In seasons 3 and 4, the show devolved to a softcore porn starring Denis Leary. Every episode another gorgeous woman was inexplicably fighting for the attention of drunken, already married, Tommy Gavin. Everything Tommy did was an act of selfish gratification, only mitigated by the occasional bout of self loathing.
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Tags: Denis Leary, Operation Dumbo Drop, Rescue Me, The Thomas Crown Affair, Tommy Gavin
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Reality TV is nothing like looking in from the outside of high society—even the depths of high society.
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Tags: Alessandra Stanley, Bart Simpson, Celebreality, Jersey Shore, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, MTV, New York Times, odalisque, Real World, Snooki, TV
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"Yeah, you put a little Jagermeister in and you get a little bit of nice Jagermeister out."
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Tags: Hoarders, Jagermeister, Joan Baez, Michigan, TV
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"Jersey" is a state of mind. It involves screaming, hot tempers, frequent use of terms like "sleep with one eye open" or "watch your back," overuse of the word "like" and/or a generally limited vocabulary.
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Tags: Grass, Herb and Dorothy, Italian, Jersey Shore, JWoww, Mike Bruno, Real Housewives, reality tv, The Union, TV
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Freelance Writing (insider's guide)/Central Midfield Role/Snooki/Influence & Plagiarism
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If you’re like me and missed How I Met Your Mother the first time around, Lifetime’s website presents you with the chance to catch-up on old seasons (now on Season 4). In addition, in case you missed the premiere, Season 8 of Project Runway started last week – (OMFG, Casanova?!) – and you can watch...
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Tags: Barney Stinson, Brooke Elliott, Comcastic, Drop Dead Diva, How I Met Your Mother, lifetime, project runway, Tim Gunn
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Judging by ratings, lots of people think they like it, but a taste for trash is an acquired one. Once you realize it's garbage, it doesn't go down easy.
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Tags: racism, reality tv, schadenfreude, sitcom, trash, TV
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No, James Cameron has nothing to do with this one, thank Zeus’s beard. Check out the Emmy Award winning anime on which M. Night Shyamalan is basing his newest labor of arrogance love and you won’t be disappointed by the clever dialogue, excellent pacing and plot, and truly unique storytelling, or you’ll have all...
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Tags: 2SR, Avatar The Last Airbender, James Cameron, M. Night Shyamalan
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My wrists were limp, hands flopping up and down like I had rubbed novacaine all over them, my back arched like I was 9 months pregnant, my belly protruding out like I was 6 months pregnant, and a look on my face like I hadn't taken a shit in 9 1/2 weeks. My running...
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Tags: Dear Mila, M.I.A. Born Free, Macaulay Culkin, Romain Gavras
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