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Another 12 months have evaporated. The year started with American Gladiators, trudged along with a dull-ass American Idol season that even its lead judge admitted was boring, and was brought to a close by The Hills' fourth-season finale. Along the way, we had everything from ">a bachelorette giving panties to...

Not that there was any question, but The City, which debuted last night on MTV, is just as set-up and fake as the series that spawned it, even though it does have elements of reality. New York Magazine's profile of the new series says it is "at once totally genuine...

Rock of Love 3--which debuts on Sunday at 9 following a mid-fall delay in production because of a fatal accident caused by a crew member--will probably be the last dating show for Bret Michaels, but it may not be his last reality series. "I can never say never, but I'm...

If you're looking for some intellectual stimulation with your entertainment during this brief time before the onslaught of new shows hits, several networks are airing and re-airing compelling documentaries about real people and their fascinating lives. Tonight, PBS' Independent Lens debuts Operation Filmmaker (check local listings for PBS), which follows...

Every day, I realize how awesome it is to have people read my writing, reporting, and non-stop bitching about the stuff I watch on TV. And while it's most fun to come to the site itself (and will get even more fun early next year), there are many other ways...

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When I talked with Marcus Lehman in Gabon last June, I had no idea that his penis would generate more interest than any other story I wrote last year. If I'd known that it'd soon be accidentally exposed to the whole world and become insanely popular, I would have at...