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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.

• Salma Hayek’s Triumphant Return to 30 Rock

  By Josh Lasser on April 25, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Being that you're a dedicated, devoted, virtually obsessed fan of this column and that you not only read it on a regular basis, but pass it along to all of your friends (something for which I thank you greatly), I… Read More ›

• An Open Letter to ABC Re: Lost

  By Josh Lasser on April 23, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Dear ABC, Ow!  Ow!  Uncle! Uncle!  We give in, whatever it is that you want, we’ll happily do.  Whatever it is that you need, we’ll accomplish.  Just tell us what it is that you’re looking for and we’ll give it… Read More ›

• Television Celebrates Earth Day?!?

  By Josh Lasser on April 22, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Today is, my television has repeatedly made me aware, Earth Day.  What does that mean from a televisual point of view?  Let's figure it out together… Nickelodeon and some of the Nick channels will apparently be going dark for a… Read More ›

• Top Gear Comes to DVD!!

  By Josh Lasser on April 21, 2009 • ( 2 )

  BBC America isn’t in every home in this country, it’s not even in every home that has cable.  Additionally, not everyone has the internet and therefore not everyone can download BBC America shows from iTunes.  Those are, perhaps, the only… Read More ›

• A Closer Look at Last Night’s Reality TV

  By Josh Lasser on April 20, 2009 • ( 2 )

  I don’t really watch that much reality television… okay, yes, I watch some, but I watch way less, I think, than the average television junkie. Anyway, Sunday night is quickly becoming my favorite night of reality television (Top Gear being… Read More ›

• NBC – Comedy Night Done Not-So-Right

  By Josh Lasser on April 17, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Has NBC just stopped trying with their Thursday comedies? Okay, clearly they haven’t, but I’ve noticed things these past two weeks which have disturbed me mightily. They’re things that one wouldn’t think that NBC would let pass, and the fact… Read More ›

• Harper’s Island & Southland – No Good Choices

  By Josh Lasser on April 16, 2009 • ( 3 )

  I find myself, on this Thursday night, faced with a choice, a choice I’m not entirely sure that I know the right answer for.  On the one hand tonight, I could watch Southland at 10pm, on the other, I could… Read More ›

• All ABC on Wednesdays? Okay…

  By Josh Lasser on April 15, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Looking at my viewing schedule for this evening I realized something terribly interesting – I'm going to be watching three hours of ABC.  This occurred last week as well (the lineup was the same), but outside of sports and awards… Read More ›

• Hey, son, how’d you like to go fishing this weekend?

  By Josh Lasser on April 14, 2009 • ( 5 )

  To a certain segment of the population 53° 52' North/ 166° 31' West means more than just a random latitude and longitude, it means the return of one of the Discovery Channel's flagship series, Deadliest Catch. The show returns for… Read More ›

• Nepotism Much? Last Night’s Celebrity Apprentice

  By Josh Lasser on April 13, 2009 • ( 0 )

  How quickly things change. Last week on The Celebrity Apprentice, Joan and Clint were at each others’ throats. This week, they weren’t quiet friends, but they worked together on the task. Joan had a good idea about including the celebs’… Read More ›

• Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too: I Say "Not Bad," How About You?

  By Josh Lasser on April 10, 2009 • ( 2 )

  Disney's latest direct-to-DVD release, Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too is a moderately enjoyable trip back to the 100 Acre Wood, even if the title and box art is a tad misleading.  The hour-long film is based on the… Read More ›

• Visiting Harper’s Island

  By Josh Lasser on April 9, 2009 • ( 1 )

  Tonight at 10pm (9 if you live in one of those weird time zones) CBS is premiering its newest drama.  I'm not afraid to say that I've been excited for the show ever since I first heard of it oh-so-many… Read More ›

• It’s Like 70 Proof Fruit Punch!

  By Josh Lasser on April 8, 2009 • ( 2 )

  Some people like to go out and get drunk without ever feeling the burn of the alcohol; a strong drink is just fine as long as it doesn't taste like a strong drink.  I can then wholeheartedly recommend that you… Read More ›

• Oh, to be a Slumdog Millionaire

  By Josh Lasser on April 7, 2009 • ( 1 )

  There are some films one doesn't expect to walk away from the Academy Awards with an armload of Oscars. Such is certainly the case for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which has just hit Blu-ray and DVD. Stickers added to the… Read More ›

• All’s not Well Over at The Celebrity Apprentice

  By Josh Lasser on April 6, 2009 • ( 0 )

  As you know, I watch The Celebrity Apprentice with great regularity.  There are many reasons for my doing this, but quite honestly the biggest is that I have a good time watching.  I don't always agree with the decisions made… Read More ›

• ER Finishes, "And in the End…"

  By Josh Lasser on April 3, 2009 • ( 0 )

  I remember the series premiere of ER.  I remember anticipating it the whole summer.  I remember getting antsy about it as the date approached, and I certainly remember the first time we saw John Carter, medical student.  The staff at… Read More ›

• Stay Where it’s Pitch Black, No Chronicles Necessary

  By Josh Lasser on April 2, 2009 • ( 2 )

  Bigger isn't necessarily always better. Following a successful low-budget film with a big-budget sequel isn't always the right way to go. No matter how often Hollywood is provided with examples of the lesson, it's one that doesn't seem to stick…. Read More ›

• Cupid Takes Aim

  By Josh Lasser on April 1, 2009 • ( 0 )

  A writer I know and both greatly admire and respect recently wrote in a review of ABC’s new (but old, sort of) Cupid (2009): “…pretend that you’re not a TV junkie, that you aren’t a pop culture maven. Pretend that… Read More ›

• Top Gear Takes the Show on the Road

  By Josh Lasser on March 31, 2009 • ( 1 )

  Okay, last time for this season – which I only say because last night was the season finale – the genius that is Top Gear. One of the great pleasures of watching Top Gear, or if you prefer Three Fools… Read More ›

• Rocking the New Schoolhouse Rock!

  By Josh Lasser on March 30, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Those of us of a certain age – whether we saw originals or repeats – vividly recall the goofy videos and songs that made up Schoolhouse Rock!.  The songs, which were surprisingly catchy (“Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function”) not only… Read More ›