Posts by Tara Ariano
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Freak Show & Tell: Nannyphobia; Rotten Mouths; and Levi Johnston, Published Author
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pregnant In Heels (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Donna. […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Moochers, Skin Tags, and Bristol Palin’s Mansion
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pregnant in Heels (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Patrice […]
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Freak Show & Tell: C-Sections, Scalp Ailments, and Adoption Regrets
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pregnant in Heels (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Curtis […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Polio Denial, Polygamist Bros, and Runaway Moms
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pregnant in Heels (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Chris […]
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Rob Dyrdek Wants to Physically Fight Daniel Tosh, Apparently
When Rob Dyrdek and MTV launched Ridiculousness last year, fans of comical shows constructed out of crazy web clips might have noticed that it was an extremely shameless ripoff of Comedy Central’s Tosh.0, but it didn’t matter much: Tosh.0 is consistently one of the cable channel’s highest-rated shows, and Ridiculousness is never mentioned or watched […]
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Finally, the Game of Thrones Throne Could Be Yours!
There was a time when a slavishly authentic Galactic Empire Storm Trooper costume was such a highly prized, inaccessible pop culture collectible that its purchase became a punchline/marker of wealth for sitcom characters like Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris on How I Met Your Mother) and Monica’s boyfriend Pete (guest star Jon Favreau on Friends). […]
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The Wire: The Musical Is an Unblinking Look at the Futility of American Drug Policy That Will Set Your Toes A-Tappin’
If you liked The Wire enough during its five uncompromising seasons on HBO but wished it’d had more in common with Anything Goes, I have splendid news! Coming to the Players Theatre, it’s The Wire: The Musical! Mr. Omar (Michael K. Williams) won’t just whistle, he’ll sing and dance! Kima (Sonja Sohn) shows off a […]
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Freak Show & Tell: Robot Babies, Weeping Armpits, and Insane Mothers-in-Law
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. Pregnant in Heels (Bravo) Who Is This Now? Paula […]
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The Empire Strikes Back Makes a Surprisingly Good Telenovela
The (original) Star Wars trilogy has been fairly described as a space opera, what with the shocking reveals of various characters’ parentage, sudden reversals of romantic fortune, and surprise dismemberments. So when you think about it, there’s not such a long way to go from the source material to this fan-made reimagining of The Empire […]
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MTV to Turn Scream Into a TV Series
When Scream 4 opened last spring, it was less a film than a referendum … and audiences voted no. The film grossed just $40 million, seemingly dooming the franchise. Fortunately for Ghostface and Sydney and Gale and Dewey and whoever else survived Scream 4 — I saw it opening night, and I can’t remember much […]