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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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Conan, Letterman, & Co. Return!
For years I've been able to give Jay Leno the benefit of the doubt, that all ended last night. You see, I've always been a Letterman person. I never really liked Leno's brand of humor. But, I thought to myself,… Read More ›
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Television Mid-Season Replacements and a Shameless Plug
The new year is upon us, the WGA is still out on strike, and yet a lot of new scripted programming is going to start airing in the next few weeks. Watching some college football yesterday on ABC made it… Read More ›
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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 or, I Wish I was Little bit Taller, I Wish I was a Baller…
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is a stellar example of what a fighting game on the Nintendo Wii can be. The graphics are clean and crisp, and look cartoon-like. There are over 150 playable characters, 10 game modes, and… Read More ›
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Superbad – Yup, That’s Me
Every few years a brand new teen coming of age (sex, drugs, and/or drinking) comedy comes along. They range from the true classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the far less amusing Can't Hardly Wait. The recently released to… Read More ›
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The WGA Strike, AMPTP, and Me
I'm not going to lie to you. I'm unhappy. I've been out of the country and/or away from home for three out of the past four weeks. I thought, I hoped, I prayed that at some point during my travels… Read More ›
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Oh to be a Blade Runner and Dream of Electric Sheep
It seems as though more and more often directors are choosing to go back and re-edit their old movies. Sometimes they change significant plot points, sometimes it is just an addition or subtraction of a few shots here and there,… Read More ›
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Lara Croft Celebrates her Tomb Raider: Anniversary
With the release of Tomb Raider: Anniversary, the franchise revisits the title that started it all off. The game, recently released for the Nintendo Wii is a complete update on the game that made Lara Croft into a household name…. Read More ›
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Want One? No, I Already HAVA One and it’s a Titanium HD
Every day the world of television changes a little bit. The landscape is constantly being altered, whether it's with web video, mobisodes, time-shifting, and, more recently, place-shifting. Place-shifting, for the uninitiated, is watching one's local television stations (or content one… Read More ›
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Nova and the MiG Have Lost That Loving Feeling
Good intentions do not always make for good television. Such is the case with Nova's latest episode, “Missing in MiG Alley.” What should be a fascinating look at technological, political, and military issues that developed during the Korean War is… Read More ›
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It’s the 2nd Annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day
It’s hard to imagine that a year has passed already, but, December 16 marks the second annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day. That’s right, the holiday I created last year is back for its second go-round and… Read More ›
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A Little Christmas TV Cheer
You know the wonderful thing about Christmas time? Do you know the thing that is truly fantastic about it? It's the Christmas television specials. The ones that air year after year after year. It doesn't matter how many times I… Read More ›
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Some Brief Thoughts on the Golden Globes
Awards season in Hollywood is kind of like Christmas in Dr. Seuss's tale of the Grinch – nothing can stop it from coming, not even a writer's strike. What form exactly the televised awards shows will take as all the… Read More ›
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Important Message From The TV and Film Guy’s Reviews
Dear Reader(s), As many of you probably know tomorrow is Thanksgiving. It is also the day on which I will fly halfway around the world. I’ll be spending the next two weeks out of the country and away from my… Read More ›
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Thirteen is not an Unlucky Number for These Guys
When in doubt, return to your roots. It is not a bad plan of attack and one that Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, and company deploy successfully in Ocean's Thirteen, the Ocean's franchise's third entry. For the original film, Danny Ocean… Read More ›
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Heading to the Second Star to the Right
“Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning.” Few phrases from childhood are quite so iconic as that. Peter Pan is the dream of childhood. It's the dream of living in a magical land, never growing up, and… Read More ›
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You Just Got Slapped on HIMYM
The games people play. Last night was rife with them. The 8:00 hour of television alone featured Marshall's playing a first Slapsgiving game with Barney on How I Met Your Mother, and Chuck playing dating games with Lou over on… Read More ›
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The Amazing Race: Why I’ll Never be on it
I am not going to lie to you, I would love to go on The Amazing Race. Seriously, this is not just another part of my unhealthy obsession with 30 Rock (or, more accurately, their unhealthy obsession with me). I… Read More ›
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Is it Football or is it Soccer? Either Way, it Makes Me Say Wii!!
The sport of soccer is, perhaps, the most popular sport in the world, yet it has never taken off in the country. Perhaps it is the slow pace of play or the low scoring games, but it has never quite… Read More ›
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Do You Want to Catch the Excitement? Do You Want to Catch the Adventure? Do You want to Catch the Hawk?
At some point in its life cycle, a bad movie becomes a cult classic. When exactly that becomes the case is unclear; the moment a film crosses over from being just downright bad to being so bad its good is… Read More ›
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Shrek the Third Ventures Into Well-Charted Territory
When an extremely funny movie, like Shrek, puts out an extremely funny sequel, like Shrek 2, the expectations for the third entry into the series are only heightened. Thus, when the third entry is a disappointment, like Shrek the Third,… Read More ›
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