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I love my PVR. I can record six different shows simultaneously. I can collect programs without having to rush home in the midst of my busy day. And I don’t really have to keep track of when they air.

It always seemed during the first week of school, some teacher wanted to know how I spent my summer vacation. Sometimes it was even in French. Fortunately, it’s an essay I no longer have to write.

Comedies account for barely 40 per cent of television’s scripted programming. Yet this past spring, they were responsible for 60 per cent of the cancellations.

Like most, I associate family with love, loyalty, support and warmth. At his recent wedding to Kim Kardashian, Kanye West gave a 20-minute speech during which he referred to his in-laws as “an industry.

Earlier this year, actress Candace Cameron Buré, the former beloved D. J. Tanner from Full House, was attacked for her views on marriage. In her new biography, she had written that she takes a “submissive” role to her husband.

When EdTV hit theatres in 1999, it still seemed preposterous people would want to watch other regular people’s everyday lives on TV. But then it happened in real life. Sort of.

Every TV season sees a few recurring fads. Despite the goal of new and fresh ideas, Hollywood’s incestuous nature guarantees that similarly styled shows will pop up throughout the networks and cable empires.

Recently, Stephen Colbert was lambasted for a joke he made about Asians during his show, The Colbert ­Re­port.

Warning: This column contains major spoilers about a recent episode of The Good Wife. WARNING: This column discuses, in detail, major spoilers about an episode of The Good Wife. This is your second and final warning. There was no lingering goodbye.

We all know television can warp our perspective. Some people still believe that DNA can be identified in a matter of minutes and that TV interviews are always live.