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• TV, Where We Are Now

  By Josh Lasser on March 19, 2007 • ( 0 )

  As we approach the end of March, it seems to me like a wonderful time for taking stock, seeing where we are in the television world. There are only about two months left before the end of the season, and… Read More ›

• Hooking in an Audience

  By Josh Lasser on March 16, 2007 • ( 0 )

  You want an idea for a hook? Here’s an idea for a hook: no hook, just good writing and good characters. Can we just avoid nonsense for a little while and concentrate on doing things well rather than having a… Read More ›

• An Embarrassment of Riches

  By Josh Lasser on March 14, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Like OMC once sang — how bizarre, how bizarre. A 24 episode that goes extra-light on the helping of Jack Bauer. It’s just weird. It was a good episode, but weird. And, I can’t be the only person that wants… Read More ›

• Schooling the Little Ones: Baby Einstein – My First Signs

  By Josh Lasser on March 13, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Having a nine-month-old child, I have an excellent handle on Baby Einstein and its myriad products; there are DVDs, CDs, games, toys, furniture-type things, the list goes on, and on, and on. The only thing more impressive than the quantity… Read More ›

• Tuesday Morning’s Monday Television Night Wrap-up

  By Josh Lasser on March 13, 2007 • ( 9 )

  First up, let me just say that we’re not going to be talking about The Riches today. We’re just not. Come 10 pm last night I had to make an executive decision, and it was The Black Donnellys that won… Read More ›

• It’s Good to be the Kings of South Beach…Or Not

  By Josh Lasser on March 12, 2007 • ( 4 )

  Let’s face it, not everything that airs on television is the most wonderful thing ever created. Like anything else, some television is great, some is good, and some is downright awful. Things don’t just fall into these categories however; some… Read More ›

• An Open Letter To Veronica Mars

  By Josh Lasser on February 28, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Dear Veronica Mars, I’m a huge fan. Really, I am. I feel horrible about you and Logan. I totally get why you did it, but for some reason I’m still pulling for the two of you crazy kids to get… Read More ›

• Donnellys, Heroes, and Your Mother

  By Josh Lasser on February 28, 2007 • ( 2 )

  Why, I ask you, does Monday night TV have to be so good? Why do there have to be so many good hours of shows on Monday? Can’t we move some of that stuff to Tuesday and Wednesday, where I… Read More ›

• The Black Donnellys Shoot For Number One

  By Josh Lasser on February 27, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Last night, NBC premiered its newest series, The Black Donnellys. The drama, scripted by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco (both of Crash fame, among other places), centers around the four brothers in the Donnelly family: Tommy, Jimmy, Kevin, and Sean…. Read More ›

• Contemplating the Academy Awards Ceremony

  By Josh Lasser on February 26, 2007 • ( 0 )

  I know, you’ve been just dying to find out and so I’m here to tell you.  Yes, I watched the Oscars last night.  I did.  I enjoyed it, particularly when I fell asleep at midnight and the show was still… Read More ›

• A Solid Friday Night of Television

  By Josh Lasser on February 25, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Now, normally I eschew a weekend article.  While that might allow for a more easy going weekend, it always prevents me from talking about two of my favorite shows:  Las Vegas and Psych.  Sure, Monk is great, but this past… Read More ›

• Must See TV Still Exists!

  By Josh Lasser on February 23, 2007 • ( 0 )

  It’s Friday, and you’re dying to know this sort of thing, so I’m going to tell you. Last night, I watched two hours of Must See TV. Sure, sure, I’m living back in 1999, but that was such a party… Read More ›

• My Weekly Wednesday Fish Biscuit

  By Josh Lasser on February 22, 2007 • ( 0 )

  What is it about fish biscuits that I just love? You think I’m joking, but I’m not. Jack was there in that cage yesterday and I longed to see a fish biscuit. I couldn’t fathom why they kept bringing him… Read More ›

• Just Shut Up & Sing Already!

  By Josh Lasser on February 21, 2007 • ( 7 )

  There’s just something about Dixie Chicks – Shut up & Sing that just makes me mad.  I’m quite sure that’s one of the points of the entire endeavor, but it doesn’t quite make me happy.  In London in 2003, on… Read More ›

• Forget Babel, It’s Just Incomprehensible

  By Josh Lasser on February 21, 2007 • ( 7 )

  The tragic, ironic, and, honestly, funny, thing about the movie Babel is that much like the tower of the same name from the biblical story, the entire thing comes crashing down without remorse or pity. While in the biblical story… Read More ›

• Alien Shooter: Vengeance Shall Be Mine!

  By Josh Lasser on February 20, 2007 • ( 3 )

  As happens on occasion, it is time for another game review… Every time I play a shooter, I say to myself that there are simply not enough enemies to mow down – that, and that the plot is always far… Read More ›

• Bridge to Terabithia – Not Like the Trailers at all!

  By Josh Lasser on February 16, 2007 • ( 8 )

  Having read and enjoyed the novel in my youth, and then seeing the trailers for Bridge to Terabithia now, I was concerned that the entire novel had been changed into a Lord of the Rings-type film, completely geared towards the… Read More ›

• Four and a Half Hours of Great Television

  By Josh Lasser on February 15, 2007 • ( 0 )

  As I sat there watching 4.5 hours of TV last night (it was a good night), I had an epiphany. An epiphany of enormous proportions. An epiphany to outlast all other epiphanies. An epiphany that makes the sheer notion of… Read More ›

• That Steve Martin is a Wild and Crazy Guy

  By Josh Lasser on February 14, 2007 • ( 0 )

  Steve Martin is a funny guy.  Let’s face it, he just is.  Not always, but often, and often enough that when people think of Steve Martin they tend to think “he’s a funny guy.”  Helping show off Steve Martin’s comedy… Read More ›

• Nova Seeks out "The Last Great Ape"

  By Josh Lasser on February 12, 2007 • ( 9 )

  Nova’s latest episode, “The Last Great Ape,” has the makings of a wonderful documentary. Check that, it has the makings of two wonderful documentaries. As a single piece, it is fails to hold together or hold the viewer’s interest. And… Read More ›

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