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  • Sofa Snark: Springtime For PrimeTime – April 12, 2009 (Video)

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    Hollywood is celebrating Spring on primetime TV with an onslaught of mid-season replacements.  And Showtime has ushered in the next chapter of King Henry VIII with the third season of “The Tudors.”  But with new shows cluttering the primetime lineup, a few ratings deficient programs are going dark. Enter the latest webisode of Sofa Snark. …

  • Sofa Snark: Hello 90210, Goodbye ER – April 5, 2009

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    James Sims

    This week on Sofa Snark, 90210 returns on the CW and is hotter than ever. Bobby Cannavale takes on Jeremy Piven in Cupid, ER bids a fond farewell to NBC and Terminator ramps back up on Fox in its second to last episode of the season. Other shows covered in this webisode are Gossip Girl,…

  • Keira Knightley Gets Beaten Up, Thankfully

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    James Sims

    Just when you thought it was safe to go to the movies, director Joe Wright delivers a frightening public service announcement featuring his “Pride and Prejudice” star Keira Knightley. The PSA is set to screen before films in UK movie theaters while a shortened version will hit British television sets April 6th…

  • Family Guy Gets Nerd Ratings with Star Trek

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    James Sims

    For those that know me, it’s no secret that my father was the property master on both “Star Trek TNG” and “Star Trek Voyager” for 14 years. So, I grew up loving those shows, although the jury is still out on why.

  • Sofa Snark: The Obama Rant – March 29, 2009

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    James Sims

    Here’s the fourth webisode of Sofa Snark, my weekly vlog series wrapping up the week’s prime-time television shows. Portia de Rossi is back on TV, as is Ian McShane. Balthazar Getty takes a hike from “Brothers and Sisters” and “Lost” has gone primal. Other shows hit on include “Gossip Girl,” “Better off Ted,” “Big Love,”…

  • Sofa Snark: Sexy Edition – March 22, 2009 (Video)

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    James Sims

    Besides a rant on the SAG contract negotiations, this week’s Sofa Snark theme is sex, from “Saving Grace” to “Ugly Betty.” Other shows hit on include “The United States of Tara,” “Big Love,” “Gossip Girl,” “Lost,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “30 Rock.”

  • Sofa Snark – March 14, 2009 (Video)

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    James Sims

    Welcome to the second webisode of Sofa Snark, my weekly vlog series wrapping up the week’s prime-time television shows. Thanks to a mini-vacation next week, I’ve decided to post the latest webisode a couple of days early…

  • Sofa Snark – March 9, 2009 (Video)

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    James Sims

    I’ve finally taken the plunge and given in to video blogging, or vlogging for the hipsters out there.  Welcome to “Sofa Snark,” my weekly vlog series wrapping up the week’s prime-time television shows.  Every Monday I will be taking on some of my favorite shows, mostly because my DVR is always overflowing, and so are…

  • Star Trek’s Going to be HOT (Video)

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    James Sims

    While I am in no way a Trekkie, and all offense should be taken by those that are, I have a family link to the science fiction juggernaut. My father, Alan Sims, was the property master on Star Trek The Next Generation and Voyager for 14 years, and during that time I couldn’t help but…

  • Villains of Broadway’s ‘Little Mermaid’ (Video)

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    James Sims

    I recently went down to the quite spacious Disney Theatricals office at the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd Street to interview the three leading villains of Broadway’s “The Little Mermaid.”…