Shore-ing Up Reality TV
With the success of MTV’s Jersey Shore, it was only a matter of time before reality show makers scoped out the other 49 states to
October 8, 2010
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With the success of MTV’s Jersey Shore, it was only a matter of time before reality show makers scoped out the other 49 states to
You hear and read a lot of commentary on how America’s values are skidding down the slippery slope at breakneck speed. But you don’t typically
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Broadcast TV has a problem. (No, not Two and a Half Men, although, trust me, that show’s got more problems than my uncle Benny’s waistband
I don’t think jury duty would’ve ever made my bucket list. But if it did, for some reason, I can cross it off now. I
The MTV Video Awards aired recently. I didn’t watch them, but author and youth culture expert Walt Mueller did, and in his summarizing thoughts on
If there was a pop-culture-specific dictionary, and you looked up the word infamous, the entry would say, “See MTV Video Music Awards.” For a couple
I’ve found myself on Disney duty lately here at Plugged In. I’ve been buried underneath what seems like a mountain of inoffensive pop tunes, happy
Ah, Lost. You’re a little like fake John Locke from Season 6: Gone, but still freakily among us somehow. ABC’s landmark show ended months ago,
I’d like to begin today with a simple confession: My wife and I have always liked Shark Week. Ever since we met in 2003, Discovery
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