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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 663 days ago

Breaking Bad Watch: Hostage Situation

By James Poniewozik

Spoilers for last night’s Breaking Bad coming up after the jump:

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | 663 days ago

(Belated) Fringe Watch: Walternative Reality

By James Poniewozik

There was plenty of TV last week that I’m not going to get around to catching up on, but the midseason return of Fringe, “Peter,” was probably my favorite episode since “There’s More Than One of Everything,” and it deserves at least a quick notice. (Spoilers ahead.)

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | 663 days ago

While I Was Out

By James Poniewozik

I’m back from staycation, and big thanks to Steven James Snyder for going above and beyond the call with a wide-ranging series of guest posts last week, on top of his work at Techland. But party’s over now, kids—it’s back to your regularly scheduled half-assed mediocrity with yours truly. Here’s some of what I missed [...]

Tuned In
Tuned In+Uncategorized | 665 days ago

iRefuse: Why I Am Not Buying an iPad (Yet)

By James Poniewozik

Someday, after I wash out of journalism, I am going to go into the lawnmower business. I am going to invent a really awesome, beautifully sculpted lawnmower. I will convince the press that my lawnmower will save their imperiled business model. Then I can sit back, relax, and watch news outlets fall over themselves to [...]

+665 days ago

Saturday Musings: 3 Random (But Great) Weekend Picks

By Steven James Snyder

It’s been a fun week, interjecting on Jim’s behalf, but I do believe our fearless hero is returning in just a couple days, so my brief tenure has come to an end. Party’s over, and I’ll make my way to the exit. But if you’ll permit me a final, random post, I’d love to toss [...]

+666 days ago

The Real World Spectacle of 'Life:' Better Than Hollywood's Wildest Fantasies?

By Steven James Snyder

Back on Tuesday night, I had a surprising revelation. Around 6 p.m. I rushed in the rain to a screening of Clash of the Titans, ready to get a face full of the Kraken (you can read my full take on the film over at Techland). But on the subway ride home – after a [...]

+TV Networks | 666 days ago

Sarah Palin's New TV Show: Polite, Professional and Oh So Boring

By Steven James Snyder

Love her or hate her, we saw a side of Sarah Palin last night that must have caught observers at every end of the spectrum by surprise. That would be her boring side. And while some of us thought that America was going through tough times – what with towering unemployment, bank bailouts and a [...]

+TV Networks | 667 days ago

Sarah Palin's Primetime Show: Stirring Controversy on Day -2

By Steven James Snyder

Well here’s a couple things I didn’t see coming: Sarah Palin, primetime TV host…and a tacky little public relations feud between Fox News and LL Cool J, playing out via twitter. Sarah Palin’s new TV series Real American Stories premiers tonight at 10 p.m. on the Fox News Channel, and as recently as Tuesday, the [...]

+TV Networks | 667 days ago

South Park's Chicken Buckets, Ugly Americans' Devil Baby: The Most Demented Hour of Primetime TV

By Steven James Snyder

I’m not entirely sure what it was that sent me into hysterics, but there was a distinct moment last night, probably right around 10:45 p.m., when Comedy Central finally wore me down. Bludgeoning my imagination with a blend of twisted satire and outlandish vulgarity, I completely lost it, laughing harder than I have in quite [...]