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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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Nova Searches for the "Car of the Future"
This week, in its latest episode, Nova opts to deal with its serious subject in a somewhat more humorous manner. In a cross-promotional effort, Nova has Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the hosts of NPR's Car Talk off searching for the… Read More ›
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NBC Scrubs and Polishes up Thursday Night
I'd like to, just for a minute, thank NBC. Last night's comedy lineup was… funny. I didn't laugh out loud a lot, but I did once or twice, and I certainly felt a little jubilant watching the shows. Maybe it… Read More ›
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Why Can’t All Wars be Like Charlie Wilson’s War?
One of the many war-related films to fall by the wayside last fall, Charlie Wilson's War hits the DVD shelves next week and, if the world is remotely fair, will garner more notice now than it did in the theaters…. Read More ›
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Last Restaurant Standing Gets Truthy
For weeks I have been troubled by something on Last Restaurant Standing, only I had very little idea what it could be. I knew that something was off, horribly, horribly off, but I couldn't quite figure it out. Well my… Read More ›
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HIMYM Makes me go "Hmmmm…"
Sadly, at least in part, my televisual malaise continued last night. The How I Met Your Mother episode we were treated to fell distinctly flat. It should have been a good episode, it could have been a good episode, but,… Read More ›
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Battlestar Makes Me Happy as the Housewives Leave me Cold
Maybe it's me, I don't know. Last week I said that it felt like the return of NBC's Thursday night lineup was unimpressive. I felt the exact same way about the return of Desperate Housewives last night. Frankly, until the… Read More ›
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Looking for the Funny on Thursday Nights
NBC's Thursday Comedy lineup returned in full force last night. It was the first time they'd had the full lineup on since early November. Looking at the ratings, the country was singularly unimpressed with the return. As for me, I… Read More ›
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Tuesday Night Television Proves Itself Delicious
Yesterday I ate no solid food, so clearly I spent the entire night watching food-based programs. Frankly, everything looked totally and completely delicious. Last Restaurant Standing had the contestants in the challenge making — or attempting to make, anyway — microwavable meals. … Read More ›
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Top Gear Still Egg-cites Me
Every Monday morning I tell myself that I will not be discussing Top Gear come Tuesday. I have talked about the program enough, I have discussed its ups and bigger ups, and you're probably tired of hearing about it. Then,… Read More ›
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Walk Hard Hardly Works
Watch just a few musical biopics from recent years and you'll see that they all have the same basic narrative — a troubled childhood, initial success, a facing of demons, and eventually (usually, but not always) an overcoming of the… Read More ›
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His Name may be Earl, but Where are his Numbers?
Last night My Name is Earl returned to the NBC lineup with a new episode for the first time since January. And, let's face it, there shouldn't have been that one episode in January because it was the Christmas episode… Read More ›
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Major League Baseball 2K8 Swings for the Fences (and Ekes out a Double)
Sporting games in general, and baseball in particular, seems like a perfect fit for the Nintendo Wii. The Wii's motion sensing controls allow for replication of the arm movements that allow pitchers to throw and batters to swing. Nothing, save… Read More ›
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Serving up one Delicious Night of Television
Last night proved to be an all-cooking one for me. Not spending time in my kitchen (save for a trip to the fridge for a beer), but spending time in some television ones. First up, BBC's Last Restaurant Standing, a… Read More ›
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Top Gear Races off with my Heart
Last week I didn't focus on it, so this week I'm kind of required to. It's not in my contract or anything, it's just in my soul. It's a burning well of desire and utter happiness. It's a shining little… Read More ›
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Stepping Out of the Frying Pan and into Hell’s Kitchen
Put a decent bottle of wine away for a long enough period of time and you may end up with something truly spectacular and wonderful. Upon opening it and letting it breathe you may have found something that truly delights… Read More ›
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Hitting the Road with Sam & Max: Freelance Police
Frenetic, fun, and terribly fast-paced, Sam & Max: Freelance Police – The Complete Animated Series has landed on DVD. Based on the Sam & Max comic book, the short-lived series follows the ludicrous adventures of Sam (a dog) and his… Read More ›
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My Thoughts on The Celebrity Apprentice Finale
Today we're talking about The Celebrity Apprentice. I can't imagine that if you're at all interested in the show you don't already know who won, but we are going to discuss it below, so if you don't want to know,… Read More ›
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Some Mountains are Awfully Steep
One man's idea of utterly insane is another man's idea of just an average day at the office. There are things that some people do on a daily basis that other people wouldn't ever contemplate doing in a million years…. Read More ›
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Alvin and the Chipmunks try to Rock the World
It may be hard to believe, but Alvin and the Chipmunks are a half-century old. They were created back in 1958 by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. The singing rodents have disappeared and reappeared a myriad of times in the last 50… Read More ›
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Is Dr. Reid Ted Mosby’s Once-and-Future Wife?
Okay, there's really only one thing to discuss about last night's television (outside of the awesomeness of Top Gear, but I'll that slide this week) — is Sarah Chalke Ted Mosby's future wife? Was she intended to be Ted's wife… Read More ›
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