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The Inquirer's Jonathan Storm is reporting this week from the television critics press tour in Beverly Hills. These items originally appeared in his blog, "From the Source," at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source.

One topic that has come up somewhat regularly here at the TV critics' press tour in L.A. has been, surprise, reality television, as critics ask questions or joke about its eventual demise, prompting me to consider hurling candy from the little bowls on our tables at their heads. But I don't, because the candy is good, and at least those questions are better than the many embarrassing questions that have been asked, like those about actors' hairstyles.During a Starz press conference for its adaptation of Crash, a critic asked, 'With a lot of the movies now being made on television shows, is this a new trend that possibly could maybe help the industry get rid of some of the reality shows by taking movies and making television shows on them?'Don Cheadle, who I now love even more, said, 'Reality shows are here to stay. They're cheap. They're popular.'During AMC's Mad Men press conference, star Jon Hamm took a dig at reality TV that also acknowledged its ubiquity and inevitability. 'I

Veteran college basketball analyst Billy Packer will not be returning to CBS television for his 28th season with the network, according to the Miami Herald. The controversial Packer, 68, who has announced 34 consecutive Final Fours on network tele...

TV News: Networks get high marks from GLAAD -- The marriage between the gay characters Kevin and Scotty in the season finale of ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters' helped the network win the highest praise Sunday from an advocacy group that pushes for more visibility of such characters on television.

This documentary reminds us that China still has serious problems and a government that doesn't seem terribly interested in fixing them.

DOCTOR Who fans will have a rare chance to hear from the man who brought him back to TV screens at the Edinburgh International television Festival.

Los Angeles may still be the center of the universe when it comes to film and television production. But thanks to tax breaks and other incentives, shows such as 'Ugly Betty' are moving to new york. By Michael Ventre

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Every year, critics bemoan the fact that the best examples of quality television are trampled beneath the boots of shows watched by the masses.