Friday night’s finale of CBS’s surprisingly amazing SWINGTOWN made me cry my eyes out on more than one occasion. There was this overwhelming sadness watching what was probably the final hour of a show that deserved so much more attention than it received.

Swingtown surpassed it’s randy premise and proved to be a show about change on the cusp of the bicentennial and it only got better as the summer went on. No longer was it about Grant Show in the shortest shorts possible bedding every Trina, Susan and Farrah, it was about relationships, family and women on the verge of independence at an important time in American history.

Look at the transformation of Trina! She went from an almost one dimensional Barbarella to feeling responsible for the breakdown of the families around her and ultimately a child. Trina slowly became one of the most complex characters on the show and I loved watching her metamorphosis. Her friendship with Susan showed loyalty and guidance while her friendship with Janet showed true heart, generosity and shockingly maternal instinct. Her final moment on the beach with Tom had me bawling my eyes out. Lana Parrilla’s vulnerability and subtlety made me all mushy. Much like Trina, I half expected Tom to walk away and hate the idea of them becoming parents. Those Deckers surprised the shit out of me this summer and that was the one of the biggest thrills in watching Swingtown.

Then there’s Janet, that anal perfectionist who went from house frau to almost hip advice columnist by the end of the summer. Her transformation was shocking! Janet always provided a level of comic relief because she was so over the top in keeping up appearances at any cost. She was almost a caricature of the 50’s housewife and that’s why it worked. As Trina pointed out in the finale, they were no longer in the 50’s and she as a woman, as a wife, as a mother has a voice. Janet and Trina’s friendship was probably my favorite on the show. Two of the most unlikely characters found a way to change each others lives and found common ground despite their lifestyle differences and each was the better for it.

Hell, Janet barely flinched when Henry came out to her and this is a woman that was full of Country Club family standards so that was HUGE! Let’s hope she remembers her reaction in a summer or two when her own son probably does the same thing. Please that kid wanks it nightly thinking about his best friend and hoping his name (B.J.) comes true.

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I’ve been watching television in spurts lately and not in any form of timely fashion. Until this past weekend, I still had yet to watch any of MAD MEN and was behind on all episodes of THE CLOSER except for the premiere. SWINGTOWN had me two eps behind but I’m happy to say that I’m close to caught up.

Last night’s episode of THE CLOSER was hilarious and Jennifer Coolidge as a deludinoid hiring Provenza to kill her husband was inspirational. I was talking with my friend Lil Jenn on Sunday about how incredible this season of The Closer has been and we can’t really pinpoint why. The murders of the week have been really strong and compelling and they’re really living up to what creator James Duff alluded to… POWER.

Whether it’s Brenda trying to hold power over Fritz and the FBI to close her case or whether Priority Homicide is battling Ramos from the LA Times or whether a cocksure Jock is raping ugly girls, the season has been incredibly spot on. I’m loving it now just as much as I always have and that says a lot about a show in it’s 4th season. Go Brenda Leigh Johnson and Co.!

MAD MEN is back and I’m still not completely caught up but I have officially seen (and loved) the first two episodes. I just ended the episode with Pete’s Dad going down in Flight 1 which was an incredible episode about emotions and how everyone on the show conceals their true feeling and studies how people cope with any situation.

I’m blown away by the control Peggy has and the denial she lives with in Season 2. She’s so focused on what she wants from her job that she can completely disconnect herself from that bastard child her sister is now raising for her. It’s scary and I love it. Pete trying to deal with how to move on out of the shadow of his Father is fascinating as well. The lack of emotion is frightening but perfect for who Pete Campbell is at his core. PS – that’s one frakked family.

The Draper’s are wigging me out a little too. I’m digging how they’re focusing on the family a little more this season instead of Don’s affair with Midge or the Menkens dollface because it’s unrealistic to think he could spend that little time at home and not have Betty pull that shotgun out.

Joan is Joan and she’s fantastic. Sure she’s a little racist and classist but dammit she’s Joan through and through. I love how they keep alluding to her Doctor boyfriend and how everyone either hates the thought of him or doesn’t believe he even exists. I’m kinda over the Joan/Sterling relationship so I’m glad she sorta taunts him.

What about Salvatore’s wife being Sarah Drew from Everwood? So far it’s a waste of a great talent but I’m hoping that means she’ll factor into the storyline at some point. I mean obviously the beard has to get a scene or two. I’m just anticipating that moment.

*Now remember, I’m one episode behind so shut it shida on the spoilers.

“Give it up, give it up…” Oh how I heart the Liz Phair theme song to SWINGTOWN. I have to tell you right here and now that watching the show makes me sad. It’s not because the show is overly dramatic and draining, it’s because every episode gets better and better but the threat of cancellation gets greater and greater.

Ratings are tanking for Swingtown and I can’t comprehend it. Sure the first two episodes were all over the place and a little too kitschy but once the show hit its stride it’s been banoodles of greatness and the thought of losing this show pains me.

The acting is superb, the storylines are not only profound but compelling. The tone of the show has shifted from almost farcical to almost painful in the honesty they’re getting at with these characters. Laurie’s relationship with hot teach Doug Stephens is somehow romantic instead of creepy and I love that we accepted the relationship in almost the same way Susan did. Susan and Roger’s dangerously close friendship scares me because I know it will mean the end of Susan and Janet’s relationship (for the time being).

We’re heading toward a major divorce between Susan and Bruce which is fine by me because he’s kind of a douche lately. The Dekker’s have become surprisingly wonderful people. I think the honesty between their characters have really allowed for some of the most critical betrayals on the show (both within their own marriage and between the others) and they remain the catalyst for change in that freaky suburb of theirs. Even the teen boys are compelling.

Does anyone else see a little gay vibe from Janet’s son? I mean, the kid is a little too possessive of B.J. and jealous of his relationship with next door neighbor Sam. I’m just saying.

If this show dies this summer, I’ll be profoundly sad. There’s no harm in leaving it as a 13 episode run every summer so CBS needs to make it happen. Save Swingtown Now!

Tonight my summer viewing schedule officially kicks into overdrive. Not only are summer staples So You Think You Can Dance and Big Brother 10 burning up my screen, it’s the premiere of Project Runway 5!

This is the first time all summer that I’m starting to feel overburndened by the amount of television programmed. I love that summer has become yet another bonafide season but I hate that every show I’m interested in seems to be jam packed onto the same nights. I’m not saying I have a solution or that programming on Friday or Saturday nights in the summer would be any better than what we’re presented with but damn, it makes me anxious to think about the number of shows I need to keep track of.

To give you a rundown, here are the shows I’m interested in and their nights. It’s banoodles I tell you, banoodles!

Mondays: The Closer, The Middleman, Weeds, Secret Diary of a Call Girl (though I’m totes behind)
Tuesdays: Wipeout, Big Brother 10
Wednesdays: So You Think You Can Dance, Big Brother 10, Project Runway, Shear Genius
Thursdays: So You Think You Can Dance, Swingtown, Burn Notice, Fear Itself
Fridays: Doctor Who, Psych
Saturdays: Nothing
Sundays: Generation Kill, Mad Men, Design Star, Next Food Network Star

Surely I’m missing some shows and obviously you can tell I’ve already left some in the dust. My Boys and Kathy Griffin, sorry I’ll catch you in a marathon or on DVD, I don’t have the time. In Plain Sight, you just couldn’t hold my attention no matter how hot some of those leads are… sorry! I get brutal with the cuts in the summer and surely more will come. Just give me time, heat makes me a total raving bitch so I’ll leave a show in the dust without hesitation. Fate and Ducky are two fickle bitches!

We threatened to never do another TV Talk Podcast if you didn’t flock to iTunes and leave us comments… well I’m happy to report that you love us as much as we love you! Thanks to your generosity, we are back and this week’s podcast is a lot of fun!

We revise our thoughts on Swingtown now that we’re both completely caught up (and loving it), we talk about my chat with Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) and her stint on Burn Notice plus some scoop on her new Fox pilot Inseparable.

Next we tackle one of the most talked about Fall pilots, J.J. Abrams FRINGE! Kath and I will review the plot, the mystery and the hotness that is Josh Jackson but don’t worry we don’t spoil anything for you! We’re good like that!

Then it’s time for some listener emails because you guys are cramazing!

Who wants to talk Comic-Con? No? Tough because we run down the shows that will be in San Diego and vent our frustrations over the scheduling. If you’re going to be in town for Comic-Con and you’re a reader or listener, let us know… we’d love to see you!

Before wrapping up this week we have a little fun with our TV version of F, Marry, Kill! That’s right, we each pick one we’d boink, one we’d marry and one we’d go Dexter Morgan on. join in the fun and leave us some comments about who you’d F, Marry and Kill based on our choices. We’ll read some of them on the air in our next podcast.

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I finally had some time to catch up on the three episodes of SWINGTOWN that were sitting on my DVR and I’m happy to say that I’m still loving the show.

If you caught this week’s TV Talk Podcast, you heard me talk about how I wasn’t sure I knew where the show was going and that I wasn’t sure about what the show was trying to accomplish but I feel like I now have a better understanding of where Swingtown is headed.

While some of the retro references are far from subtle, I feel like the show has really started to capture the spirit of ‘76 and the issues at hand. Swingers and promiscuity are not the focus of the show (thankfully), at its heart is a family on the cusp of change. Swingtown is all about self discovery and becoming more self aware.

Bruce and Susan’s world has been turned upside down in every way possible. Bruce got a new job which allowed them to buy a bigger house in a nicer neighborhood and then they met the Decker’s who have opened their eyes to the sexual revolution. Having been knocked up the first time they had sex, these two have never had a relationship outside of their marriage and both are realizing that while they love each other, there may be more to life than the isolated and safe world they’ve surrounded themselves with for far too long.

The flip-flopping they’ve experienced lately is obviously some serious foreshadowing to the deterioration of trust between them. At times Bruce seems to be the one more open to swinging while more recently it was Susan that initiated the possibilities. That’s some seriously dangerous water these two are treading and it makes me nervous as all get out.

Where the show is starting to gain its footing is in the relationships and the insecurities among the women on the show. While Trina Decker originally came across as this voracious vixen we’re slowly starting to see how she may have been coerced into her lifestyle or at least how her sexual drive has kept her from some things she’s wanted out of life. I get the feeling that when she was seduced by Tom back when she was a stewardess, she left her job and gave up aspirations of her own.

Now that she’s met Susan and slowly befriended the repressed Janet, Trina is realizing she may be missing out on what she wanted out of life. Am I way off base there? In the cabin episode, there was so much sadness in the way she told the girls about Tom’s new Toyko route and for the first time she was a fully conceptualized character… I loved it.

The women of Swingtown are fantastic and I think that they’re the real story happening on the show. It’s about them rediscovering themselves and reassessing their places in what was a man’s world. Friendship, marriage and work have all been brought up in the more recent episodes and if they continue to explore what those things mean to women I think that the show will be fantastic.

I’m loving Laurie’s storyline and really really loving her hot ass teacher. Shanna Collins who plays Laurie is this incredible force on screen. The best part is the contrast in her character; she’s so worldy, well educated and sure of herself that you forget she’s still really young and stupid. She’s a teenager in every way and I love that they don’t dumb her down. Sure she’s trying to seduce her teacher but she understands the complications and is somewhat realistic about it. I love how she told her early summer fling, Logan, that there was no future. She talked to him in such a confident and almost condescending manner, it was awesome! Laurie Miller rocks!

I don’t know… I’m rambling now. I just basically wanted to say that I’m pleasantly surprised to see that Swingtown does seem to know where they’re headed as a series and that I’m connecting with it. I’ll shut up now.

We promised you a SUMMER TV PREVIEW podcast and here it is! Kath and I run through all of the summer premiere dates for the new and returning shows as well as give you our input on our faves and more importantly the ones we would never watch in a million years! It’s great fun…

So You Think You Can Dance, The Closer, Big Brother, My Boys, The Mole, The Next Food Network Star, Design Star, Swingtown, Fear Itself, Army Wives, Ice Road Truckers, America’s Best Dance Crew, Wipeout, Flashpoint, Psych, Monk, Mad Men, The Middleman, Burn Notice and more… there’s no reason to be outside when what’s on TV is this hot!

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Having just returned from the PTown Film Festival last night, I’m glad to be home but sad that I missed so much in the world of television. I caught 10 films over 3 days, not too shabby… the weather was amazing so I had to make concessions here and there to just be outside in the glorious Cape weather. Good times.

Being away meant that I missed the results show of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE! You know that was killing me! I didn’t even know who got kicked off until last night when I got home. You’ll be happy to know that SYTYCD was the first thing I tuned into and while Tranny Mess Susie Garcia and her partner Marquis Cunningham went home I still have a feeling of, eh… I don’t care that much. Sure Marquis was good but he didn’t showcase much personality at all and in this competition you need more than skill to win us over.

The opening number by Shane Sparks (dude, we miss you) was incredible and it was great watching Comfort Fedoke hold her own with the big boys out there. As for the solos, I wasn’t that impressed by any of the 6 kids dancing for their lives. I was happy to see that Mary toned down the Oompa Loompa-ness from the night before but sad to see that Mia was still in her douche-zone.

*I’ve updated the SYTYCD Episode Music Guide so head on over and download all the songs from Season 4!

After SYTYCD I settled in for DESIGN STAR 3 and NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR which last year because summer obsessions of mine. Design Star is just a great show and some of the charactes they’ve got this season are OOC! It cracks me up that they once again kicked out one of the “non-confrontational” males in order to keep one of the dippy females. I’m not complaining because the unstables they’ve kept for the last 2 weeks *Tracy and Stephanee I’m looking at you*

I started watching this week’s Next Food Network Star and fell asleep It’s not because the episode was boring or anything, it was because I was spent and it was late. I’ll finish it tonight so no one spoil me on who got kicked off.

I’m behind on SWINGTOWN, DOCTOR WHO and IN PLAIN SIGHT and hope to catch up sometime early this week.

Tonight is a moment I’ve been waiting for since May 2007 when CBS announced it was picking up a retro show called SWINGTOWN. The pilot is incredible and really catches the vibe of the 70’s and the ambigious issues or morality and sexuality for suburban couples. Okay, I was only 2 when this show takes place but that’s beside the point.

SWINGTOWN stars the always amazing Molly Parker, Jack Davenport, Grant Show, Lana Parrilla, Josh Hopkins and Miriam Shor (love you Yitzhak) in a 1976 Chicago suburb.

The show premieres tonight at 10pm on CBS. Be there or be square.

TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky is back! After 7 weeks, we were finally able to see each other and dish all the dirt on our favorite shows.

Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, House, Gossip Girl, American Idol, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica, Brothers & Sisters, So You Think You Can Dance, Ugly Betty, Greek and so much more.

We take some last minute listener questions on which finale’s we’re most looking forward to and also which hot summer movies our fave TV stars are popping up in. Not to mention Kath gets to wax The Office finale after one Canadian listener begs for finale information.

Also, be on the lookout for the return of TWO IDIOTS TALK LOST! We watch the show but we’re not experts, sue us.

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Finally, some word on one of my most anticipated Fall 2007 series that got pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed… CBS’s SWINGTOWN looks like it will start swapping keys over highballs this summer! I’m freaking out!

My girl Molly Parker will finally get some long overdue network primetime lovin’ and I for one think that summer is the perfect fit for this retro series.

From the Hollywood Reporter:

Guess who’s swinging into summer?

CBS’ long-awaited drama “Swingtown” is going to be slated for a summer run, the network is expected to announce Wednesday.

With a few rare exceptions, like Fox’s teen drama “The O.C.,” scripted broadcast programming launched during the summer withers in the Nielsen ratings. A network’s holding a midseason series until summer typically signals a lack of confidence in the show.

But executive producer Carol Barbee said a postseason run creatively suits “Swingtown.”

“A summer launch is perfect for ‘Swingtown’ since the pilot takes place on the Bicentennial Fourth of July,” Barbee said.

“Swingtown” follows the lives of couples experimenting with sexual and social mores in a 1970s Chicago suburb. The show was announced at CBS’ upfront presentation in May as part of the network’s plan to push its creative boundaries with such shows as “Moonlight,” “Viva Laughlin” and “Kid Nation.”

The serialized “Swingtown” originally was set to launch midseason so that it could air straight through. But aside from the pilot — which drew a favorable response from critics — CBS Paramount Network Television had completed only a couple of episodes when the writers strike shut down production in November.

The series recently resumed production on its 13-episode order, but its fate had remained uncertain, especially since CBS’ own social experimentation phase hadn’t gone so well.

9 out of 10 dentists agree… The TV Blogging community is a semi-incestuous circle of friends and frenemies so we all collaborated on a WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL poll.

Below you’ll see what the concensus of TV Bloggers agree are the best new shows for the Fall 2007 season. The blogs that participated are: BuzzSugar, DaemonsTV, GiveMeMyRemote, GlowyBox, MikeyLikesTV, ScooterMcGavin, SillyPipeDreams, Seat42f, TapeWorthy, theTVaddict, TiFaux and TubeTalk. We rated shows on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being hideous and 5 jaw dropping great. If we had not seen a pilot yet, a simple N/A will be present.

As you can see, PUSHING DAISIES, CHUCK, DIRTY SEXY MONEY, and REAPER are the top choices and no surprises here, CAVEMEN is the show we least want to see.

LEGEND
1 – Don’t waste your time unless you find ACCORDING TO JIM ‘funny’
2 – Not great but at least doesn’t offend me.
3 – Fun to watch if nothing else is on.
4 – Has potential. Worth a second look.
5 – Set your TiVo to Season’s Pass!
N/A – Haven’t watched yet.

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I would like to say though that I am way off in my rating for Private Practice. I gave it a higher rating out of spite as I was in my Grey’s funk and after seeing the first real episode, I’m pretty worried about Addy and Co. I’m revising my Private Practice to a 3.

Let me know if this helps you guys at all!

Here is a great article from Boston.com and Associated Press about the British Invasion on the American Fall TV Schedule. All of my favorite new shows are listed including CHUCK, PUSHING DAISIES, MOONLIGHT, BIONIC WOMAN, and NEW AMSTERDAM. It’s a fun quick read and pretty interesting when you think about it.

A bevy of British actors, most sporting American accents, are being yanked across the pond and into US prime time this fall.

“Everybody’s going!” exclaims Sophia Myles as she waited, bags packed, for her work visa to arrive. The British beauty’s movie credits include Isolde in the historical romance “Tristan & Isolde” and the upcoming sci-fi action film “Outlander.” But now she’s reporter Beth Turner in “Moonlight,” the vampire-themed crime series, premiering on CBS Sept. 28.

Kevin McKidd wasn’t “going to do it” when first offered the role of time-traveling American journalist Dan Vassar in “Journeyman,” debuting on NBC Sept. 24. But Liam Neeson, with whom he worked on the movie “Kingdom of Heaven,” took him aside and suggested he “rethink.” He did, and now the Scottish actor, familiar to HBO viewers as Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama “Rome,” has moved his family to Los Angeles. “Luckily, I have a brave wife who knows the game. It’s a gamble, but then this life always is,” he says.

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September 6th
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (FOX)

September 11th
The Biggest Loser (NBC)

September 14th
*New Show: NASHVILLE (FOX)

September 17th
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
Prison Break (FOX)
*New Show: K-VILLE (FOX)

September 18th
Beauty and the Geek (CW)

September 19th
America’s Next Top Model (CW)
Til’ Death (FOX)
*New Show: KID NATION (CBS)
*New Show: GOSSIP GIRL (CW)
*New Show: BACK TO YOU (FOX)
*New Show: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)

September 20th
Survivor:China (CBS)

September 23rd
Cold Case (CBS)
Shark (CBS)
The Simpsons (FOX)
King of the Hill (FOX)
Family Guy (FOX)

September 24th
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
The Bachelor (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Rules of Engagement (CBS)
CSI:Miami (CBS)
*New Show: THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
*New Show: CHUCK (NBC)
*New Show: JOURNEYMAN (NBC)

September 25th
Boston Legal (ABC)
NCIS (CBS)
The Unit (CBS)
Bones (FOX)
House (FOX)
The Singing Bee (NBC)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
*New Show: CANE (CBS)
*New Show: REAPER (CW)

September 26th
Criminal Minds (CBS)n
CSI:NY (CBS)
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
*New Show: BIONIC WOMAN (NBC)
*New Show: DIRTY SEXY MONEY (ABC)
*New Show: LIFE (NBC)
*New Show: PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)

September 27th
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
CSI (CBS)
Without a Trace (CBS)
Smallville (CW)
My Name is Earl (NBC)
The Office (NBC)
ER (NBC)
*New Show: BIG SHOTS (ABC)

September 28th
Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Numb3rs (CBS)
Deal or no Deal (NBC)
Las Vegas (NBC)
Stargate: Atlantis (Sci-Fi)
*New Show: MOONLIGHT (CBS)

September 30th
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
American Dad (FOX)

(more…)

CBS finally announced the Fall Lineup today and amen, How I Met Your Mother is still on the hunt for a Mother!!!

I realize there is really NOTHING on CBS I watch. I thought ABC was my least watched network, but looking below at the lineup for the fall, I realized it’s the Eye.

What am I interested in NEW shows wise you ask? Let’s see…

VIVA LAUGHLIN
It’s about a businessman wanting to open a Casino in Laughlin, NV. Too bad Hugh Jackman runs a rival Casino. Wait, Hugh Jackman? Hells yeah, he’s also Exec. Producer.

I like it. I love it! The singing to music that actually moves the plot forward but is still just music in an episode. It’s like watching Moulin Rouge but where the actors just sing along. What you ask? Oh yes, there is singing!

Did I mention Melanie Griffith shows up, President Palmer the 2nd chimes in also. Well that and the fact that Madchen Amick co-stars and she’ll forever be Shelly from Twin Peaks! “New Shoes *raspberry noise*” I’m soooooo there!

MOONLIGHT
Vampires, enough said!

And the coolest show since Freaks & Geeks… SWINGTOWN! Swingtown doesn’t start until mid-season but it is hands down the best new show besides Pushing Daisies on a rival network. Granted, have I seen the pilots? Not yet but I will and I’m making assumptions based on my keen sense of picking what’s awesome.

Yeah, that’s about it… Well, besides those pesky 40 kids without parents for 40 days trying to make a town successful again. Yes folks, reality TV took kids and left them to their own wits in KID NATION.

The Amazing Race was renewed but not until the Spring 2008 season and the other good thing is that Without a Trace is going back to Thursdays!

Monday
8 p.m. How I Met Your Mother
8:30 p.m. The Big Bang Theory*
9 p.m. Two and a Half Men
9:30 Rules of Engagement
10 p.m. CSI Miami

Tuesday
8 p.m. NCIS
9 p.m. The Unit
10 p.m. Cane*

Wednesday
8 p.m. Kid Nation*
9 p.m. Criminal Minds
10 p.m. CSI: NY

Thursday
8 p.m. Survivor
9 p.m. CSI
10 p.m. Without a Trace

Friday
8 p.m. Ghost Whisperer
9 p.m. Moonlight*
10 p.m. Numbers

Saturday
8 p.m. Crimetime Saturday
9 p.m. Crimetime Saturday
10 p.m. 48 Hours Mystery

Sunday
7 p.m. 60 Minutes
8 p.m. Viva Laughlin*
9 p.m. Cold Case
10 p.m. Shark

*=new show

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