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Salma Hayek Sneaks Her Way Into My Viewing Schedule

Josh Lasser — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:04:22 EST

How did a Salma Hayek TV appearance go unnoticed?
Regular readers will know that I truly enjoying watching Salma Hayek on screen. Some would call it a fascination, some would call it an obsession, a judge might order me to stay back 100 yards. Whatever the case, I tend to go out of my way to watch her in movies or on television. It almost broke my heart that Bandidas didn't get a big...

Former Stars Clutter Up My TiVo

Josh Lasser — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:43:25 EST

I'm sorry, you were a star when? Why?
At the behest of Erin Medley, who recommended on our radio show this past week that I watch Confessions of a Teen Idol, I set my TiVo up to air one of VH1's umpteen repeats of the premiere. Last night, I had the "good fortune" to have a hole in my viewing schedule which I managed to squeeze this little reality nugget into.In case you...

Scrub-bing In Again

Josh Lasser — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:19:47 EST

Sacred Heart and the team from Leverage make for a pretty good evening.
Boy, was last night a fun night of television. First up was Leverage, which really seems to have hit its stride. I was, as you may recall, initially concerned over the fact that the show's twists weren't very twisty. Happily, they seem to have abandoned the notion of doing a twist the past few episodes. It's a change that works far...

Secret Life and Top Gear Keep Me Intrigued

Josh Lasser — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:28:13 EST

I only watched two hours of TV last night, but I was still intrigued.
In describing how flat, non-stylized, utilitarian things can still be beautiful and function perfectly, a wise man said last night, "Look at Keira Knightley, she's just an ironing board with a face, and she works." I'll give you three guesses who said that, and your first two don't count. That's right, my good friend and...

Reviewing the Damages

Josh Lasser — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 18:06:02 EST

So much TV is starting so soon, let's take a quick peak at Damages (and perhaps Nip/Tuck).
Well, it took long enough getting here, but the New Year has finally arrived, and that seems to mean, for both the broadcast networks and cable, that it's time to roll out a bunch of new shows. Or, at the very least, new episodes.I could be wrong, but I just don't recall so much TV starting up so quickly after the new year in the past. I...

A Tip Top Idea for Top Gear

Josh Lasser — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:46:16 EST

Okay, I have an idea. Just hear me out.
I spent many hours last night watching car shows. Okay, maybe one car show and one movie. We'll be talking about the movie, Days of Thunder, in an upcoming review. Let's talk about the car show instead. Now, here's how this conversation usually goes:"Gee Josh, what car show did you watch?""Actually, amazingly,...

Is Pushing Daisies Pushing Daisies?

Josh Lasser — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:25:57 EST

Whether last night's episode was the last one or not, I liked it.
Pushing Daisies may just have pushed its last daisy. As we've discussed, the show was incredibly popular with a small segment of the population but it now seems to be gone from our TV screens… possibly. You see, they filmed 13 episodes this season and last night episode 10 aired, and future episodes aren't quite yet scheduled. The...

A Good Deal of Leverage

Josh Lasser — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:28:01 EST

Episode three of Leverage keeps me intrigued.
Last week I wrote a review of TNT's new drama, Leverage. It was, on the whole, a positive review, but I did note a few concerns. Chief among those was that the twists weren't really twisty, they were all a little obvious. Even so, I figured that the characters were interesting enough, the humor clever enough, and, as previously pointed...

Final Thoughts About My Own Worst Enemy

Josh Lasser — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:47:21 EST

Last night the show's final episode aired. It wasn't the disappointing experience it could have been.
I'm seeing this as something like finale week. Heroes aired its final episode of "Volume Three" last night, My Own Worst Enemy put out its last episode, and Pushing Daisies is doing its finale on Wednesday night. While I imagine that Pushing Daisies will make me sad, I definitely didn't feel that way about My Own Worst Enemy.I...

The Office Proves I have the Holiday Spirit

Josh Lasser — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:25:36 EST

I was wrong; I'm not Dwight Schrute.
Today, I'd like to tell you a story, a true story. The day before Thanksgiving I was at Costco. In a woman's cart nearby I saw a Wii Fit. My wife (trust me it was all her) was desperate to find out where in Costco the Wii Fits were hidden, after all we were standing in the video-game section and there were certainly none there. The nice...