Monthly Archives: August 2008

$312K a year, with FREE ghouls!…

In a move that’s almost as predictable as it is reprehensible, the NYC apartment where Heath Ledger was residing when he left this world prematurely last January is now being quietly offered for rent again. …At $26,000 a month! Located … Continue reading

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This Man Should Run NBC !

In an interview that appears today on Forbes.com, ten-time Emmy Award-winner Steven Bochco becomes the latest witness to Network greed. He’s decided to take his new drama series, “Raising the Bar,” to the cable station TNT, instead of to one … Continue reading

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There is no Strength in Duality

Times are hard. With foreclosures at an all time high and gas scouting the suburbs of $5 a pint, people are not spending so much on entertainment. They want to keep the roof in place and the lights on – … Continue reading

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Tastes Great? Not So Much…

It seems the Lone Star State’s favorite export, Jessica Simpson, is planning to daze us once more with further unsolicited proof of the triumph of PR and peroxide over talent or the ability to even comprehend a tune… She’s just … Continue reading

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MTV Scrapes the Barrel….Again

In what may be their dumbest, most dangerous and calculated attempt to boost their ratings to the dizzying heights of double figures, MTV is now casting a new “Reality” show where impressionable teens will be required to suffer borderline-anorexia in … Continue reading

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Is the Big Cat Coming Home?

In keeping with yesterday’s post, today we hear the rather harmonious – and very welcome – news that MGM may soon be restored to its rightful position as an American company. Currently owned by an investment group headed by Sony … Continue reading

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