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The Gleecap: “The Purple Piano Project”

September 21, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Jon Erik Christianson - 1 Comment

The Gleecap is a brand new column dedicated to recap and review the zany antics that occur in each episode of the television show Glee. Blog posts will be released each Wednesday following …

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The Emmys: Modern Family Is Really Good, Mad Men Is Also Good–But Did We Mention Modern Family Is Really Good?

September 20, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Adrian Burke - 2 Comments.

Well, the 63rd annual Modern Family Appreciation Awards have come to a close, and all my hopes for mainstream recognition of brilliant but lesser-known TV comedy have sunk into a …

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Falling for Fall TV

September 18, 2011November 5, 2021 - by Adrian Burke - Leave a Comment

Fall is an exciting time for the television-lovers of the world; on the one hand, there are the Emmy awards (which are of dubious relevance, but still fun) and on …

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Patti Stanger: The Millionaire Madmaker

September 15, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Brittney McNamara - Leave a Comment

Patti Stanger, the Millionaire Matchmaker, makes me angry. Like really, really angry. Like sitting-in-bed-in-my-underwear-watching-TV-and-screaming-to-absolutely-no one angry. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. The premise of The Millionaire Matchmaker …

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‘Contagion’ Review: The Argument for Hand Sanitizer

September 14, 2011September 13, 2011 - by Ruth Chan - Leave a Comment

There were a lot of reasons I wanted to watch Contagion – the promising ensemble cast, Steven Soderbergh’s direction, the chance to see my hometown (Hong Kong) featured in a …

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Better Than Reality: MTV’s Scripted Shows

September 13, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Adrian Burke - Leave a Comment

The summer has generally been considered a TV wasteland—a kind of breeding ground for bad programming that fills the empty space left by everyone’s favorite year round shows. With the …

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The VMA’s: Who Should Win, and Who Should Have Been Nominated

August 26, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Joel Kahn - Leave a Comment

MTV’s Video Music Awards are this Sunday, and we take a look at the major nominees and some major snubs.

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The Man Who Lived: How Harry Potter Helped Us Grow Up

July 15, 2011July 24, 2011 - by Kelly Dickinson - Leave a Comment

As we grew, so did Harry (and the storytelling). Harry got into fights with old friends, had his first crush, his first kiss, and so did we. He learned hard lessons about death and friendship and responsibility right about at the same time as we did. His quest became a kind of parallel to our own adolesence.

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Emmy Nominations Reveal Why Emmy Nominations Should Be Ignored

July 14, 2011January 26, 2013 - by Kelly Dickinson - 2 Comments.

First and foremost let me say that I have nothing against Modern Family. It is a solid comedy with a solid cast and a solid fanbase and continues to produce …

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‘Just Like Us’ and ‘A Better Life’ Reviews: Lives on the Other Side

July 13, 2011July 13, 2011 - by Monica Castillo - Leave a Comment

They star no A-listers and are about stories you have likely never heard of. How refreshing is something new in the sea of remakes and rehashes this summer has dumped on our shores?

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‘Transformers 3’ Review: The Transformer Drinking Game

July 5, 2011July 5, 2011 - by Monica Castillo - 4 Comments.

No plot, no real acting, too loud, too offensive, too stupid, too many foreground and background changes, too many cameos, over inflated, over done, over length, and I’m over it.

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‘Green Lantern’ Review: Turn Off the Fear

June 17, 2011June 17, 2011 - by Monica Castillo - Leave a Comment

As far as action movies go, it’s fun and non-challenging. “The Green Lantern” is good old fashion fun where you know who is the good guy and who is the bad guy.

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