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February 10, 2012 at 10:20am

FILM REVIEW: "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D"


Strong with the force, this movie was not. I was a little surprised when it was first announced that George Lucas would be rereleasing the beloved "Star Wars" films in 3D. As much as he has made the movies cash cows ripe for slaughter, he is...

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February 9, 2012 at 11:24pm

"American Idol" 2012: Hollywood Week, Part 2: Group Round


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...

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February 8, 2012 at 11:39pm

"American Idol" 2012: Hollywood Week, Part 1


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...

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February 6, 2012 at 11:07pm

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 4, Episode 2: Queens of the ring


ALL THE EMMYS! I don't care what else airs this year, 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...

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January 31, 2012 at 12:01pm

"RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 4: RuPocalypse now


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...

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January 26, 2012 at 10:00pm

"American Idol" 2012: Galvaston auditions


I haven't watched "American Idol" in a very long time (I'm talking William Hung era), but man, does it make me feel better about my own singing abilities. There are a lot of good things about Texas, but I didn't think that the Lone Star State...

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January 26, 2012 at 3:39pm

“CSI” Season 12, Episode 12: Do svidaniya Ms. Willows

Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger) has left the building, leaving the show she helped build from day one.
The start of the episode picked right up from last week, with Catherine and D.B. Russell(Ted Danson) now MIA after getting ambushed. The...

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January 26, 2012 at 12:37am

"American Idol" 2012: Aspen auditions


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...

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January 20, 2012 at 10:15am

"Project Runway All Stars": Miss Piggy challenge


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...

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January 19, 2012 at 9:35pm

"American Idol" 2012, Episode 2: Pittsburgh auditions


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...

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January 19, 2012 at 11:46am

“CSI” Season 12, Episode 11: If a Willow falls in her house…


In the trilogy of Catherine's (Marg Helgenberger) departure episodes, this week was very much the "Empire Strikes Back" of the lot: lots of ground work, lots of suspense, and a delayed resolution.
Remember the FBI-assisted case with the...

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January 19, 2012 at 11:36am

“American Idol” 2012, Episode 1: Savannah auditions


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...

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December 15, 2011 at 11:34am

“CSI” Season 12, Episode 10: Brothers in more than arms


It seems to be the same song and dance with "CSI" this season: good ideas, disappointing execution.
The odd thing is that, despite this, the show is arguably the best it's been since Grissom (William Petersen) left, and now, not long after...

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December 13, 2011 at 5:53pm

"Two and a Half Men" Season 9, Episode 12: Basically bananas

We've had two decent weeks of "Two and a Half Men," and if this week proved anything, the third time wasn't the charm.
It was a holiday episode, somewhat, but also a horrible attempt to try to explain why Walden (Ashton Kutcher) is the way that...

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December 8, 2011 at 7:48pm

CSI Season 12, Episode 9: Episodic Dysfunction

What good premise, what intriguing case details, what interesting developments, and then what a horrible excuse for an ending.
It was almost like "CSI" this week was too good to be true. Guns! Sexual tension! Pakistan! Government...

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December 6, 2011 at 2:24pm

"Two and a Half Men" Season 9, Episode 11: Cheerios!

Touch "Two and a Half Men", touch.
It's been a roller coaster of a season so far, to be sure. Fresh off the Thanksgiving break however, the show returned with another, dare I say it, solid, episode, and one that managed to fix...

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November 29, 2011 at 5:48pm

House M.D. Season 8, Episode 8: And now, a limp in the wrong direction

After a good episode last week, "House M.D." finished out the first half of the season with a lackluster stumble across the finish line.
The show started with some good legal battling, before one of the lawyers was rushed to the hospital...

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November 22, 2011 at 4:05pm

"House M.D." Season 8, Episode 7: A limp in the right direction


This week's episode of "House M.D." started with the mad doctor himself rubbing his leg. Now, we haven't seen him pop a pain pill since he's been out of the big house, so I'm betting this is some Grade-A foreshadowing.
But for now, we got to...

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November 22, 2011 at 3:56pm

"Two and a Half Men" Season 9, Episode 10: My precious


I wish I could put my finger on it, but I didn't hate this week's episode as much as I have hated the show this season. Perhaps this week just seemed to have more of a natural flow. Perhaps some on-screen chemistry is finally developing. Or...

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November 17, 2011 at 6:34pm

"CSI" Season 12, Episode 8: Ménage à trois

I liked this week's episode too much to hold back, so a spoiler warning for those who haven't seen it yet.
This week "CSI" came out with guns a blazing: Three cases, several twists, and packing excitement the show hasn't had in some time.
We...

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andy the geordie said:

Heejun was hysterical. Limited vocally, but a pure comedian. His little 'to the camera' synical...

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lyndon said:

I thought this was a singing contest, not a new "DRAMA" on FOX. There were no contestants thant...

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Alan said:

We had last week's "teaser ending" nose dive from the stage (apparently more ambulances to...

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Eric said:

So I missed the only interesting thing to happen all night? Amazing. Thank you for adding that,...

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clifton wood said:

Great Idol blog. as for DVR, I wish that Time Warner & Fox could sync their damned clocks. I...

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