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Josh Lasser is a freelance entertainment reporter/critic. His work has appeared in print, online, and perhaps one day in book form.
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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Better Left Forgotten
I distinctly remember a time, nearly 20 years ago, when I would sit down to play the original Prince of Persia on a regular basis. I remember playing the game through the first time and being wowed by the aid… Read More ›
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Doctor Who Fights "The Curse of Peladon"
Though not often necessarily discussed these days, John Pertwee's portrayal of the Third Doctor on Doctor Who still ranks among fan favorites. A poll available on the BBC's website indicates that Pertwee ranks number four, with 11% of the total… Read More ›
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How I Met Your Mother – The Season Ends, Where Might it go From Here?
I think How I Met Your Mother originally set itself a very ambitious, very difficult goal. Most relationship comedies deal with the progress of a long-term relationship or the beginnings of one. HIMYM is a relationship comedy that is about… Read More ›
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 – So Guess What Happens to Peach
Although you may find this quite difficult to believe – I myself had a great deal of trouble wrapping my head around this development – at the opening of Super Mario Galaxy 2, our hero Mario is on his way… Read More ›
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The CW Announces its 2010-2011 Television Lineup
Taking a look at the new fall 2010 schedule that The CW unveiled today one might get the impression that the network took the easy route because it's the end of a long week. While the network has shifted the… Read More ›
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CBS Announces its 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
How the mighty have fallen. Oh, not CBS, which announced its primetime schedule today, but rather NBC, something evident in CBS’s lineup. With its new schedule, the Eye network has opted to try to establish a comedy bulkhead on Thursday… Read More ›
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Motormouse – The Computer Mouse Goes Sports Car
There was a time when I spent a significant amount of time watching Dragons' Den on BBC America. To watch various products and ideas get pitched to potential investors was always fascinating – the ideas ranged from the supremely fantastic… Read More ›
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ABC Announces 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
In announcing their new lineup for the 2010-2011 season, ABC made it clear that they are happy with where they are. The network isn't introducing a ton of new series, is making no changes to Sunday or Monday, tweaking Wednesday… Read More ›
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FOX Announces 2010-2011 Network Primetime Lineup
As has become standard for the FOX, in unveiling their new 2010-2011 primetime lineup, the network delivered more than one schedule. While in the past there have been as many as three delivered – fall, January, and spring – this… Read More ›
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NBC Announces its 2010-2011 Primetime Lineup
Having already announced the new series that they would be airing in the fall, the veiling of NBC's unveiling of its 2010-2011 television schedule today contained few surprises. It is, however, a markedly different schedule than what the network showcased… Read More ›
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Mel Gibson Visits the Edge of Darkness (2010)
Mel Gibson has made a career out of playing the man on the edge. He has done it in action comedies (Lethal Weapon), he has done it in post-apocalypse sci-fi (Mad Max), he has done it in action thrillers (Ransom),… Read More ›
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Racing Monsters on Nintendo DS’s Monster Racers
Gotta catch'em all. It's a phrase which every Pokemon player knows, and it has greatly added to the length of time fans will sit with each Pokemon title. After all, if you haven't caught'em all, no matter how good your… Read More ›
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Looking for Perfection on ABC Wednesdays with Happy Town
Every couple of weeks my wife and I have the same conversation – I get upset about something and she explains to me that I have to take it a little easier, that I have to choose my battles. I… Read More ›
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GTI Club – Supermini Festa! no Fiesta
Ever since first getting to play a port of the original Pole Position on a PC back in the day, racing games have held a special place in my heart. The graphics were pretty basic (but not bad for the… Read More ›
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Tombstone Lives on Blu-ray
The number of times the gunfight at the O.K. Corral has been depicted in various forms of media is certainly not a small one. The fight may be the best known showdown in the Old West, and, like so much… Read More ›
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It’s Complicated, but Perhaps not as Much as it Should be
It often feels as though there is a sad and unfortunate tendency in Hollywood to leave comedies for younger actors or, at the very least, have middle-aged actors gear their comedies for a “family” crowd. It is therefore a nice… Read More ›
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Praising FlashForward’s Look at Demetri’s March 15th
I complain (a lot) when things are bad on a television show; I speak up and shout and point fingers… loudly. Consequently, when a show I've watched but found grossly disappointing does something right I feel myself obligated to speak… Read More ›
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ABC’s Romantically Challenged – We’ll Pass
Sometimes after sitting and watching a new television show I need a day or two to process my thoughts – was what I just witnessed as bad as I think it was, is it going to grow on me, did… Read More ›
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The US Version of Top Gear is Coming!
Nearly two years ago those of us in the United States were tantalized with the notion that there could be, that there might be, that it was possible that we would get Top Gear USA (that was actually the second… Read More ›
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Glee: The Power of Madonna and Guest Stars
At what point did Glee became such must-watch viewing for me? At what point did the show go from one I was very middling about – and was even considering not watching over the summer – to one whose new… Read More ›
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