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Lady Reporters XXX: Hollywood's Clichéd Female Journalistsnew
This propensity for “really getting to know one’s source” isn’t extended to male journalists in the movies. Frost doesn’t bang Nixon.
Weekly Alibi |
John Bear |
03-30-2010 |
TV
Home Again: 'Parenthood' on NBCnew
Though it now bears a more-than-passing resemblance to ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family, Parenthood does quite a few things right. The cast, for starters, is impressive.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
03-30-2010 |
TV
Despite its Flaws, '2M2MM' Has a Certain Televisual Appealnew
What if you took four online poker players, sent them to Las Vegas to live like high-rolling kings and tasked them with the goal of winning $2 million in two months? I'll admit, it's a "what if" scenario I've never actually contemplated. But thanks to the new G4 reality series Two Months. Two Million., it's one with which we're all now confronted.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-08-2009 |
TV
The Colony: When Big Brother Met Mad Maxnew
So, in some respects, there's reason to celebrate the arrival of Discovery Channel's new show, The Colony. For starters, it has less to do with "vote somebody off each week" competitions like Survivor and more in common with ongoing social experiments like PBS' Frontier House.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
08-04-2009 |
TV
'Iron Man: Armored Adventures' on Nicktoonsnew
Iron Man: Armored Adventures is a blatant attempt to make the runaway success of the Iron Man live-action movie appeal to the tween crowd. How do you do that? By stripping away almost everything that made the film such a success, apparently.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
05-05-2009 |
TV
On the Beat: 'Southland'new
Give Southland a little time to unfold and you'll see a crime series almost as distinctive as ER was (at least initially) as a medical series.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leart |
04-14-2009 |
TV
'Life on Mars' Cops an Attitudenew
There are probably a few out there who recognize ABC's Americanized cop series Life on Mars thanks to good old BBC America. If the American writers can stay on target and keep scripts half as smart as the British ones, the show has a decent shot at success.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-28-2008 |
TV
'Always Sunny' is the Meanest Show on Televisionnew
Saying the characters in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are cruel is like saying Michael Phelps can swim.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
10-07-2008 |
TV
Five Shows to Watch Before the New Season Beginsnew
With the new fall TV schedule getting underway, now's the perfect time to play catch-up, renting "Complete First Season" DVDs for shows you might have missed on the first go-around. Here are our top choices to get you prepped for premiere week.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
09-23-2008 |
TV
'Primeval' is Fun, Sci-Fi Filler from the BBCnew
In short: CGI dinosaurs, sci-fi geekery, a time-traveling conspiracy theory and a cute Brit in pink knickers make for a well-spent Saturday night.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-16-2008 |
TV
'Project Runway' is Too Much Like Itselfnew
I had high hopes. The fashion reality series is probably one of the only shows I take in religiously, waiting each week for the next episode. But the premiere of season five offered no surprises.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-29-2008 |
TV
God Bless Adult Swim for 'Fat Guy Stuck in Internet'new
Not only does Cartoon Network's late-night roundup of adult-appealing shows give us endless hours of moronic entertainment, it also provides employment for dozens of men and women whose mothers drank way too much during pregnancy. How else to explain Adult Swim's newest Sunday night offering, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
06-24-2008 |
TV
'Predator' Gets Caughtnew
After years of putting suspected pedophiles on the hot seat, the people behind the Dateline segment "To Catch a Predator" now find themselves in a tough spot. Last week, a judge decided there is enough evidence for a lawsuit against the hit show to go to trial.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
03-11-2008 |
TV
Back to the Drawing Boardnew
Is it possible you've lived for the past seven years amid the wreckage of post-20th-century pop culture and you still don't know what the hell anime is?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
12-18-2007 |
TV
Roped In by 'The Roping Show'new
Watching the show on RFD-TV is a little like catching a Japanese game show or a four-hour Mexican variety show -- it's funny because we really don't understand it.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
11-20-2007 |
TV
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