September 29th, 2009 01:30pm

Breaking ‘The Hills’ habit

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Saying no to Speidi.

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September 29th, 2009 06:00am

Watch this (TV for Tues. 9/29)

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Turn off your brain and tune in.

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June 6th, 2009 01:10pm

Best, worst of the past week

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A look back at the best and worst in the past week of TV, as well as a sneak peek at what’s to come. Highlights 1. “The Tonight Show.” Conan O’Brien slid effortlessly into his new gig. His first night was a bit heavy on the prerecorded bits and didn’t flow particularly smoothly, but the shows improved each night as Conan relaxed and got into his old spontaneous, improv groove. It was … Read More »

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June 5th, 2009 03:05am

Quitting the Speidi habit

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That’s it, I have to quit Spencer and Heidi, even if it means going cold turkey. (And yes, that’s the most ridiculous picture of them I can find, thanks for noticing.) The supremely, sublimely self-absorbed couple from “The Hills” have managed to create a week’s worth of headlines on every entertainment outlet in the country over their shenanigans on “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.” They quit, they’re back, they … Read More »

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June 1st, 2009 06:27pm

Sunday night recap

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A quick recap of Sunday night’s TV: “The Hills”: Heidi and Spencer’s wedding and Lauren’s last episode was exceedingly lame, even for “The Hills” standards. That’s Lauren’s goodbye? Sneaking out a side door of the church and being driven away by a waiting town car? No drama, no goodbyes, no voiceover? Talk about anticlimatic. But she was boring for years anyway, so I suppose it was appropriate. Meanwhile, it was nice … Read More »

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May 30th, 2009 03:00pm

Best, worst of the past week

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A look back at the best and worst in the past week of TV, as well as a sneak peek at what’s to come. Highlights1. “Rescue Me.” A few weeks ago we saw Callie Thorne’s Emmy clip. This past week we saw Denis Leary’s. Though the setup was a bit contrived, his angry, self-defensive, guilt-riddled conversation with his dead family members while in a drunken stupor was absolutely gripping. Turns out … Read More »

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May 15th, 2009 03:00pm

‘The Hills’ gets even stupider

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Taking a quick break from the deep thoughts and provocative ideas the “Lost” finale brought up, there’s been a major announcement in the brainless world of “The Hills”: Kristin Cavallari will replace Lauren Conrad next season. That’s tremendous news. Kristen, as you “Hills” fans surely recall, co-starred with Lauren (then LC) in “Laguna Beach” when the two of them were in high school. Kristen was by far the best thing about … Read More »

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April 11th, 2009 09:00am

Best and worst of the past week

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A look back at the best and worst of the past week on TV, and a look ahead to what’s coming up.Highlights 1. “Lost.” Great episode, aside from the cheesy Smoke Monster and ridiculous wigs. Ben-centric episodes are always good, and this was no different. Nice to get a few answers about Ben’s history and what went down at the marina in L.A. (Does anyone else suspect we haven’t seen … Read More »

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April 7th, 2009 03:30pm

Battle of the stupids: “Hills” vs. “Suburbia”

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There wasn’t much on last night (I switched to the A’s game about 5 minutes into the NCAA final, I had already seen enough), so I did a little experiment. My goal: To decide which was the stupider show, ABC’s “Surviving Suburbia” or MTV’s “The Hills.” Here’s the verdict. Let’s start with “The Hills,” as it kicked off its fifth season. The exploits of Lauren & Co. were as … Read More »

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