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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Win a Cineplexity Game: Hours of Fun Included

It’s time for another giveaway here at Comedy Centric, this one featuring a fun entertainment game called Cineplexity as the grand prize, courtesy of Out of the Box Publishing.
Appropriate for four to ten players aged 12 and up, the party-style game is perfect for movie lovers who know their stuff. And the instructions could […]

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June 30th, 2008

We Already Knew Amy Ryan Will Return to ‘The Office’

…and we knew she won’t stay for the entire fifth season because that was announced way back after the fourth-season finale aired, when it really was news.
So, I have no clue why dozens of entertainment publications are writing about the following as if it’s a recent development, but I thought I’d play along just in […]

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June 30th, 2008

Secret Diary of a Call Girl: Episode 3 Previews (6-30-08)

Wow! This episode of Showtime’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl should remind us all of just how small our own problems are. When you live the life of prostitute Belle, life gets really tough.
For instance, during her latest all-night adventure in getting paid for sex, Belle decides to step out on her […]

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June 30th, 2008

Weeds: ‘The Whole Blah Damn Thing’ Previews (6-30-08)

Next up, on the June 30 episode of Showtime’s Weeds, is “The Whole Blah Damn Thing.” It looks like dear Nancy is no longer just a dope dealer but a human smuggler, as well, when she succeeds on her first trip across the border with narcotics and an alien, both of the illegal kind.
Elsewhere, […]

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June 29th, 2008

In Plain Sight: ‘Who Shot Jay Arnstein’ (6-29-08)

Next up on the June 29 episode of In Plain Sight, which is called “Who Shot Jay Arnstein,” Er and NYPD Blue’s Sherry Stringfield guest stars as Beth, the wife of art dealer Jay Arnstein.
After insisting that both his wife and his mistress enter the Witness Protection Program with him in exchange for his testimony, […]

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June 29th, 2008

George Carlin on First-Ever ‘Saturday Night Live’

Last night, NBC paid tribute to George Carlin, who passed away on June 22, by broadcasting the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live. The comedian hosted the premiere on October 11, 1975 and delivered a memorable monologue to kick the long-running series off properly.
Take a look at excerpts from Carlin’s opening performance below. […]

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June 28th, 2008

The Factory: Spike TV’s First Original Comedy Premieres

…and I sure hope it fares far better than Spike TV’s first original series ever, Blade: The Series, which was canceled after just thirteen episodes back in the summer of 2006. If not, the show is looking at a pitiful lifespan of just one season.
Tomorrow night at 10pm EST, Spike TV will present the […]

By Chandra -- 7 comments

June 26th, 2008

‘Samantha Who?’ and ‘Chuck’ Latest Victims of Stunt Casting

This week, showrunners on two series continued the latest run of gimmick casting on scripted comedies. If you don’t recall, last season, Britney Spears appeared on two episodes of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, while Lindsay Lohan scored a brief gig on ABC’s Ugly Betty and Paris Hilton did the same on NBC’s […]

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June 25th, 2008

Reno 911!: 5.14 ‘Junior Runs for Office’ Preview

Next up on Reno 911! is “Junior Runs for Office.” What kind of office could bumbling Deputy Junior possibly want to hold? The answer may shock and surprise fans, or at least it did me, because the office that Junior wants is like no other office I’ve ever heard of. In fact, […]

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June 25th, 2008

My Boys: 2.3 ‘The Shirt Contest’ Preview

There’s a lot going on on “The Shirt Contest,” the June 26th episode of My Boys. For instance, while PJ pursues a book project focused on a popular pro athlete, her brother Andy gets acquainted with a workaholic lifestyle, Brendan is confronted with the necessity of switching careers from radio DJ to bartender, and […]

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