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Arrested Development's First Season DVD Releasednew
TV's best comedy recaps the tribulations of the conniving Bluth family with such a hot-foot pace that it looks more like the high-speed prologues of Raising Arizona or The Royal Tannenbaums than a conventional sitcom.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-04-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Watcher: Men Dressed as Women Guarantees Laughsnew
Contestants struggle to master the most superficial aspects of being a woman -- from dealing with bras, walking in heels, planning a wedding, and being a bridesmaid. If the show were called "She's A Guy," girly-girl contestants would undoubtedly learn how to throw a football, barbecue and scratch their balls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
10-21-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Now You Can See the Last Two Episodes of 'Greg the Bunny'new
Despite some freakishly loyal viewers, the Fox sitcom "Greg the Bunny" was canceled before its last two episodes aired in 2002. Not a network to lose out on merchandising opportunities, Fox Home Entertainment releases the complete series on DVD ($26.98) Oct. 19.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
10-14-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Dude, Where's My Patch?new
Cold Turkey producers duped 10 chain-smokers by promising each a chance at their dream reality show. But the premiere show Oct. 3 revealed the contestants' real challenge: They must quit smoking using only willpower.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
10-07-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Wire Earns its Critical Acclaimnew
Each episode moves up and down the chain of command of both organizations, from junkies and street-corner pushers to Baltimore's most powerful elected leaders.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
09-15-2004 |
TV
Film Looks at Mexican-Americans Soldiersnew
Most recent documentaries examine the politics of war rather than look at the people who actually fight. But filmmaker Charley Trujillo opens "Soldados: Chicanos in Viet Nam" (PBS, Aug. 31, 10 p.m.) with a story about picking cotton with his parents after he returned from the Vietnam War.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
08-26-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Networks Launch Two Spouse-Swapping Showsnew
ABC claims that Fox's "Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy" (Tuesdays, 8 p.m.) ripped off its upcoming "Wife Swap." But perhaps both networks' execs caught the episode of "Chappelle's Show" when the husbands of white and black families traded households.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
08-19-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Critics battle for 'Ultimate Film Fanatic'new
Creative Loafing's film critics Curt Holman and Felicia Feaster are put to the test in three rounds of a version of IFC's "Ultimate Film Fanatic" game show.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
07-29-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV, Ultimate Film Fanatic
Waiting for Rocco at NBC's 'The Restaurant'new
NBC hyped the second season as a battle for control of Rocco's 22nd Street, but when the show ended June 5, both men still held equal stakes in the business. Unable to accept such an unsatisfying ending, we went to investigate the made-for-TV eatery for ourselves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
06-24-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
