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Author Archives: Ryan Olson
Feelings (or lack therof) on Britney news
It’s been about 4 hours since I read news that Britney Spears has temporarily lost custody of her two children to Kevin Federline. For some reason, I just can’t get too worked up about the news. At the same time, … Continue reading
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I’m not going to “watch it all for you”
Odds are, you’ve got a friend who’s more than willing to say, “You should really watch this TV show.” At the very least, they’ll say something like, “Did you watch ‘Survivor’ last night?” Then you’ll have to shrug your shoulders … Continue reading
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Tuesday’s episode of “Eureka” was -INSERT AD HERE-
Lewis Black ranted about it during the Emmy ceremony, but few TV executives seemed to have heeded the sage comedian’s words. Black delivered a funny, yet obvious, monologue about the annoying -WATCH THIS SHOW!!!!!- banners and bugs that clutter up … Continue reading
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More on “Chuck”
Now that the premiere of “Chuck” has aired, I can discuss what I view to be two big pitfalls in the series. Chicago Tribune critic Maureen Ryan mentioned them in her review of the show, but I’ll summarize. First, won’t … Continue reading
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Hey! Free marketing information
The Nielsens are probably best known for the TV ratings the organization releases every week. The trouble is the ratings are less useful in this era where people watch shows from hundreds of channels on DVRs. Nielsen is also facing … Continue reading
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Looking off the cutting bleeding edge
Today marks the launch of “Halo 3” — the biggest game for the Xbox 360 and perhaps Microsoft’s saving grace in the ongoing console wars. My contribution to the brouhaha can be found here. Many of my technology stories cover … Continue reading
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The reign of the geek begins tonight
With the fall TV season is in full swing, my free time is going to be totally sucked dry as I try to keep my TiVo’s hard drive from filling up. One thing I’ve noticed is that geeks are going … Continue reading
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What’s next for Al Gore?
From Ryan: This was originally published on my personal blog, but is here now for your reading and digestive pleasure. I don’t know why I did it, but I watched what seemed to be all 82 hours of this year’s … Continue reading
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Let’s get it started
The Buzz has entered the blogosphere and is ready to serve. We sit here ready slam our keyboards with cool, compelling arts observations, thoughts and other minutae for public consumption. These profound passages – relating to both the local and … Continue reading
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