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phaw! on rambaldi and the deplorable finale of “alias”

April 25, 2018October 9, 2016 by Neal

ALIAS was a super-spy/CIA adventure series for ABC that ran five seasons (2001-2006) and was nominated for more than seventy awards—although not a single important nomination was made for the final season. Alias made Jennifer Garner a star, for which we should all be grateful. The first few seasons were loads of fun with good scripts, good characters, and good acting. READ MORE

sometimes “alias” ain’t no alias at all

March 24, 2020July 31, 2016 by Neal

I LOGGED INTO my library account and in the Search field typed “alias.” I wanted to place a hold on the fourth and fifth seasons of the ABC television series Alias from earlier in this century, starring Jennifer Garner. Aside from the five DVDs for the series and perhaps a few books about the show, I wasn’t expecting a large number of entries under that word. READ MORE

vapid vacuous mindless journalism in my mailbox

March 24, 2020October 29, 2015 by Neal

INCONCEIVABLE! This is what is passing for news in today’s rightwingnut media world of faux news organizations and the ubiquitous bloggers all over the Internet: “Russell Brand labels ex-wife Katy Perry ‘vapid, vacuous and plastic’ in documentary.” ¹

(O!my!gawd!)

Or my fave, the one that I received in my mailbox from an email newsletter: “Ex-Husband Has Extremely Harsh Words for Hillary-Supporting Pop Star Katy Perry”! READ MORE

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