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Comedy

“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: Little Boys

Before we start this week’s recap, there’s something that needs to be said: Something is not quite right about the third season of How I Met Your Mother — and I’m not talking about Robin’s lame storylines (yet). Maybe I was too distracted by hot early-season guest stars Mandy Moore and Danica McKellar to notice it until now, but everyone on the show looks considerably worse than they did during the first two seasons. Before, Robin was always hot enough that you could understand why Ted went to such lengths in pursuing her. Lily’s bangs and Marshall’s side part are — […]

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Sports

Can “E:60” Bring Journalistic Cred Back To ESPN?

ESPN’s highly touted E:60 sports newsmagazine series premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. E:60 features a combination of investigative reports, profiles of intriguing sports personalities, compelling features on the best stories in sports, and cutting-edge stories on innovations in the sports world, including emerging sports and new technology. Correspondents include Jeremy Schaap, Lisa Salters, Tom Farrey, Rachel Nichols and Michael Smith — and “The Sports Guy” Bill Simmons will be a special contributor. In addition to reporters’ segments, viewers will also get a behind-the-scenes look at how these stories are covered — from the initial pitch to developing the […]

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Magazine Archive

Alicia Witt Continues Evolving With A “Ridiculously Perfect” Role On TV

Regardless of how long the Law & Order franchise, particularly Criminal Intent — which came dangerously close to cancellation earlier this year before NBC decided to move it to cable — lasts, its newest cast member certainly will keep on moving ahead. When CI shifts over to USA Network to begin its seventh season on Oct. 4, Alicia Witt joins the team in a six-episode story arc (replacing Julianne Nicholson, who is on maternity leave). Witt plays detective Nola Falacci, whom the actress laughingly describes as “sort of a hip chick.” In other words, not your average, buttoned-down TV detective. […]

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Animation

Deep In The Heart Of Texas — A "Family Guy" Recap

Posted by Sarah We open with the Griffins watching Julia Louis-Dreyfus in her new show, Now, It’s Just Getting Sad. Brian doesn’t want to pee outside because it’s raining, so he asks to go inside on the paper. Good thing, because as he’s spreading it around the living room floor, he notices the ad that will get the plot rolling: The church is hiring a new organist. Lois auditions, as do the pirate (playing an amazing rendition of “Great Balls of Fire” with all 4 pegs) and the creepy old man (singing the Waitresses classic, “I Know What Boys Like”). […]

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Comedy

“The Office” Recap: Launch Party

Warning: It’s about to get all stupid up in here. One would think that — a week after driving his rental car into a lake at the command of his GPS navigation system —Michael Scott would put a little more forethought into his actions. One would be wrong. “Launch Party” starts out innocently enough, with the employees gathered in the conference room, seemingly hanging on Michael’s every word but really just rooting for a little animated cube to land in the corner of the TV screen. From there, it all goes downhill for Michael. Ryan has issued a release announcing […]

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Comedy

“My Name Is Earl”: The Frank Factor

In “The Frank Factor,” Joy visits Earl in prison, still feeling guilty about him doing time for her. Suddenly, Earl spots a guy in prison he knows, Frank (Michael Rapaport), and it turns out they have quite a history together. Flash back to seven years ago. Earl’s parents are having their house fumigated, so Earl and Randy are homeless, sleeping outside on someone’s discarded sofa. But trash day comes, and Earl and Randy are homeless again. Earl spots an ad for a cheap room to rent, and he and Randy sublet the kitchen floor of Frank’s trailer home. Paco, Frank’s […]

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Reality TV

Survivor: China: Week 4 Recap: Can We Vote For Both?

There was something unfulfilling about this episode, and I’m not sure what. Maybe watching people being annoyed with each other makes me crabby, and I just want about half a dozen people voted out at once. * Sherea’s annoyed with Dave for being too demanding. * Dave’s annoyed with Sherea for being lazy and for refusing to give back the shells he’d been saving. * Courtney’s annoyed with Jean-Robert for speaking to her too aggressively when he warns her that she might burn her hand. * James is annoyed with super-huggy Dave (whom Fei Long kidnapped after winning the reward […]

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Reality TV

ANTM: The One About Metamorphosis

So we’ve arrived at the makeover episode of America’s Next Top Model. To me, this one started off slow. I also need to recommend to the producers of America’s Next Top Model that they could maybe give their graphic artists more than 5 minutes to create ‘after’ images of each girl. You see, they used this ‘software’ to morph a picture of each girl from her current look to her new, amazing, Top Model-y look. It reminded me of a VH1 (which I don’t really watch that often, I swear) little cartoon thing they used to do during the credits […]

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Reality TV

ANTM: It’s Time for the Cryin’

Oh yes, my friends, it’s time to start talking America’s Next Top Model. Why now, you may ask? Hasn’t the show been on for a couple of weeks? Yes, yes it has. But that, my friends, was a warm up to what is arguably, consistently, the best episode of America’s Next Top Model every season: the makeover episode. I mean, really, do you EVER remember the first couple of girls who get knocked out of the competition? I know I watch repeats on VH1 & say to myself: “Oh, yeah, that’s the one who got the boot first.” Sad, but […]

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Comedy

Countdown To Extinction Week 2: A “Cavemen” Recap

Like “The Onion” once did with John Leguizamo’s abysmal sketch show “House of Buggin’,” we’re going to provide weekly recaps of “Cavemen” until it gets canceled. When I committed to writing weekly recaps of Cavemen, I was pretty sure it was going to be a one-time deal. But, to my surprise, the show was back last night for a second episode, so here we go again. Episode 2 (“Nick Get Job”) begins with Nick at his computer, purportedly working on his dissertation, which, despite its wordy title, is basically about how cavemen invented “the finger.” The subject of rent — […]