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'Dexter' is Killing Us Softly with Slaughternew
You know a show has gotten under your skin when it begins to trigger nightmares. That's the case with Showtime's Dexter, now winding up its third season after building, with frustrating slowness, its intertwined partnership narratives revolving around serial killer-turned-crime fighter Dexter Morgan.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
12-04-2008 |
TV
Bummer: The Fourth Season of 'Weeds' is a Comedownnew
The Showtime dramedy about a pot-dealing MILF is in its fourth season, and was recently renewed for two more -- but who's gonna keep watching? A few choice moments aside, the once-mighty Weeds has pretty much sucked this season.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
09-11-2008 |
TV
Has 'Battlestar Galactica' Jumped the Shark?new
Somewhere a shark is whimpering from a severe head wound created by a misfiring motorcycle, and one can only hope BSG's fourth season doesn't injure more sea creatures.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
03-26-2008 |
TV
Discovery's Shark Week Attacks!new
Stop fronting like you don't love Shark Week.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
07-11-2007 |
TV
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America's Next Top Tranny?new
Why would Felicia Fellatio, a 6'7" transvestite from Trashville, USA, get up at 5 am on March 20 and wing it down to the Serramonte Center in Daly City to audition for America's Next Top Model?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marke B. |
04-04-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Here Comes the Neighborhoodnew
I was going to note The Girls Next Door's sexism, infantilism, and misplaced values -- then came the eye-popping bobble-head opening and the catchy "Come on, come on to myyyyy house" theme song promising candy.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Anna Mantzaris |
02-21-2007 |
TV
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