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You won't gag on "A Taste of Romance"

I feel like I've seen "A Taste of Romance" (9 tonight, Hallmark) before. In fact, I kind of feel like I saw it on Hallmark last week.

That's because it has the same theme as "Fixing Pete," the last Hallmark offering I reviewed: uptight professional woman needs "loosening up" by regular guy who's in her same field. Because everyone knows that having a career makes women hard and unlovable.

Still, "Romance" manages to find a way to be a charming variation on that faulty theme. That's mostly because the actors approach the whole thing with a dignity that exceeds the material.

Fine performances and strong writing give "Terriers" bite

"Terriers" (FX, 10 tonight) was created and executive produced by Ted Griffin, the man who wrote "Ocean's Eleven," and executive produced by Shawn Ryan, the man who created and produced "The Shield."

I mention that upfront because in just two episodes you can tell "Terriers" is a perfect mix of what you'd expect of those two men. It has snappy, funny, realistic, salty dialogue. It has some grittiness, focusing on two damaged anti-heroes, and you root for them. The world they inhabit is corrupt, but deceptively sunny and bright. And it's packed with great characters.

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