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Archive for March, 2010
What Are You Missing? March 1-13
Retransmission Consent as Awards Show
Beyond the awards meted out at the Oscars last week, what happened between Cablevision and WABC, and what does it tell us about retransmission consent?
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The Warner Archive Program and Hollywood History
The studio vaults have opened -- but is that a good thing?
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Why Corey Haim Was Not a Good Trainwreck
If you’d encountered Corey Haim on TV in the past decade, his death of a (presumed) overdose could not have been a total surprise. That didn’t mean it wasn’t surprising or heartbreaking, but if there was ever an instance where we probably should have seen it coming, this was it.
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Lost Wednesdays: Ben the Follower
Michael Emerson struts out his A-game in what might be the most pleasurable Lost season six episode yet
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Hit Girl Could Be Your New Favorite Tween
She's Hit Girl, a foul-mouthed tween assassin in Kick-Ass, a comic book adaptation hitting theaters April 15. But after watching the trailer, I'm conflicted about her character.
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The Oscars, Star-Studies Style
The Oscars are a star scholar's Super Bowl: as much as we like to disdain them as artistically misguided, bloated, or pure distracting fluff, they're a fascinating text to behold.
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The Oscars: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Mystify Film Culture
It’s that time again: the time where Hollywood stands up and delivers its official pronouncement of what constitutes the finest in cinematic achievement for the calendar year
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Over-Seasoning Buffy
The concept of "the season" simply doesn't translate from TV to comic books.
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What Do You Think? Framing the Olympics
Which frames bugged you, and which roped you in?
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Quirks, Viewers, Commerce are the Real QVC
There's so much more to QVC than chirpy hosts, costume jewelry, and the bloopers you see on The Soup. One fan and scholar attempts to explain and redeem the oft-mocked shopping channel.
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Lost Wednesdays: Smokey and the Torturer
No lists, no cryptic new locations, but Smokey & Sayid opening a can of whup-ass on the temple means a fun time is in store.
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Undercover Boss: Making CEOs More Palatable?
Positioned against bad press about extravagant executive compensation in the midst of a financial meltdown and growing national unemployment, Undercover Boss is a makeover show that aims to humanize executives in the eyes of the masses disillusioned with corporate America and teaches them to be humble in the presence of their employees.
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5 Thoughts On: The Marriage Ref
"I think we're wasting a lot of valuable network time here." --Alec Baldwin
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In Defense of Curling
It’s not a sport drowning in testosterone, but that’s its charm
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