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GROUP ROUND! As I cued up the episode I actually said to my TV, "Please bring the drama. This season has been so boring so far." We did get some drama, although nothing like the hysterics of years past. But more importantly, we got very little singing... The episode
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First, apologies for taking last week off from blogging the show. It was a case of trying to do too much in too short a time, and I ended up totally frying myself. I initially intended to recap the final two audition episodes over the weekend, but then
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ALL THE EMMYS! I don't care what else airs, this episode should win all of the Emmy Awards this year. I challenge you to find a more entertaining hour of television. We started with gigantic asses, got to drag queens body-slamming each other, and wrapped things up with a
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Children, RuPaul is back, and she's brought with her 13 new ladyboys vying to be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. This year's baker's dozen includes a smattering of plussies, a couple of fish, a celebrity impersonator, and even a zombie drag queen. Now that's entertainment. The Season 4 premiere followed
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I have an insanely early flight in the morning, so I'm going to make this quick and dirty. I totally forgot about the San Diego auditions Sunday, but apparently it was a mess. If there was anyone worth mentioning, have it out in the comments. Here are the five
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First I need to say, I am loving this all-stars season. This show has been had two disastrous seasons in a row and I know lots of viewers who were on the verge of giving it up. Who could blame them? Two years ago our winner sent down moldy-looking
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For the first time in the show's history the auditions took place in Pittsburgh. There were some genuinely interesting candidates in the bunch, and not a ton of mockery toward the unfortunate, so for me that made for a decent episode. Special commendations to Steven Tyler's cheapo sound-effects
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Remember when we all thought "The X Factor" would put "Idol" out of business? Yeah, not so much. Simon Cowell's much-ballyhooed singing competition certainly grabbed solid ratings in its debut season last fall, but I think we can all agree that it was a long way from the cultural
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Last night's episode was easily the best so far of the season. Previously I had been disappointed by the fact that many of the, shall we say, manners- or sanity-challenged members of the cast had been holding back on the drama in an obvious attempt to rehabilitate the less-than-flattering
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Three episodes into "Top Model All-Stars" and I'm still waiting for the entertainment to start. Yes, it's fun watching these ladies on my screen again, and this week's shoot at least produced some good photos (although I would not place them among the "best photos in ‘Top Model' history,"
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FINALLY! The all-star season is here! As Tyra informed us in her ever-embarrassing intro clip, she has been haunted by the grim specters of models past -- haven't we all? -- and finally gave in to the idea of an all-star season to bring back past would-be catwalkers. I'm sure
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DC continued its New 52 program Wednesday, September 14, with 13 new No. 1 issues. Here's my take on my three favorites of the week. What were your top picks of the bunch? "Batwoman" No. 1 (By J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman) Fans of Kate Kane have had to
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DC Comics unleashed the first full week of its New 52 project on Wednesday, September 7, with 13 new No. 1s. Click here for my reviews of my favorite four issues. Below find my brief-as-possible reviews of the middle-of-the-pack books. Reviews of the lower-tier books (in my opinion) by Monday
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DC Comics unleashed the first full week of its New 52 project on Wednesday, September 7, with 13 new No. 1s. Here's my brief-as-possible reviews of my favorite four books of the bunch. Reviews of the next four by Thursday night. "Action Comics" No. 1 (By Grant Morrison, Rags Morales, and
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This week the DC Universe - at least the one that has been in place since the 1986 conclusion to "Crisis on Infinite Earths" - ended with the publication of "Flashpoint" No. 5. At the same time it was reborn with "Justice League" No. 1, the first salvo in
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To say that the first season of "Top Chef: Just Desserts" was a train wreck would be the height of understatement. While it certainly had its share of memorable moments - most of them related to the heaping dollop of crazy named Seth - the food as a whole
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To announce the next challenge Heidi Klum came out on the runway in stilts - serious stilts, at least 3' high. And that bitch could walk in them! Is there anything she cannot do? The challenge was to create a larger-than-life look for stilt walkers, and the designers were quickly
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Although this season started out really rough, I think we ended up with the right Final 4: Melanie, Sasha, Tadd, and Marko. My gut tells me that the final two standing will be Melanie and Sasha, although Marko is a great dancer with a lot of voter goodwill, and I
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What's a long-running reality competition to do when it starts to lose its cool (and viewers)? Bring back some fan favorites for an all-star season, of course! In the tradition of "Survivor," "Big Brother," "Amazing Race," "Top Chef," and the upcoming "Top Model" all-stars editions, later this year "Project
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Josh C (a.k.a bald Josh, a.k.a. crying Josh, a.k.a. Mormon Josh) started out the episode already feeling defeated by last week's runway drubbing - he wasn't even looking to win this challenge, just get by. Great attitude, champ. Heidi sent the designers to meet Tim out in the bustle of
