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March 8, 2010April 26, 2020

Recap of Academy Awards Live Tweets

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The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are over and Hollywood is settling in for another year of blockbusters, indies and box office disasters. While the battle between ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ kept things interesting leading up to awards night, there…

February 9, 2010April 26, 2020

HBO and its Logo Rule TV, and Space

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In an age when television programming is scattered across what often seems like thousands of channels, the idea of one channel ruling them all is a joke. There was a time when the three networks, NBC, ABC and CBS commanded…

January 22, 2010March 18, 2012

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Co-Host Tonight Show?

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After seemingly endless public fighting and controversy, Conan O’Brien is ready to depart NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show‘ with Friday night’s broadcast marking his final time hosting the legendary late-night program. First hosted by comedian Steve Allen in 1954,…

October 28, 2009September 4, 2012

‘Bones’ Star Eric Millegan Outs Self as Bipolar

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I had the pleasure interviewing him right before his Los Angeles cabaret debut back in 2007 and was impressed with his musical theatre roots.

September 22, 2009March 18, 2012

‘True Blood’ Gets a Spin-Off

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HBO‘s vampire drama ‘True Blood‘ rounded out its second season with big ratings (5.1 million) and critical acclaim. With approximately 12 million viewers an episode, when factoring in On Demand and DVR, ‘True Blood’ is a smash.…

September 20, 2009March 18, 2012

61st Primetime Emmy Awards Live Blogging

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The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are upon us just as the Fall season readies itself for consumption. More importantly, however, is the return of E!’s red carpet coverage and Ryan Seacrest, the master of cheese. Oh how I’ve missed…

September 9, 2009March 18, 2012

Sofa Snark’s Vlog Returns w/ 90210 & Melrose Place

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Sofa Snark’s video blog is back just in time for the launch of prime-time’s Fall lineup. The CW kicked things off Tuesday night (ratings) with two juicy teen dramas. First up was the second season of 90210.…

September 7, 2009March 18, 2012

Survivor Spoofs Lost’s Dharma Initiative

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CBS first premiered the high-stakes reality show Survivor in 2000. Nine years later the juggernaut continues to rack up ratings and suck viewers in. But, just because a show is popular doesn’t mean it can’t find new ways to promote…

September 2, 2009March 18, 2012

Dalton Trumbo is an American Master

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There’s a scene in the 1960 film Spartacus that captures the mindset of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – a man that had just suffered years of persecution after being listed as one of the Hollywood Ten. Defeated by the Romans Spartacus…

September 1, 2009March 18, 2012

Disney & Marvel’s Latest Creations

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As news broke Monday that the Walt Disney Co. would purchase Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion the Internet flared up with speculation and wonderment. Could Pixar team up with Marvel and produce a string of eye-popping action films? After all,…

August 19, 2009March 18, 2012

Fighting For an Emmy with ‘Family Guy’

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“Family Guy” has taken Emmy campaigning to a brand new level thanks to a string of viral videos showcases extreme brutality. First it was a knock at “The Office” and now the animated show is attacking fellow nominees…

August 17, 2009March 18, 2012

MTV Takes on West Side Story

Broadway, Television By James Sims7 Comments

Broadway’s latest revival of the classic musical West Side Story might be a clunker, but that isn’t stopping MTV from using it for inspiration. MTV has fallen off the pop culture relevance scale over the last decade or so, so…