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November 2008

Winding Down the Weekend

November 30, 2008

Hope your turkey day was pleasant, and your shopping at least bearable. Some notes on recent days after the jump. …

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2008

Kelly Clarkson is thankful (and soulful) …

Josh Groban is thankful …

I know these are tough times for many of us. That the world is filled with uncertainty and sadness. Still, I can find reasons to be thankful today, and I hope you can do the same.

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Goodbye to "The Shield"

November 26, 2008

(My "Dancing With the Stars" notes, below, were written after this rumination on the "Shield" finale. But I have moved them below this because, in the great scheme of things, "The Shield" is a magnificent TV moment and "DWTS" is a season finale. They both inspired some strong feelings on my part, and I could [...]

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"Dancing With the Stars": The Moaning After

November 26, 2008

It was 11 p.m. when "DWTS" ended last night. I was tired, I was disgusted. So I decided to sleep before I posted …

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"How I Met Your Mother": 50 Reasons …

November 25, 2008

Although the complete "50 Reasons To Have Sex" list was not in last night's "HIMYM," CBS did post it — in napkin form — online, and I have included it above. Fairly funny list, too. Just wish the episode had been better. …

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"Dancing With the Stars": The Finals

November 24, 2008

Looks as if it's done, and the judges have completely tilted the competition toward one couple. …

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Weekend Viewing: "Saturday Night Live," "Amazing Race"

November 24, 2008

Notes after the jump. …

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More Catching Up: "Grey's Anatomy," "Survivor"

November 22, 2008

Yeah, you should be wearing a mask after being in that episode…

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Weekend Catch-Up: "CSI," "The Office," "30 Rock"

November 22, 2008

Notes after the jump. …

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Friday Morning Notebook

November 21, 2008

Spent part of Thursday evening at a red-carpet event with Will Smith. My story for today's Beacon Journal is here. It's an expanded version of what I posted online yesterday, but kind of fun. Good pics from Ed Suba, too, like the one above. I have a few more stories about how things went, which [...]

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A Visit With Will Smith

November 20, 2008

I spent about half an hour this morning with Will Smith (and seven or eight other reporters) who had come to Cleveland to promote a new movie and promote some local charity. A brief online story from the press session is here. I'll be filing more tonight, after he does the red-carpet event mentioned in [...]

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A Day at the Movies

November 20, 2008

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman star in "Australia"
I was out of the loop Wednesday because I was in Cleveland most of the day at the movies: "Seven Pounds," the new Will Smith feature, and "Australia," the epic from Baz Luhrmann. Reviews will be later. But, for those of you keeping score, that adds up to a [...]

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"Dancing With the Stars" Results

November 18, 2008

After the jump…

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"Dancing With the Stars" Semifinals: It's Bass-O-Matic!

November 17, 2008

After the jump, some notes, including some belated honor for Lance Bass, and the realization that the Lift Police went out for doughnuts …

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Catching Up: "Dancing With the Stars" Vodcasts

November 17, 2008

Been a little slow getting this posted here. Apologies. Above, our discussion of Maurice Greene's ouster. (More apologies if the sound is as bad for you as it sounded when I checked it.) Below, the previous week's.

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"Amazing Race": Battle of the Network Goofballs

November 16, 2008

Results after the jump …

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"Saturday Night Live" (Updated)

November 16, 2008

I'm a fan of Paul Rudd but let's face it: Justin Timberlake saved the day last night. Couple of good-ish sketches before him; one good laugh in the guys-in-the-car sketch, and I liked the Rudd-Kristen Wiig "Ode to Billie Joe" parody. And Seth Meyers did very well with the armless-thief jokes. But JT had the [...]

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"The Office": If You Drink, Don't Phone

November 14, 2008

My three favorite moments from last night's episode, after the jump …

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"Grey's Anatomy": The Wheels on the Bus …

November 13, 2008

 
 
… have fallen off again. More comments about tonight's episode, after the jump.

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Goodbye, "MADtv"

November 13, 2008

Fox has said the sketch-comedy show will have its last telecast in May 2009, not quite 15 years after it premiered in October 1995. That's a good run for almost any series, and there were times when "MADtv" was funnier than "Saturday Night Live." But the end of "MADtv" makes the durability of "SNL" all [...]

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