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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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ABC All But Gives Up on the Funny This Fall
In recent years ABC has done a wonderful job developing new scripted hour-long series. They’ve had cultural phenomena galore, from Lost to Desperate Housewives, to Grey’s Anatomy to Ugly Betty. To be sure, they have put out some clunkers, too… Read More ›
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Dinosaurs: Like Jurassic Park, But They Open Doors in a Good Way
People say that the traditional sitcom is becoming extinct. Ratings for them are down and the plots seem recycled — there’s a certain “been there, done that” feel to many traditional sitcoms. Looking at the recently released Dinosaurs – The… Read More ›
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NBC Gets All Geeky This Fall
My goodness, the joy, the happiness, the wonder – NBC has released its schedule for the 2007-2008 television season! That’s right, the upfronts have begun, NBC is trying to figure out a way to stop the bleeding, something that they… Read More ›
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Lohan has Serious Trouble Following More Than One Georgia Rule
Somewhere inside Garry Marshall’s latest directorial effort, Georgia Rule, there is a very good movie. However, as the film currently exists, it is nothing above average. Starring Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda, and Felicity Huffman, the film focuses on three generations… Read More ›
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Veronica Mars and The Mystery of Season Four
I wake up this morning with a song in my heart and a spring in my step. The birds are chirping, the sky is a lovely blue, and Veronica Mars may live to solve more crimes this fall. I was… Read More ›
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Got That Feeling? Then It’s Time to Go Potty Go!
There are many, many wonderful parents about parenting. They’re innumerable. Books have been written, stories have been told, and songs have been sung on such topics. But, there are bad parts too. Notably, for parents of young children anyway, is… Read More ›
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Have You Ever Heard The Wolf Cry To The Blue Corn Moon? Me Neither. But, Nova Has.
Archaeology is not a hard science. It is speculation melded with myth, legend, wishes, hopes, and a few facts tossed in for good measure. Nothing makes this more clear than Nova’s latest episode, “Pocahontas Revealed.” This May marks the 400th… Read More ›
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Haaaaave You Met Ted (it’s Your Last Chance This Season)
The line between comedy and drama can often be a hard one for television shows to navigate. As they get older, many sitcoms, having already mined tons of material from humorous events, turn to more serious issues and problems, only… Read More ›
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NBC’s Comedies Go Below The Belt
Maybe it’s because I’m a father that I notice these things more than I used to, but I was shocked, shocked I tell you, by the incredible number of sexual references last night on NBC’s two-hour comedy block. I mean,… Read More ›
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A Closer Look at Boston Legal
Denny Crane. It strikes me that I never really discuss Boston Legal, and I have no idea why that is, so I thought I’d explore the issue. Is Boston Legal purely disposable television? Is it a show I just watch… Read More ›
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Spider-Man 3 – Fighting Crime with Superhuman Powers
“With great power comes great responsibility.” The statement, popularized in the first Spider-Man movie, holds just as true with the latest installment, Spider-Man 3, due in theaters this Friday. For this go-round, director Sam Raimi, who also helmed the first… Read More ›
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I’m Going to Need to Request a Do-Over
Damn Danny and Oswald, damn them! Who exactly am I supposed to be rooting for on The Amazing Race this season now that the team I had been pulling for (once Rob and Amber left, of course) is now no… Read More ›
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I Want Some Dreamgirls so I Won’t Have to Dream Alone
Bill Condon certainly seems to like giving people the old razzle-dazzle. His latest directorial effort (for which he also penned the screenplay), Dreamgirls, hits store shelves this week in a two-disc “Showstopper” edition. Condon also wrote the screenplay for the… Read More ›
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Running with the Alpha Dogs
It is essential when making a film to have at least one character that the audience can associate with. There must be at least one character that is, in some way, redeemable or engaging, or otherwise likable. To force an… Read More ›
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Thank God You’re Here Now Get Lost
On the same day that I encouraged all of you out there to not be depressed by the television season ending, I watched some shows last night and was depressed that the season hadn’t ended yet. Frankly, what I saw… Read More ›
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TV’s Glow Continues, Even if the Season is Ending
Lately, it seems, I’ve complained a lot about shows. I’ve talked about what is wrong with The Riches, BSG, 24, 30 Rock, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, Raines, Lost, Notes From the Underbelly, Nova, and on and on and on…. Read More ›
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Beating a Dead Horse
I hate beating a dead horse. It seems hugely pointless. I mean, let’s face it, if the horse is already dead, why do you have to keep smacking it? It’s possible that you simply want to use the dead horse… Read More ›
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Nova Tries to Make Sure We’re All Saved By The Sun
I am not one to shy away from criticizing Nova when it deserves it. Whether they’re airing stories about humans regressing or searching for the first flower, if the program isn’t up to snuff I say as much. Let it… Read More ›
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The Remains of Must See TV
Stumped. Today I am stumped. I sit there on Thursday nights and I watch my Must See TV and I chuckle here and there, but the old grey mare ain't what she used to be, is she? Don’t get me… Read More ›
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It’s Quite the Sticky Honeytrap
It is a very easy thing to do to give a film an unabashedly, unflinchingly, negative review. To take a bad movie and simply reel off the problems with it, and make it out to be the worst piece of… Read More ›
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