CHICAGO – In anticipation of the scariest week of the year, HollywoodChicago.com launches its 2024 Movie Gifts series, which will suggest DVDs and collections for holiday giving.
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TV Review: ABC Pairs ‘Last Man Standing,’ ‘Malibu Country’ on Fridays
Submitted by BrianTT on November 2, 2012 - 12:46pmCHICAGO – I wasn’t a big fan of “Last Man Standing” when it premiered over a year ago but it looks like a landmark program when compared to the vastly inferior new sitcom with which it has been paired, the new “Malibu Country” with Reba (who apparently goes by one name now) and Lily Tomlin. Both shows hearken back to the old-fashioned TGIF brand of programming, complete with laugh tracks and borderline offensive cliches.
TV Review: ‘Shedding For the Wedding’ Turns Weight Loss Into Torture
Submitted by BrianTT on February 23, 2011 - 8:25amCHICAGO – As mash-ups take off in the music world, it was only a matter of time before reality TV joined the party, taking two concepts that worked on their own and smashing them together in a fit of childlike glee. What do you get when you cross “The Biggest Loser” and “Bridezillas”?
TV Review: Despite Sexy Stars, ‘Eastwick’ Has Yet to Cast a Spell
Submitted by BrianTT on September 23, 2009 - 1:52pmCHICAGO – Clearly inspired as much by the success of “Desperate Housewives” as that of its actual source material, ABC’s “Eastwick” is a mixed cauldron of possibilities, a show with a strong enough cast and concept to warrant a second look but also one with enough deep flaws in its premiere to suggest that perhaps this spell will not be cast over too many viewers.
