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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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Monster Buck Hunter – More Buck Hunting than Monster Hunting
To some out there the thought of the release of another of Cabela's hunting games will seem completely ludicrous. After all, how many games do you need to have where you go out and shoot deer, birds, and various other… Read More ›
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Fight on: Final Fight: Double Impact
There was a point in time when side-scrollers were huge. Every other game you would see in an arcade or on a home system was some sort of side-scrolling, button-mashing action game. They ranged from the generic to the exceptional,… Read More ›
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Sushi Go-Round Comes Round Again
Web-based casual games are incredibly popular, and that makes complete sense. Here are quick little games that you can play for a few minutes and then turn off when the boss comes by to check up on you. They are… Read More ›
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The Eleventh Doctor Arrives on Doctor Who
Doctor Who has been around in one form or another (or multiple forms at the same time) for over 40 years. Prior to 2010, there have been nine different Doctors, each with their own particular fan base, mythology, attitude, and… Read More ›
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Apollo 13 Blasts onto Blu-Ray
There is just something about outer space. It has captured the human consciousness in an amazing way, and although our repeated trips to space seem to garner less and less attention, the notion of actually taking a trip to space… Read More ›
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FlashForward – Would Asking for Logic be too Much?
Do you ever sit down and watch a TV show week after week thinking to yourself “no… really… this time it'll be good. I know it, I just know it – this time they'll figure it out and it will… Read More ›
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Desmond, Lost, a Return, a Theory, and Ramblings
We're talking about last night's Lost episode today, so if you haven't seen it you probably don't want to read anymore because there'll be information given out here that will be spoiler-ish. While that ought to be obvious with my… Read More ›
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Chuck Keeps Changing, Will we be Left Behind?
I am worried about Chuck. Not so much Chuck (although I do worry about him too), but about Chuck. It's not that I don't think this season has been fantastically wonderful and amusing and that I haven't liked all the… Read More ›
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Eating up Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
It is Monday morning, and because we all know the weekend doesn't really count, let's talk Friday television, shall we? Well, we're not actually going to delve into all of Friday television, just the relatively new and completely wonderful Jamie… Read More ›
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Ruling on The Marriage Ref
Just a quick-ish thought this Friday morning – The Marriage Ref upsets me. I've had trouble working out exactly why it is that the show upsets me, but after some serious study of the matter I've put together some reasons…. Read More ›
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Cable On Demand, Netflix, Amazon on Demand – VOD Options Abound
The world is growing ever smaller and we are ever more connected. Of course, as this is a technology piece we're not so much going to focus on the ever more connected with one another aspect, but rather the ever… Read More ›
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iPhoning up the Return of The Red Star
Everything old is new again. Call it nostalgia, call it not having learned history and therefore being doomed to repeat it, call it retro – that which has occurred will occur once more. In today's world of videogames and growing… Read More ›
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The Lord of the Rings Goes Blu (Theatrically Speaking)
There are two basic schools of thought regarding Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and by about the midway point in the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, most people know where they stand. The first camp… Read More ›
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The Amazing Race and Celebrity Apprentice – Sometimes I Wonder why I Bother
What in god's name am I watching so much reality TV for? No, really, I'm begging for an answer here – I simply don't understand sometimes why I bother spending my time, my precious time, watching the stuff. It's almost… Read More ›
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Nintendo DSi XL – The "XL" Stands for "Awesome"
When I first held a Nintendo DSi in my hands, I was impressed – it's a cute little system, a cute little system with two cameras and a microphone. Oh sure, the battery life wasn't fantastic and the speakers not… Read More ›
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The Middle, Modern Family, and Cougar Town – Good Times!
Do you believe in self-fulfilling prophecies? I'm not sure if I do or not. I certainly don't believe that wishing for something makes it so, but I do tend to believe that if you're certain that something you're doing is… Read More ›
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Parenthood It’s on TV, but it’s Like Life
Have you been watching Parenthood? Well, maybe you should. Oh, I'm not one to say that you definitely should, you know me, I try to not be pushy or overly vehement in the stating of my ideas at all, I'm… Read More ›
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God of War III – That Kratos Dude is Still Kinda Angry
When is more of the same not a bad thing? When the predecessor was outstanding. God of War III offers very little new to gamers, it is a title which, almost entirely, takes that which came before it – both… Read More ›
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Toy Story 2 – More Fun than a Barrel of Monkeys
One would think that this should have been a very easy review to write. After all, Toy Story 2 is a fantastic film; it is a triumph in every way, a sequel that is, arguably, better than the original. And… Read More ›
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Final Fantasy XIII – Some New, Some Old, Mostly Great
Perhaps better than any other game franchise, the Final Fantasy franchise excels at world-making. Each edition of the main series (save X-2) has created a whole new universe with a new set of rules and a new set of problems. … Read More ›
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