Mike Gravagno
FALL TV REVIEW
FALL TV REVIEW 2012 In which we take on the insane task of watching and reviewing every new tv show that debuts this fall. GO ON Matthew Perry has tried so hard to come back to the world’s good graces since Friends ended all those years ago. He had to sit and watch all of…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Sullivan and Son ** (out of ****) In defense of the genre of multi-cam sit coms, I need to take a stand. Many people, myself among them, talk a lot of shit on the entire medium. If a new multi-cam is announced, the majority of the populace rolls their eyes…
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DOUBLEFISTED EDITION!!! In which two people review the new-to-DVD The Hunger Games, one who hasn’t read the books, and one who has. HAS NOT READ THE BOOKS: ** (out of ****) It’s becoming more and more clear just how big the hole is in the world of pop culture that was left by the ending…
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THE POP FILTER TOP 40 TV THEME SONGS In which we finally fucking get to 10-1. 10. THE MUPPET SHOW Sometimes the point of a theme song can be to introduce you to the characters, or to the premise of the show. Sometimes it can be nothing more than shit that plays just so the…
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HI, I’M MIKE TV Television for the week of June 17th. BUNHEADS (EPISODE 1-** ½ /EPISODE 2-** OUT OF ****) Let’s be up front right away. That is the whole meaning behind the phrase up front, right? To say the main point of whatever you’re going to talk about immediately, so whoever it is…
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THE POP FILTER TOP TEN FRANCHISES THAT IGNORED THEIR SOURCE MATERIAL 10. RESIDENT EVIL 9. GARFIELD 8. CAT IN THE HAT 7. THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 6. GI JOE 5. IT 4. THE MASK 3. 2. BATTLESHIP 1. TWISTER This has been a special all Mike Gravagno edition. If you disagree, leave a…
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This week the friends try something different by locking Jason out of the room, and bringing in PopFilter writer Brett Wheeler to talk about Slash- Apocalyptic Love and Spartacus: Vengeance. You think having a guest would force professionalism. Unless you’ve listened to the show before, and realize it can always get worse. But worse in…
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HI, I’M MIKE TV Television for the week of April 30th The L.A. Complex **1/2 (out of ****) Imports can have a hard time here in America. People don’t get the references, or the humor is different, or it’s too nerdy or we just can’t get over how dang funny they talk on that there…
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Hi, I’m Mike TV Television for the week of April 8th. New Girl Normal **1/2 (out of ****) The internet has already been filled with articles about this show starting off weak, and then finding it’s strength in the ensemble. So I can’t really have my article about that, but mentioning it is…
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TREND THIS! In which Mike and Ryan try to whore themselves out to get readers to the site. RH: Hey, Mike. What do you want to talk about?MG: Oh I don’t know- whatever the kids are into these days… pogs? RH: I have an idea. Let’s figure out what other people are talking about, and…
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