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C.S.I.: Er, This Is Not The Way To Stave Off McDreamy

October 5, 2007 Lori Acken

What the hell was that? I mean, when Tarantino grabbed the reins at C.S.I., the show got a little goofy and an extra dab creepy, but at least it kept a pinkie toe within the bounds of believability. And most importantly, it was still great fun, and completely engrossing, to watch. Last night, after having a plot thread that promised the reunion of the team plus a tasty side dish of Sara/Grissom romance dangled in our eager faces, what we got instead was an endlessly tasteless mishmash that appeared to be penned by a gang of frat boys with posters […]

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“The Office” Recap: Dunder Mifflin Infinity

October 5, 2007 StayTuned Staff

As we start the second of four straight hourlong episodes set to begin Season 4, Toby witnesses Jim and Pam sharing an intimate moment and, out of equal parts jealousy and loneliness, issues a memo warning employees against engaging in public displays of affection in the workplace. And that’s how the until-now secret relationship between PB&J (which, thanks to Kevin, is how we will always refer to Pam Beesly and Jim from now on) is revealed to the rest of the office. Somehow everyone is surprised, and everyone has an opinion on the subject. Dwight thinks that both Jim and […]

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“My Name Is Earl”: Gangs Of Camden County

October 5, 2007 Ryan Berenz

“The Gangs of Camden County” finds Earl asked to the warden’s (Craig T. Nelson) office. The warden heard about Earl’s helping out Camden Scout Glenn get paroled, and now the warden wants Earl to help settle the dispute between the Latin gang (led by Hector) and the black gang (led by Jamal). Earl will get a month off his sentence if he can intercede in the gang war. It seems that Jamal and Hector were once put in confinement together for a month to settle their differences. But not only did Jamal and Hector make peace, they became secret lovers. […]

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Reality TV

Survivor: China: Week 3 Recap: The Chihuahua, the Walrus and Mom

October 5, 2007 Jill Klitz

The tale of Week 3, as told through the episode’s best quotes: “Call me creepy, if you want to, but I need to be warm.” — creepy Jean-Robert, to the women he tries to snuggle with at night. “I weigh 7 pounds; I can’t even keep myself warm — get off of me!” — Courtney, to the camera, articulating her disgust with Jean-Robert. “I don’t think Jean-Robert gets the social game of Survivor, and if we ever have to go to Tribal Council, at least we won’t have to worry about who it’ll be first, ’cause it’ll be him.” — […]

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Game Shows

“No Deal” To Breast Cancer

October 4, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

I don’t normally like NBC’s Deal Or No Deal, but I do have to applaud the show’s upcoming campaign to help fight and raise awareness of breast cancer. On an October 19 special episode (8pm ET), the show goes “pink” to show its support for the battle. Host Howie Mandel will be garbed in pink socks, the briefcase models will waltz on stage in pink dresses (carrying pink briefcases), and even the Play At Home Lucky Case Game has a “pink” theme, with home viewers having a chance to win $10,000 and a limited edition “Warriors in Pink” Mustang. A […]

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Documentary

I Am Down With The Up Series

October 4, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

“Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man.” It’s impossible to talk about the Up series without beginning with this Jesuit maxim. It was 1964, Cassius Clay was the heavyweight champion of boxing, Nikita Khrushchev was ousted from Soviet power, and a still wet-behind-the-ears Michael Apted (later, director of Coal Miner’s Daughter and Gorillas in the Mist, among others) interviewed fourteen 7-year-olds from England for a Granada Television documentary. The premise was simple. The results were anything, but. Take fourteen children from all social backgrounds, visit them at the age of seven, and […]

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House: Osama The Astronaut Gets A Lifesaving Boob Job

October 3, 2007 Lori Acken

Or House: Kumar With No Harold Goes to Princeton-Plainsboro Or House: I Hear Cameron, Chase and Foreman. With My Eyes. Forgive me for a quick minute while I try to land that whole thing about hearing with one’s eyes — the primary complaint of Patient du Jour for Season 4, episode 2. Cause I’m really stuck on that sucker. And whether or not I’m actually continually aware that sound enters through the sides of my head alone. And how, since PdJ actually seems to be having a particularly visual acid trip more so than any auditory issues, she decided she […]

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Tuesday Night’s All Right For Fightin’ — “Cane” Recap/Review

October 3, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Posted by Sarah “To protect my family I will do anything, and that is both my blessing and my curse …” — Alex Vega, in what I assume is the new opening sequence of Cane It’s another gorgeous, sunny day in Florida, and Alex Vega is up before his alarm, looking worried. The guy’s got a lot on his mind: His father-in-law passed over his oldest natural son to make him CEO of the family business, and he just had someone bumped off for crimes past. Eventually his alarm goes off and he gets out of bed, showers, and puts […]

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House: He’s A Loner, Cuddy. A Rebel.

October 3, 2007 Lori Acken

As the official, card-carrying, biggest fan of House, like, ever, I’ve come to a couple conclusions. One, it’s a darned good thing I’ve never been hospitalized for anything more confounding than childbirth. Because if my own medical team were forced to break into my home in search of what ails me, about all they’d discover — courtesy of 3 cats, a zillion-year-old house and five other family members who can mess a hell of a lot faster than I can clean — is that I should have been dead a long time ago. And two, after last Tuesday’s hilarious, heartbreaking […]