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A Disappointing Start to the Fall TV Season

A Disappointing Start to the Fall TV Season
Actor Jay Hernandez (L) and actress Perdita Weeks of the television show "Magnum P.I" speak during the CBS segment of the Summer 2018 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 5, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Every September, I search for a television series that might appeal to me. The search is rarely successful. That is because I am unusually picky. There are two reasons for my pickiness: I have less leisure time than most people, and my standards are relatively strict.

This year was unusual. I found two series that interested me, and I’ll tell you about them momentarily. First, though, let me offer a couple of thoughts about viewing standards.

Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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