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Entourage:
One Day in the Valley
Johnny Drama: Vince, You know
my policy. Except for work, I only go to the Valley November
through March. And even then, only to Sushi Row. Vince: C'mon Johnny, go
for me. Drama: I'd better hydrate.
By the episode's end, Drama realizes what all of us Valley
Girls already know: "Yeah, the Valley ain't so bad."
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Good Night
and Good Luck You stay classy
George Clooney.
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Kathy
Griffin: My Life on the D-List Funny
girl Kathy is just like us. My case in point, in Season 1, episode
5, The New York Times photographer
Stephanie Diani arrives
to shoot the star for Griffin's "The Red Carpet's Bête
Noire" 2/27/05 article. Stephanie okays the crooked tiara,
suggests messy hair, and politely turns down Kathy's "any
chance you can retouch the photo" entreaty — just
as she did when I whined about the photo for Otter & my
"TiVo, Cable or Satellite? Choose That Smart TV Wisely"
9/5/04 interview (written by Ken Belson). Not to worry, Stephanie
"Baby, make me a star" Diani does just that with her
elegant eye and egalitarian
camera.
Stephanie
Diani for The New York Times,
September 5, 2004 Otter
and Katy Monahan Huntley, rear, say their digital video recorder
has transformed their viewing habits and those of their sons,
Killian and MacGuinness, right.
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The
Grim Reaper According to TV
cult show Dead Like Me, Alice
Sebold's The Lovely Bones, and
Woody's latestScoop — the
sweet hereafter ain't so sweet. Unresolved
issues, investigations, and menial jobs take up valuable resting
time. Thank God for the
black humor death informs.
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You, Me
and Dupree — The Break-Up Funny
girls Kate & Jen act more as fashion plates than soul mates
in boys' club members' Matt + Owen & Vince + Jon's romantic
comedies.
Stephanie
Diani for The New York Times,
September 5, 2004