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Actress
Crystal Chappell— Compelling Poetry
by Bridget Petrella
She fully
appreciates
a good Costco bargain, can easily install some blow-in
insulation; enjoys Grey Goose on the rocks now and then and
openly admits to being a fully-fledged Chelsea Lately addict.
She perpetuates the impression of a playful teenager cracking
suggestive yarns on the back of...
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NBC's 'Kath & Kim'— Banking on Comedic Translation
by Bridget Petrella
As the October premiere of Kath & Kim approaches, the
producers behind the American adaptation remain confident that
their efforts will be ultimately successful. The show has
received heavy criticism from television critics and fans of the
original Australian hit. The critics are highly skeptical that
Executive Producer, NBC’s Ben Silverman, will do enough to
translate...
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ABC's 'Life On Mars'— An Inventive Twist of Fate
by Bridget Petrella
Where were you back in 1973? Well as an inventive twist of fate
would have it... NYPD Detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) finds himself
smack dab in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous
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FOX's
'Fringe'— Pure, Unbridled Imagination
by Bridget Petrella
Finally, the show I've been waiting for premiered last night
and yes, I loved it. Every bit of it. As an avid X-Files and
Lost fan, I was looking forward to Fringe, but expected to be a
harsher critic than most. Afterall, Chris Carter did place the
ACTUAL ending of The X-Files: I Want To Believe film right AFTER
the credits... But I do digress. Anyway, as I sat in sheer
anticipation while gnawing through an entire bag of my favorite
guilty pleasure, kettle corn...
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ABC's Pushing Daisies: Defying
Comparison by John Mundazio
We're not the sort of group to jump on the television
critics' bandwagon, in fact we primarily loathe and detest most
of them... But... every once in a great moon or so [much like
Halley's Comet] a television pilot comes along that completely
shocks and surprises you with its dazzling beauty...
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TNT's Saving Grace: Bold
and Brash
by
Bridget Petrella
In
a career spanning more than 25 years, Holly Hunter has crafted a
menagerie of roles that rivals just about any actress working
today. Creator Nancy Miller says of Hunter, “Holly can break
your heart and make you laugh in the same moment. She’s
astonishing. Grace is a complex character...
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