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The Best and Worst of the Fall TV Season

In anticipation of the new season, networks have been trying to one-up with each other with pilots of new shows. TV critic David Bianculli says NBC's Parenthood is the best of the bunch, while Hull High can't compete.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 20, 1990: Interview with David Brown; Review of the Duke Ellington Orchestra's albums "Live!" and "The Ellington Suites"; Interview with Timothy Egan; Review of the…
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Movie Producer David Brown

Brown joins Fresh Air to discuss the mechanics of filmmaking, and the impact the success of Jaws had on his career. His wife is Helen Gurley Brown; they work together on the women's magazine Cosmopolitan. David Brown's memoir is called Let Me Entertain You.

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Two Standout Duke Ellington Reissues

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead thinks there's nothing better than Duke Ellington's masterful compositions, arrangements, and performances. He reviews two new CDs he thinks are particularly excellent.

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