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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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Jimmy Buffett, Martha Stewart, and Me
Okay, it's dead horse beating time, but as long as I have a baseball bat and there is some dead horse sitting in front of me, I may as well, right? 30 Rock (that's right, we're doing a Kenneth the… Read More ›
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Michelle Ryan and Gordon Ramsay Get Formulaic
I wonder if Bionic Woman will actually stick to the formula it's used for the last three episodes. Certainly, the show has managed to maintain, finally, a relatively consistent tone in its recent episodes, but the ratings aren't very good… Read More ›
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What do the Grim Reaper and Jimmy Smits Have in Common?
What is it about Cane that I like, can someone explain it to me, but I can't figure it out. Partly it's Nestor Carbonell, it's more Jimmy Smits, but a lot of my reasons are wholly unknown. Look at last… Read More ›
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Kristen Bell, Heroes, and a Few Bad Ideas
Were we supposed to be surprised last night on Heroes when it was revealed that Kristen Bell’s character, Elle, is working for Bob? The way the two of them were shown together it felt as though we were supposed to… Read More ›
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Desperate Housewives Aims to Please
So, last week I just got lucky with The Amazing Race. This week, a team I liked, or, at the very least, didn't hate, got eliminated. The problem is that there are so many teams out there I despise this… Read More ›
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Nova Goes for a "Judgment Day" of its own
Rarely, if ever, do I begin a review with the following statement, so please do pay attention: you should watch this week's special two hour Nova episode, “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial.” The show focuses on the debate between… Read More ›
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It’s the Start of Something New, it’s Day One
The creation of the atomic bomb is an event that will be analyzed and discussed for generations to come. Was the success of the Manhattan Project a triumph or a disaster? Was the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima… Read More ›
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Don’t Have The Princess Bride on DVD? A New Edition is Heading to Store Shelves.
Everyone has certain movies that they fall in love with growing up. It is always good to see as an adult that a movie that one remembers fondly is in fact a good movie. It is nice to know that… Read More ›
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The Logitech Harmony 880 is one of my Heroes
It's often the little things that make me happy. Take last night's Chuck, for instance. The remote that Tang was using as the “master remote” was Logitech's Harmony 880. I have one, and let me tell you that is a… Read More ›
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The Amazing Race Ends for One Unlucky Team (Lucky Me)
I'm so happy The Amazing Race is back. That show is a rocking good time, even when the premiere episode is only an hour instead of 90 minutes or two hours. A single hour really isn't enough time for me… Read More ›
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Comes to DVD
Whatever other problems he may have, George Lucas does not do things in a small or half-hearted way. His stories are big, his visuals are big, and his characters are certainly larger than life. Even when his characters are small,… Read More ›
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The Gang on My Name is Earl are Bad Boys… Again
Last night My Name is Earl made a lot of jokes about living in a post-9/11 world. Is it too soon? When such issues come up, I always fall back to Crimes and Misdemeanors – “if it bends, it's funny…. Read More ›
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If the Devil is on Reaper, why not have The Godfather on Cane?
I missed a day, sue me… I was gorging on Snickers and Butterfingers (and KitKat and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups). But let's talk about Tuesday night's Reaper for a minute even if it's old(er) news. Did I not tell you… Read More ›
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Suite! It’s the New Version of Roxio’s Easy Media Creator
The latest iteration of Sonic Solution's Roxio multimedia software, Easy Media Creator Suite 10 has more features than you can shake a stick at. It purportedly can do everything from burning a DVD of shows recorded on your TiVo, to… Read More ›
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Chuck and Heroes Abuse My Trust (and Faith)
Is there anything worse on Heroes than the Hiro in the past storyline? I so hoped when they put him in the past as a cliffhanger at the end of season one that it was going to be good. I… Read More ›
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Some Desperate Housewives Square off with Bob and Lee
I like Desperate Housewives, I know that I complain about it on a regular basis, and am going to do so below, but I do like the show. It’s funny and over the top, it’s just not as funny and… Read More ›
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Nova Issues a "Marathon Challenge"
This week's episode of Nova takes something of a different tack than the usual episodes. Gone are stories of history, great discoveries, and cutting edge science. Instead, this week's episode focuses on running the Boston Marathon. Months before the event,… Read More ›
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Lullaby, and Goodnight, a New Baby Einstein Takes Flight
With over two dozen DVDs on the market, the Baby Einstein brand has to keep pushing to find new and innovative topics. They have done just that with their latest release Baby Einstein – Lullaby Time. As the name implies,… Read More ›
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It’s True That I’m Getting Older, But I Still Don’t Know How I Feel About a Little Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck is a show that constantly reinvents itself. Rather than following its name however and going for little tweaks here and there, the show routinely undergoes total and complete makeovers. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) are… Read More ›
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Who Wants to Use the Potty? What if Pocket Snails Helped Out?
Trying to figure out how to get a toddler to go to the bathroom in a potty as opposed to using a diaper can be a daunting task. Potty training is an absolutely essential part of a child's growth and… Read More ›
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