Critics

Love It! Hate It! 06.30.07


The Best Years (The N)
" ... a welcome summer addition to young-adult programming."
Marilyn Moss, Hollywood Reporter

Sunset Tans (E!)
"What can you say about a show whose highlights involved Britney Spears' gnarly feet, Chris 'Mango' Kattan and spray tanning a dead guy?"
Staff of AOL.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.29.07


Burn Notice (USA)
" ... stick to the Miami cases and maybe we'll be willing to go along for a hot-weather ride. It's summer, people. Strip down and simplify."
Robert Bianco, USA Today

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
"So long, it's been good to know you ... for the few who bothered."
Staff of zap2it.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.28.07


So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
"By this point, the remaining contestants don't just think they can dance, they know it."
Staff of New York Daily News

Hot House (Cinemax)
" ... so fascinating."
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

Love It! Hate It! 06.27.07


BET Awards '07 (BET)
" ... You can bet on a good time."
Staff of zap2it.com

The Great Inca Rebellion (PBS)
" ... Call it 'CSI: Peru.'"
Susan Stewart, New York Times

Love It! Hate It! 06.26.07


Girl, Positive (Lifetime)
"... is successful because it keeps the delicate balance of "message" movie and drama in tow and never lets us down."
Marilyn Moss, Hollywood Reporter

Shaq's Big Challenge (ABC)
"... there's no shortage of drama, especially when the children come to understand that the severity of the problem goes beyond schoolyard taunts."
John Maynard, Miami Herald

Love It! Hate It! 06.23.07


Semper Fi: One Marine's Journey (Showtime)
"Too stagy and precious for its own good."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School (VH1)
"Guilty pleasure, thy name is 'Charm School'"
Staff of AOL Television, Aol.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.22.07


Burn Notice (USA)
"... (a) breezy romp that dovetails nicely with the cabler's most popular fare and which manages to look more effortless than it surely is."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Live From Abbey Road (Sundance Channel)
"If you love music, you'll love this Sundance Channel show."
David Bianculli, NY Daily News

Love It! Hate It! 06.21.07


Ghost Hunters (Sci Fi)
" ... Their patience is one of their most unnerving qualities."
Virginia Heffernan, New York Times

Age of Love (NBC)
" ... complete and total trash, and my heart goes out to every 40-something contestant involved in this humiliating exercise."
Liz Pardue, zap2it.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.20.07


American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels and Scandals (CNBC)
" ... while "Greed" is slick and polished, it just isn't all that good."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Confessions of a Matchmaker (A&E)
"... What matters most is her spirit and refreshing honesty, both of which shine through."
Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter

Love It! Hate It! 06.19.07


Heartland (TNT)
"... an unequivocally sexy hospital drama."
Ginia Bellafante, New York Times

Ice Road Truckers (Discovery)
"Global warming? My backside."
Irv Letofsky, Hollywood Reporter

Robot Chicken: Star Wars (Comedy Central)
" ... deftly recreates Lucas' far-far-away galaxy through surprisingly good stop-motion animation."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Love It! Hate It! 06.15.07


Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
" ... quite weird and occasionally wonderful."
Brian Lowry, Variety

VH1 Rock Doc: Monterey 40 (VH1)
"... weave(s) a vivid tapestry of images that do the event -- and the era -- full justice."
Ray Richmond, Hollywood Reporter

Love It! Hate It! 06.13.07


Lil' Bush (Comedy Central)
"... wears out its welcome rapidly, pushing buttons even some Bush bashers will likely find juvenile, bordering on tawdry."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Soundstage (PBS)
"If you haven't discovered this little gem of a music series, it's time."
Staff of Zap2It.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.12.07


Hollywood Shootout (National Geographic)
"...Second Amendment supporters will love this."
Irv Letofsky, The Hollywood Reporter

Rescue Me (FX)
"... scabrously funny."
Clark Collis, EW

Love It! Hate It! 06.11.07


Creature Comforts (CBS)
"... an entertaining summer diversion."
Robert Bianco, USA Today

Supernanny (ABC)
"... It's powerful stuff."
Staff of Zap2it.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.08.07


John from Cincinnati (HBO)
"...an intriguing but not entirely satisfying 10-part series"
Barry Garron, The Hollywood Reporter

Bindi: The Jungle Girl (Discovery)
"...it is simply disconcerting to see a little girl wear a snake around her neck as if it were a charm necklace from Forever 21."
Gina Bellafante, The New York Times

The Sopranos (HBO)
Yet now that Tony's leaving, we don't want him to go. He leaves us with memories of a show both hard to watch and hard to miss, that made great demands on an audience and offered great rewards in exchange.
Robert Bianco, USA Today

Love It! Hate It! 06.07.07


Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)
"There's undeniable talent among the cast, but the characters are flat, the stories are weak, and the humor gets repetitive and predictable."
Barry Garron, The Hollywood Reporter

Barbaro (HBO)
"Caution: Tears will flow from watching “Barbaro,” the HBO Sports documentary that tells the life story of a horse Hemingway would have loved..."
Richard Sandomir, The New York Times

American Inventor (ABC)
"...Simon Cowell is involved. But that's all this series, returning for a second season, has in common with "American Idol."
Carmel Carrillo, Chicago Tribune

La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul (PBS)
"Cuban American filmmaker Ela Troyano has compiled an impressive archive of La Lupe performances..."
Glenn Garvin, Miami Herald


Pirate Master (CBS)
"... already sinking"
Robert Bianco, USA Today

Fast Cars & Superstars (ABC)
"It's 22 minutes of solid left turns, with almost no personal interaction.
Alynda Wheat, EW

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
"...personal crises take the not-so-funny spotlight."
Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press

Speeders (Court TV)
“'Cops' without the guns and the running."
Mike Hale, The New York Times

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
"It says a lot when Fox has the classiest reality shows of the night."
David Bianculli, New York Daily News

NBA Finals (ABC)
"eminently listenable team of Mike Breen and Mark Jackson have the call and analysis..."
Carmel Carrillo, Chicago Tribune

Love It! Hate It! 06.06.07


America's Got Talent (NBC)
"...huge fun"
Linda Stasi, The New York Post

The Shield (FX)
"Thank God we're getting one more season for their inevitable, tragic showdown."
Lynette Rice, EW

Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
"...make time for her hilarious hour-long stand-up special that airs as an introduction"
Robert Bianco, USA Today

The 2007 ALMA Awards (ABC)
"Don't you love it when an acronym works so well? So does this awards show."
The Staff at Zap2it.com

Love It! Hate It! 06.05.07


Creature Comforts (CBS)
"Looks familiar, dunnit? That's because this series, which marries Claymation animals and interviews with average Americans, is based on the British hit of the same name."
Alynda Wheat, EW

Hell's Kitchen (Fox)
"(Gordon Ramsey) is a former athlete who knows how to "bring it" -- talk trash, make it comical -- "are you serving chicken and snot?"
Phil Gallo, Variety

The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
"This giggly British import, which makes its United States debut on BBC America tonight, is rude, blue, cruel and often hilarious."
Susan Stewart, The New York Times

Love It! Hate It! 06.02.07


Marco Polo (Hallmark Channel)
"In "Marco Polo," the cinematography is dazzling and the production design is meticulous. But it's not enough to divert your attention from the weak points ..."
Barry Garron, The Hollywood Reporter

Hex (BBC America)
“Hex” is a study of English faces passing as a television series.
Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times

Write & Wrong (Lifetime)
"As programmers obsess over younger demos, this Lifetime movie is most notable for daring to broach the taboo topic of age discrimination in Hollywood."
Brian Lowry, Variety

Love It! Hate It! 06.01.07


The Starter Wife (USA)
Like a number of its characters, "The Starter Wife" is proudly superficial, but with enough of a tart edge to remain entertaining to hang out with.
David Kronke, LA Daily News

The Scripps National Spelling Bee (ESPN)
Ideals about success that appeal to Americans play out in the bee.
Trish Choate, Miami Herald

Pirate Master (CBS)
Like (Mark) Burnett's 'Survivor,' there will be plenty of backstabbing and scheming, and every week, someone will be set adrift.
Kelly Woo, American Online

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