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The best moment of last night’s season final of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE was most definitely the digital short during which Ricky Gervais’ introduced us to the original version of THE OFFICE. Nope, it’s not his UK version but rather the original, original OFFICE which of course was from Japan. Jason Sudekis as Jim Halpert […]
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BBC America’s "Robin Hood" finds the Sheriff of Nottingham going all Chemical Ali on his own people and blaming it on "the pestilence." This shall not stand, I suspect.

"Saturday Night Live" season finale features host Steve Carell and musical guest Usher.

"Aliens in America" is a smart and actually sweet sitcom about tolerance and friendship, based around a Muslim exchange student. Of course it was not renewed for next season. I don’t have a joke, in fact I’m bummed. On tonight’s series finale, Raja wants to date a Muslim girl, so Justin dates one of his own kind too - a neurotic.
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Man, Season 4 of "Lost" isn’t even done airing yet, and already the DVD announcement has hit the net. All you Losties can look forward to picking up the DVD set on December 9th, just in the nick of time for gifting on  ChrismaHannuKwanzadon - as well as the premiere of Season 5. What a cruel tease to announce so early and then make us wait such a loooooong time. I can’t wait to see the blooper reel, though, and the Oceanic Airlines safety featurettes.
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Watching "The Office," I’ve wondered all season about yuppie scum Ryan, played by writer B.J. Novak. With his promotion, he seemed to become an even bigger D.B. than usual. And he just wasn’t funny. This wasn’t office satire via a mock documentary, this was just a documentary. he was the only one not to get any laughs from the storyline about his Dunder Mifflin Infinity web site. And his picking on Jim - blatant retaliation for Jim getting Pam and just being an all-around better dude - was annoying, not amusing. So how wild was it last night when they busted him for fraud and dragged him off the show? I don’t know if Novak is coming back at all, or if we’ll next see him in an orange jumpsuit, or what. But it was a hoot.

So was the whole episode, and I was not at all amused by this […]

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Show: SmallvilleEpisode: “Arctic”First Aired: 5/15/08
It’s been a long frustrating season for “Smallville” fans. We’ve had to overcome lackluster episodes, John Glover’s exodus, blatant product placement (Stride Chewing gum anyone?), and the writer’s strike. But the end is here and not a moment too soon. Does the series redeem itself with the seventh season finale or does it crash and burn again?
A strong teaser where a darker than usual Kara kills off Edward Teague, the last member of Veritas, leads her to Lex’s mansion in search of a Kryptonian orb that can control Clark. She then reveals to Lex not only that she knows the Traveler’s identity but that he’s from the same planet as she is, yet Luthor still can’t immediately figure out that she’s referring to Clark — her only relative and the person whom Lex has had suspicions about for years. Kryptonian kudos to Michael Rosenbaum […]

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"CSI" will replace Jorja Fox with former "L Word" actress Lauren Lee Smith (right). Canadian Smith had a recurring role as chef Lara on that series, which airs on CBS’ corporate cousin Showtime. She was also on the TV series "Intelligence" and several TV movies in the "Christy" series. (Buddy TV)
A scary and difficult-to-watch episode of HBO’s "Six Feet Under" was "That’s My Dog," which had Michael C. Hall’s David pick up a psycho hitchhiker named Jake, played by Michael Weston. Weston, who played Jake in three subsequent episodes as well, is now named as the actor who’ll play a private eye on some episode of "House" next season, as an audition for a possible spinoff. (TV Guide)
Kelly Preston, aka Mrs. John Travolta, has been tapped to play one of the gang leaders in the HBO pilot "Suburban Shootout." It’s based on an hilarious British series about suburban matrons gone […]

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In the relentless race to fill the 24-hour news channels, there’s nothing worse than a slow news day. This hilarious video is even worse than a slow news day, it’s a no news day. This better be the video of the day, since obviously nothing else at all is happening.

Yep, nothing going on. Sorry. Maybe go outside for a bit?
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Can’t say that I have the proper words to sum up the amount of fun I had at last night’s Fox Upfront party in NYC.  It was a crazy good time and a night that I will NEVER forget.  It was quite the way to end an already extraordinary week.
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Fox has announced their big plan to revolutionize TV advertising. I don’t know if it will work, but since the big plan involves fewer commercials, I’m for it. In their upfront presentation yesterday, Fox execs announced "Remote-Free TV," a very fancy name for "showing fewer ads." Starting with Joss Whedon’s "Dollhouse" and J.J. Abrams’ "Fringe," the new model will involve showing only 5 minutes of commercials per hour and charging a premium for running your ad in that uncluttered landscape.
Whether it will work is anyone’s guess, but it’s an interesting move. I’d certainly be happier about a little less advertising to fast-forward through, but our friends at TV Squad are already missing their commercials. I also won’t be happy if it comes at the price of more invasive product placement, like "Heroes" (brought to you by the Nissan Versa). Scifi fans will be tearing their hair out over the idea […]

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I never like to share my thoughts of THE OFFICE until I watch the episode at least twice. I’m particularly happy that I didn’t take to the keyboard immediately after I watched last night’s season finale, because what I would have said then as opposed to what I’m saying now would have been completely […]
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