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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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Sorry, I Forgot My Watch, is it Time For Murder?
Filming a television show is not the same thing as putting several cameras in front of a play, usually. Television shows, even though they're sometimes referred to as “teleplays” tend to have a different feel than a play. However, that's… Read More ›
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One Corey Plus One More Corey Makes The Two Coreys
There's reality TV and then there's “reality” TV. The latter category is more forced, less real. Situations are far more manipulated, the people in front of the cameras are actors, and outcomes are (or feel) far more predetermined. The Two Coreys, is… Read More ›
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Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen, and Some Donald Trump Thrown in for Good Measure
What is it about Gordon Ramsay that I so enjoy watching? This has, almost without a doubt, been the worst season yet on Hell's Kitchen, but with Gordon being there I still enjoy it. He is, unquestionably, pompous, and something… Read More ›
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Deal? No Deal? I Don’t Understand Why I Should Bother Either Way
Today I am in a foul mood, and so we're going to dispense with all (or most of the) pleasantries. Before I begin though, let me say that I completely respect the series I am about to question. I don't… Read More ›
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Long Live Top Gear (Even if it’s the U.S. Version)!
I woke up this morning with a plan. I was all ready to tell you how I was very distressed with last night's episode of In Plain Sight. I was going to explain to you that not only did the… Read More ›
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The Sword in the Stone in the DVD Player
As this reviewer recently noted: “The Arthurian legend, the story of Camelot, is one of the tales that has remained in our culture over the course of centuries. It has been adapted to virtually every medium and with varying degrees… Read More ›
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It May be True Love, But I’d Give it All up for Some Sno-Caps
Wish fulfillment. So many movies are entirely about wish fulfillment. It makes a lot sense, if people leave a movie having gotten everything they wanted they'll have a better feeling about what they've just seen and how they've spent their… Read More ›
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Putting My TV Viewing to Use in Hell’s Kitchen
I watch a lot of TV. I know it, you know it, we all know it. I watch a lot of TV. Sometimes I actually wonder to myself if it's all worth it, but I tend to quickly answer in… Read More ›
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Something Burrows into American Gladiators, but it’s not The Mole
I am, as happens on a fairly regular basis, distressed this morning. Did you watch American Gladiators last night? I know you didn't, the ratings will show that you didn't, but I did. And I am, as aforementioned, distressed. The… Read More ›
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The Dirty Harry Series Makes My Day
Throughout his long career, Clint Eastwood has had a number of iconic roles. He's been a boxing coach, a man with no name, a secret service agent, and an outlaw. He is perhaps best known however for playing a cop,… Read More ›
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With TV Finales, "X" Doesn’t Always Mark the Spot
Do you ever feel of two minds about something? You want pizza (New York style, not that garbage they pass off as pizza in the rest of the country, save Chicago which has their own thing going on and I… Read More ›
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1800 Select Silver, or, Like the Song Says…TEQUILA!!
What I know about tequila wouldn't fill a shot glass. Ask me about scotch, and I'll be able to talk reasonably well about peatiness, mossiness, oakiness, sherry casks, Speyside, Highland, and a multitude of other things. Scotch I know. Tequila,… Read More ›
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Mickey Mouse and Monday Nights this Fall
As I was sitting there this morning watching The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (oh, come on, you know you watch, don't pretend like you don't), I thought to myself — gee, you sure do watch a lot of television, more than… Read More ›
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My Top Gear Addiction Becomes More Serious
Okay, it's official, I'm addicted. There's nothing else to say about it, I'm addicted to Top Gear. There's really very little I can do about it. I'm watching all the repeats I can, I'm googling the show, I'm googling Hammond,… Read More ›
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Those Daring Icons of Adventure and Their Sailing Machines
Tell someone that you're going to watch a “Hammer movie” you might instantly get back a series of “ooohhhs,” “aahhhs,” and possibly a knowing smile. Hammer films seem to occupy a space all their own. They seem to be thought… Read More ›
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The Ever-Changing Shape of Lost
Lost. It finished it's season last night. It, as per usual, answered some questions and asked others. It perplexed, complexed, and vexed viewers. And yet, boy is it fun to watch. I can't think of another show on television which,… Read More ›
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Is the Answer In Plain Sight?
Not all television series come to our screens as clear winners or clear losers. Most fall somewhere in the middle. They have good bits and bad, and one isn't quite sure watching the first couple of episodes exactly where the… Read More ›
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Jen Serves up Incompetence and Attitude in Hell’s Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen continues to perplex me, truly it does. I still can't imagine wanting to eat at any of the restaurants that the chefs we've seen would end up running. I still can't imagine how Jen takes herself seriously. I… Read More ›
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Some Made-For-TV Happiness
You know what I've rediscovered the past two nights? I know, you don't, so I'm going to tell you — made-for-television movies and mini-series. No, seriously. Well, okay, you got me, not all made-for-TV stuff (most of those Sci-Fi Channel… Read More ›
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Another Year, Another Baseball Mogul This Time, It’s 2009
In my review last year for the stat-crunching baseball simulator Baseball Mogul 2008, I stated that the game provided a great experience for stat-heads and casual baseball game fan alike. Baseball Mogul 2009, which only sports a few tweaks from… Read More ›
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