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Reality TV

Project Runway Gets All Butch in Man ‘O Fashion

I don’t know if Project Runway is trying to appeal to a wider audience, or just trying to vary the challenges a bit, but this episode was a bit of a break from the typical fashion format. Oh, we still had cattiness, we still had sewing, but we also had a little something for the straight guy in the competition. That little something was Tiki Barber. But first, we learn Jack is HIV positive & see his huge baggie of drugs. Thankfully he currently reports that he’s healthy as a horse. Christian is still a bit stunned from being taken […]

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ANTM: The Girls Go On Go-See Adventures Recap

Do I even need to tell you that this recap contains spoilers? Do I? It’s a recap, people. Recaps tell you what happened during an episode. Therefore, I shan’t be leaving details out, like who got kicked off the show. That said, here we go. Once again, we begin with Heather being down on herself for the previous week’s performance. Jenah is also down on herself, as she got the dreaded “personality” note. As in: “You’re a great model, but you need to work on your personality.” Great, that’s helpful, and so easily changeable. TyraMail! Do I even need to […]

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Drama

Thugs Of The Caribbean: A “Cane” Recap

Posted by Sarah I missed a lot last week, apparently. Alex didn’t get to bust Old Man Samuels because Ellis (not Alice, as I’ve been writing up to now) was secretly still on her dad’s side and got Alex’s lawyer to confess that Alex stole the evidence against her dad and is also involved in not-so-above-board land deals himself. Ouch. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Israeli mob got pissed that Alex replaced them as truck drivers, so they executed three of the drivers and the media had a field day reporting on Duque’s associations with organized crime. Pancho […]

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Drama

Dexter: Let The Endgame Begin!

One of the interesting things about humans is how incredibly stupid even the smartest ones can be. In the Nov. 18 episode, it was Doakes’ turn to be an idiot — in his case due to pride and anger. Walking out of a meeting with FBI Agent Lundy. Breaking into Dexter’s home and, instead of calling 911 when he finds the mother lode of incriminating evidence, he steals it instead. And puts it in his CAR for the FBI to discover. So now he is suspect numero uno but that still didn’t stop him from putting a bullet in Dexter’s […]

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Comedy

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: The Yips

One week after Slapsgiving, the folks at How I Met Your Mother give us the Victoria’s Secret models. It’s no wonder we love the show. Speaking of Slapsgiving, a lot of people probably ate a little too much over the holiday weekend, so it’s appropriate that this week’s episode begins with Future Ted explaining to his kids the concept of gyms. Better yet, he does so in a way that implies that gyms no longer exist in the future — so we all have that to look forward to. Back in the present, Ted decides that the whole gang should […]

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Reality TV

Amazing Race: Let’s Name Our Chicken Phil

There’s Phil to introduce the episode and tell us a little about Burkina Faso as a montage of images go by. The village of Bingo was the Pit Stop for the last leg, and Azaria and Hendekea are the first team out. As they read their clue we find that they must follow a marked path to the Tribal Chief who will give them a gift. Interestingly, they will have zero dollars for this leg of the race. The chief’s gift turns out to be a live chicken for each team — which they must catch themselves and get into […]

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Magazine Archive

At 85, Jack Klugman Has Enjoyed A Full, Rich Life

Long before Oscar Madison and Quincy, Jack Klugman had an important role in a little film that made big waves: 12 Angry Men. This month, the veteran actor hosts the film when he visits TCM Nov. 12 as part of its ongoing Guest Programmer series, also introducing a range of films that he cites as being vastly important to the development of his art: City for Conquest, None but the Lonely Heart and the controversial Inherit the Wind. All of the titles have meaning for Klugman, who, at 85, still delights theater audiences nationwide. Understandably, 12 Angry Men, which put […]

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Comedy

Meg's "Shotgun Wedding" — A "Family Guy" Recap

Posted by Sarah Flash floods are a problem all over Quahog … and they’re a great way to stay in shape. Cleveland is evacuated to the stadium, all by himself, even though his house isn’t even getting rained on. The Griffins are not so lucky — their first floor is under water, and when Peter sends Meg into the kitchen to save his six-pack of beer, she gets hooked on the fridge rack and loses consciousness. She’s in a coma, and Peter regrets treating her so badly all her life. He promises to treat her like a princess if she’ll […]

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“Battlestar Galactica: Razor” A Detailed Recap

Razor opens with a visual and a voiceover: someone’s dragging a knife blade up and down their arm, speaking to us in an accent we don’t recognize from any of the characters we know so far. “You’re born, you live, you die.” Flashback to Galactica‘s meeting with Pegasus, the Cylon we know as Six killing Cain, the murder of Cain’s successor, Fisk, and the heroic death of his successor, Garner. Lee is promoted to Commander. “You make your choices and you live with them. In the end, you are your choices.” Opening credits: 49,579 survivors remain. Lee addresses the crew […]

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Role-Playing Documentary Darkon Has Maximum Charisma

Crime in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area seems to have been decreasing lately. Perhaps that is because of all the +1 maces and Daggers of Inquisition that are being wielded in the area. No, these weapons aren’t being carried by police. These fictional items and other elements of an intricate fantasy world are being used by the folks who inhabit Darkon – an imaginary medieval world that is played out in live re-enactments throughout the real-life Maryland/D.C. area. Moving beyond the tabletop world of 20-sided dies and pencil and paper, and even online arenas like World of Warcraft, the role-players of […]