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My fabulous 40 by Josh Bell
The Big 4-0 isn’t quite My Super Sweet 16 for the middle-aged

MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 is a fascinating, disgusting look into the most spoiled brats in America: rich, insanely entitled teens whose parents throw them lavish, ostentatious parties and who tend to whine and scream when they don’t get everything exactly their way. Its mesmerizing train-wrec... >more

More of the same by Josh Bell
Two websites represent the future of Vegas TV as a retread of the present

It’s not surprising that the explosion of web-based TV has taken hold in Vegas, given the apparently limitless appeal of recycled cable specials about casinos, production shows and the glamorous side of Sin City, as well as the inherently bite-size nature of Strip culture. Two sites, >more

Public display of affection by Julie Seabaugh
Rudner airs what happens in Vegas on PBS special

Much has been made, so the promotional material goes, of how, “In a city of cabarets and production shows, Rita Rudner is one of the few female headliners who has achieved success by keeping her clothes on.” It’s not simply that the comic/author/screenwriter/actress’ language and su... >more

The new Spidey is pretty Spectacular by Josh Bell
Too bad he’s part of a dying breed

For those of us of a certain age, network animated programming on Saturday mornings was an integral part of childhood, oftentimes far more fascinating and meaningful than whatever more high-profile shows were on in prime time. But the rising popularity of kids’ programming on cable ... >more

Giving and receiving by Josh Bell
On Oprah’s Big Give, they’re practically the same thing

Having already solved many of our nation’s problems, Oprah Winfrey turns herself to reality TV with Oprah’s Big Give (ABC, Sundays, 9 p.m.), a combination of the tearjerking, feel-good style of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and the competition-and-elimination form... >more

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