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Anyone else still recovering from the two back-to-back Real Housewives episodes last night? Bravo provided us quite the anthropological spectrum as we moved from the gaudy materialism of Orange County to the somewhat more refined but no less catty drama of the Hamptons. Watching the two back to back, some glaring difference came to the …
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If you’re anything like me, you’re still recovering from the double-dose of horrendous behavior that Bravo served up with its back to back pairing of The Real Housewives of Orange County and New York City. Both hours provided a dizzying amount of hilarious antics that I fear someday will be used by cultural anthropologists to …
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At long last, American Idol moved into its semifinals stage, and the results were decidedly mixed. Things started off promisingly at first with one increasingly strong showing after the next, but then the performances went south very, very quickly. Not helping matters was a glitch-laden broadcast that featured so many miscues on the technical end, …
Sometimes I have the humor level of a sixth grader. Take, for instance, this clip from Saturday Night Live in which Alec Baldwin learns the pleasures and joys of playing with a Wii remote. Needless to say, it’s hilarious. I have a feeling the writers wanted to take it further, but chances are Standards & …
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Right in the midst of his very own career self-immolation, Joaquin Phoenix wound up on Letterman last night, and guess what? He was guarded, silent, and generally unwilling to participate as a guest. In other words, he was pretty rude. Letterman tried to coax any sort of conversation out of him, but as you’ll see …
As I sat down at the TV tonight, I wondered how Fox would be able to cram thirty-six acceptances into one hour of American Idol. Turns out they couldn’t, which is why I’ve now found myself coming off of two full hours of wannabes laughing, crying, hugging, and occasionally singing. Yes, it was a bit …
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I gotta say, The Real Housewives of Orange County was a bit dullsville last night. I have barely anything to say. Wait, wait… nope, I have nothing to say. It was just… bland. The producers have a great cast and all, but when none of them interact for an entire episode, it can be a …
Seriously, how did American Idol get to be so good all of a sudden? Thanks to some nifty editing and tricky maneuvers, Fox kept us on our toes last night as we tried to predict just who would be moving on to the next round and who would be going home. As per the tradition …
I have to admit that it’s taken some time for me to find my favorite “characters” on this season of American Idol. The auditions, while amusing, failed to really wow me over with no major big voices truly standing out amongst the fray. Thankfully, Fox limited those rounds to a scant three weeks (instead of …
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One of our favorite guest judges returned to Top Chef last night as chef Eric Ripert invited all the contestants to enjoy a meal at his famed New York City restaurant, Le Bernadin. Of course, there was a nifty twist: after consuming their wonderful six course meal, the chefs then had to each recreate one …
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