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Gag me with a show

By MICHAEL SMITH Movie Critic on Feb 12, 2008, at 1:05 PM  Updated on 2/12 at 1:05 PM



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"History of the Eagles" DVD: Classic-rock heaven

There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for both Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center in Oklahoma City: ...

Tim Blake Nelson's new movie with James Franco at Cannes

'As I Lay Dying,' a film based on the William Faulkner novel and featuring James Franco and Tulsa native Tim Blake Nelson, ...

"The Outsiders"/"Rumble Fish" drive-in double-feature next week

You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the Memorial Day holiday ...

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When I turn the channel momentarily to TMZ, which stands for train-wreck media zeros, or televised monkey zone, or something like that, my immediate thought is that the syndicated celebrity spying show is barfalicious.

It’s bad, and it’s bad for you.

Watching those pseudo-reporters in a faux news meeting, acting like cub reporters all giggly over their latest “get” (“We got Lindsay kissing Britney while Paris watched,” they might squeal, while smirking that slimeball, these-dopes-get-what-they-deserve smile of theirs), is both repulsive and informative.

TMZ’s prime objective seems to be in cementing public hatred for “the media,” while at the same sucking the life out of its fans, who would likely tell you that they too hate the media – but that they wouldn’t want to do without this program’s junk news/videos.

I have recently found the program valuable in one way. I will scan the commercials, because I want to know who supports this programming so that I can avoid their products.

So no more Oil of Olay for this 44-year-old man. Goodbye, Acuvue for sore eyes. Sears? I am so disappointed that Craftsman will no longer be a home improvement option.

I SEE MOVIES FOR FREE

"History of the Eagles" DVD: Classic-rock heaven

There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for both Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center in Oklahoma City: ...

Tim Blake Nelson's new movie with James Franco at Cannes

'As I Lay Dying,' a film based on the William Faulkner novel and featuring James Franco and Tulsa native Tim Blake Nelson, ...

"The Outsiders"/"Rumble Fish" drive-in double-feature next week

You asked for it, Tulsa, and the Admiral Twin Drive-in is delivering: On May 23, you can kick off the Memorial Day holiday ...

CONTACT THE BLOGGER

Michael Smith

918-581-8479
Email

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