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Monday, April 17, 2006

"Dr. Who" Season Two In UK Off To Good Start

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I've been enjoying the new "Doctor Who" revivial on SciFi. I'd seen bits and pieces in the UK, but enjoyed Christopher Ecc...

New York Times Discovers Neil Patrick Harris

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In the latest sign of how flat-footed the New York Times art section is (especially in covering TV), they just did a Sunday profile of Neil ...
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Tivo Stock Hits 52-week High? Sell! Sell! Sell!!!

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Tivo had good news this week, with Direct TV saying it won't completely abandon the system this year (though it will continue to market...

Weekend Box Office -- Final

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A clutch of limited bows did okay -- "Friends With Money" was the leader and will go to almost 900 screens this weekend, joining ...

Surfing Through "The Sopranos"

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I lost interest in "The Sopranos" in season two, so don't think I'm trying to jump on the "Sopranos ain't so good...
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Sunday, April 16, 2006

Weekend Box Office -- Scary

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Here are the preliminary figures for the Easter weekend box office (usually not a strong one since Sunday is a wash). The most notable: Than...
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Friday, April 14, 2006

I'm Working For The Wrong Dept at the NY Post

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Everyone's read about the gossip page scandal at the NY Post. The main fallout for me is phone calls from my family and friends wonderin...

Hello Again

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So please forgive my absence and this orgy of postings. Back with renewed vigor on Monday.

My New Favorite Cult

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A UK news story about a bishop denouncing a cult brought me to this wacky tale. Apparently, the host of the UK version of the TV gameshow ...
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USA Today's Across The USA

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Directorboy and I were trolling for offbeat news stories that might inspire a "Law & Order" episode and that led me to read a ...

Overnight TV Ratings: "Commander In Chief" Not Dead Yet

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ABC's much beleagured "Commander In Chief" returned last night. It didn't set the world on fire, but it did improve on its...
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Dave Chappelle Still Explaining Himself

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For a man who freaked out over the spotlight, Chappelle sure is making the rounds. To Esquire in a ten page spread: "The bottom line w...
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American Idol -- My Two cents

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Ryan Seacrest said Simon looks grumpy. No wonder: this is the worst batch of singers the show has ever produced. And now I have to recallibr...
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Danger Mouse Is The New Lee Scratch Perry

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Danger Mouse is one of the most prolific and indiscriminate collaboraters around -- bless him. Now under the moniker of Gnarls Barkley he an...

The Book Of Jobs

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That is my name for the technological woes I have suffered recently. I THINK I have stabilized my computer -- but we shall see. Not to turn ...
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Monday, April 10, 2006

"Brokeback Mountain": Wal-Mart Says Yes, Prisons Say No

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Brokeback Mountain continues to make news. The New York Times reports that the lovable American Family Association is calling for a boycott ...
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"24: The Movie" Is Dead?

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Kiefer Sutherland signed a multi-pronged deal with Fox that will make him an executive producer on 24 and commits him to three more seasons....

Weekend Box Office -- Ice Age 2 A Worldwide Hit

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Here's the weekend box office total.s Ice Age 2 dropped almost 50%, but since it opened so big, that doesn't seem telling to me. The...
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ABC Will Post TV Shows Online For Free

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In an interesting new twist, ABC will post its top TV shows online for free at ABC.com. They'll do it for two months starting during Ma...

And Then BLOGGER was down this morning

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I am a technological leper.
Sunday, April 09, 2006

Dante's Seventh Level Of Hell...

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...is computer hell. Knock on wood, but after WEEKS of travails, I'm slightly back on my feet. Still can't get my backup hard drive ...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Pro Baseball Players Get Married

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Okay, it was just a prank by two veterans on the Toronto Blue Jays who got punked by teammates earlier. But I love that it was the shortsto...
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America Online is Dead

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Now it's AOL, for real. Just like Kentucky Fried Chicken is gone and is simply KFC. My name, by the way, is now officially MG. I'm n...
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DVDs Out Today: Brokeback, Narnia, etc.

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I was up late last night watching some DVDs to prepare for NEXT week's column. Hence my lack of timely posting. Why not check out my lat...

Open Thread

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Now I'm doing an interview with author E. Lynn Harris. Talk amongst yourselves.

Overnight TV Ratings -- Gators Triumph (But Not In Ratings)

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As an alumni of the University of Florida (are you an alumni if you never graduated?), I was thrilled to see the Florida Gators win in baske...
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Surfing Through "24"

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Only eight hours left and the show hasn't stumbled yet. Usually by this time, 24 has hit a weak patch, with a ludicrous plot twist or ch...
Monday, April 03, 2006

Katie Couric Leaving Today -- Who Wins? Who Loses?

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The announcement will apparently come any day now about Katie Couric leaving Today after 15 years and moving to CBS. Who wins? No one. Who l...

Surfing Through "Brick"

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Watched this movie again on opening weekend. Terrific fun. Yes, the femme fatale is a weak link, but not disastrously so. I spotted a lot of...

"American Idol" Jumps On Poker Craze

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Well, actually they're just having Kenny "The Gambler" Rogers perform this week. And while I know the show has a broad family ...
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