Soledad O'Brien hosts the four-hour documentary series "Black in America" (9 p.m. and midnight, CNN, same times Thursday), an effort occasionally undone by its vast scope.   Full Story

Question: "Don't give up the ship!" Is there any American who doesn't know the phrase? But is there anyone who knows who said it and when?   Full Story

More about attitude adjustment than weight loss or radical exercise plans, the series "How to Look Good Naked" (10 p.   Full Story

On paper, "Spaced," which aired 14 episodes in the U.K. from 1999 to 2001, smacks of sitcom formula. The leads (Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes) are slacker roommates, and the supporting characters are their zany landlord, zany neighbors and zany best friends.   Full Story

Back during the bad old days of the Soviet Union, an anecdotal observation by an anonymous laborer summed up the worthless currency and unmotivated work force.   Full Story

Economic necessity rarely raises its ugly head on episodic television. How, exactly, did Kramer pay his bills on "Seinfeld"?   Full Story

What's the difference between a parody and a remake? Well, Comedy Central offers "The Gong Show with Dave Attell" (10 p.   Full Story

Rarely does a sequel surpass its predecessor. Too   often, second films are a bloated morass stuffed with a surfeit of stars and a dearth of direction.   Full Story