers a 'you-are-there' feel.

'Chef Academy'

TELEVISION REVIEW: Bravo tries a slightly different recipe on the cooking-competition genre.

'The Prisoner'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The AMC remake of the cult classic '60s British spy-fi series won't hold viewers captive.

'Fanboy and Chum Chum'

TELEVISION REVIEW: In their world, they are superheroes

'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama' on HBO

TELEVISION REVIEW: The documentary premiering on HBO features an element of reality missing from most TV news.

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