11.   But as the Super Bowl pre-game show made painfully clear, too much repetition of even the most heartfelt patriotic themes threatens to exhaust their meaning.

12.   But even as the show makes its didactic points with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, LACMA deserves the gratitude of everyone who cares about California art.

13.   But since the club is essentially paying itself, in order to even make that money the show must make a profit equal to that amount.

14.   But too many shows made talk too cheap, even for TV.

15.   Casey gets nervous if Ms. Smith gets nervous, and the Westminster show makes her nervous.

16.   Consequences are shown as the muppet reacts in pain . . . The show also makes the point that vegetables are good for eating.

17.   Could such a show make the network enough money to justify so gargantuan a fee?

18.   Cumming predicts the show will make a celebrity of Morton, who has worked mainly on stage.

19.   Despite a mass-marketing push by Showtime, this show makes no overtures to mass appeal.

20.   Despite the commercial success, such shows do not make museums rich.