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I Like to Watch
Tracey Ullman takes on America, "Lost" imitates a bad Vin Diesel movie, and Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" shows us that mute, expressionless humans can be TV stars, too!
By Heather Havrilesky [2008-03-30]
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  • Numb senses?

    "Considering how much TV I watch, you'd think that eventually my senses would become numbed to the insanity of the small screen."

    Maybe it's like allergens: the more you're exposed, the more sensitive you become.

    Or maybe you're watching it with a functioning brain. You need to drool out like the average viewer to get the correct effect.

    As for me, TV is the best absurdist lunatic idiocy I can get for free.

    -- la dalle
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    Monday, March 31, 2008 01:07 PM

  • There is no such thing as a good Vin Diesel movie.

    Is there an Emmy for viewers who have the stomach to watch some of the very crap you dislike so much (and deservedly so) AND remember enough of the plot to summarize it? If there is, make way on your mantel. And yes, Tracey was brilliant. She could -- and probably should -- be all of Bill Maher's panelists some future Friday night.

    -- myerslaw
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    Monday, March 31, 2008 04:43 PM

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