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Chad Michaels Out to Take Reality TV With a Bang (and a Tuck)new
San Diego queen is going to 'drag Disneyland.'
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
01-20-2012 |
TV
A New HBO Series Puts the War into Perspectivenew
After HBO snatched up the rights to Evan Wright's best-selling 2004 book about his experiences embedded with a squad of First Recon Marines during the early weeks of the Iraq War, he met with The Wire's David Simon and Ed Burns. The resulting seven-part miniseries, says Wright, is very similar to his own experiences.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-09-2008 |
TV
That's a Wrapnew
Ready for the series finale of Extras?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Almost Famousnew
A long wait for a short brush with stardom at The Amazing Race auditions.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
12-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Cavemen' Needs a Little Evolutionnew
The idea of a sitcom based on an ad campaign doesn't exactly create a fervor of anticipation. But there are actually some surprises -- including decent, timely, pop-culture jokes -- to be unearthed in Cavemen, which exists in a bizarro-world that includes real, hairy Neanderthals living and dating among us.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
TV
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Fans of 'Buffy' Keep the Fire Goingnew
Between the continuation of series creator Joss Whedon's approved story lines, the explosion of Buffy-related "fan fiction" and the advent of "Buffyology" -- a newly recognized and legitimate field of study within the academic community -- the legacy of Buffy appears poised for longevity.
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin Roberts |
10-03-2007 |
TV
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Surfin' J.C.: 'John From Cincinnati'new
HBO's alien-Messiah surfing safari.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-06-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
We Proud Geeksnew
The West Wing featured smart writing, sharp acting and an vision of what could be if we just try a little harder.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
05-17-2006 |
TV
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