Channel Surfing: “Pan Am” takes flight, new season of “Vampire Diaries”

Incorporating good ol’ Frank’s “Around the World” and “Come Fly with Me” places viewers right in the 1960’s, when glamorous jet traveling was an unbelievable reality. “Pan Am” is an everlasting dream full of perfect bobs, girdles, mile-high club flings and even sticky CIA entanglements.

Channel Surfing: “The New Girl” is easy to love

I’ve been wanting to watch [The New Girl] since I first saw the preview and I was not disappointed.

Channel Surfing: “Wilfred” finale, new game show leave viewers satisfied

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The twins continue to lie, the dog gets run over while the new substitute gives away bags of cash.

Channel Surfing: Trashy TV is entertaining, if only for the laughs

By: Sanah Faroke/Columnist The shore crew is car-less while super humans battle awkward situations. Enjoy! Comedy: “Awkward.” MTV, Tuesdays @ 11 p.m. So here it is, another high school drama, except it is actually relatable — who knew? From “The O.C.” (come on, like all people in high school are perfect, beautiful and rich) to “Gilmore Girls,” with a character like Paris (freakishly smart, inappropriate and competitive), the typical high school drama is not always as relatable as they can be. In any case, “Awkward.” is a typical high school drama that narrates the story of Jenna Hamilton, a somewhat social outcast whose friends either speak “text” or have strict Asian parents who prevent any…

Channel Surfing: Summer finale delivered a few answers, a lot of questions

Many die hard “Pretty Little Liars” fans rushed to the TV in hopes that the Summer Finale will reveal Alison’s legit murderer and the unveil who the mysterious “A” character is. As for myself, I saw my TV box recording PLL, but I didn’t dare watch it until the last possible moment I could- like one of those great novels that soon comes to an end, I tend to procrastinate the ending. Too bad I was using so much effort to resist the Pretty Little Liars temptation (and believe me, it is one), when the show did not give away half as much dirt as I was desperate to gain.

Channel Surfing: Talking dog and suicidal lawyer bring big laughs and life lessons

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