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December 11, 2007
The Windy City Incident
What I received, instead, was the worst movie I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a shitload of bad movies.
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December 2, 2007
Finale Fever
Most shows are heading to “fall finale” land this week. For some, it’s disappointing that we’ll have to wait until January or February to see two or three episodes before a strike-induced hiatus; for the rest, good fucking riddance. Aliens…
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December 3, 2007
The Closer / Saving Grace
Tonight, cable’s most popular show returns with a Christmas special. Riding hot on its coattails is cable’s somewhat-popular show, which begins a four-episode arc held back from its summer run for reasons I can’t explain. Frankly, with both series I’m…
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December 9, 2007
57 Channels (and Nothing On)
What, you thought I was kidding last week? We got a pretty solid Heroes finale and perhaps the best Reaper episode of the series’ run (unfortunately, legend has it that this will also be the last episode until the strike…
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December 23, 2007
The Rise — well…Fall of Journeyman
This week, NBC unceremoniously burned off the last two episodes of its best new show, Journeyman. It probably won’t return after the holidays, or the strike — it’s unofficial, but it’s done. NBC gave full-season pickups to two dismal but slightly-more-popular shows,…
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