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HOUSE, MD (Fox) (Season Finale)
Best. Season Finale. Ever.
Huddy!

HIGH LIFE (DVD)
I've never even heard of this movie but ended up watching it last week. Timothy Olyphant stars in this C-grade heist movie elevated mightily by Olyphant's performance as a junkie thief.
Grade: C +


TWO BROTHERS (DVD)
If you haven't seen this film about two tigers seperated at birth, it's a gem.
Grade: A


BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE: RAW & UNCUT Vol. 1 (DVD)
Sort of the southern-fried version of Stern, without Howard's wit or charm. Just an upped anti on grossness. Kind of like a slightly dirtier Jack-Ass. This is some of his "best" bits from his radio show. Some of it is funny, some tedious, and most too racy to describe. I like Bubba, but I only have room in my heart for one radio guy.
Grade: B -

UNAMI BURGER (La Brea Avenue)
Best burger I have ever had. It's about 8 bucks a burger and about as good as it gets. I'll go so far to say that in a lot of ways, it redefines what you want in a hamburger. The menu has 100 burgers listed, but I would go for the original.
Grade: A


24 (Fox) Season Finale
I love 24. Completely. They've had some off seasons, but this one caught fire once they decided it was the last network run. From the time of Hassan's death, to the shooting at Jack's apt., to Jack's IRON MAN suit and abduction of the ex-president brilliantly played by Gregory Itzkin, this has been an insanely tense and exciting season. Despite the Dana insanity and some despite Freddie Prinze Jr.'s bad New York accent. Michael Madson did a great turn guest-starring, and this thing was on fire right up until...the final hour. Sorry, no spoilers but taking your man out of mostly all the action right at the top and pivoting the final hour on Cherry Jones' (who was superb) President...didn't feel right. It was frustrating to not have Jack driving the final hour. And the last few seconds was as cheesy as it gets. That said, the conversation with both the President and Chloe were great and cathartic, and this was one of the most kick-ass shows to ever be on television. It will be missed.
Final season grade: B +
Overal grade: A


AMERCAN IDOL (Season Finale) Fox
I could care less about this season's Idols. Really. But the final episodes had Simon leaving and presented Paula Abdul in a return visit to the show. She looked great and her taped bit was heartfelt. But that live performance - what a fucking doozy. Look it up on YouTube under "awkward." Boy can she not speak. And the Peter Cetera-less Chicago segment, oh well. Simon will be missed and I suspect I will migrate to the new show, as the idea of Randy and Ellen leaves me cold. Ellen by the way, was fucking horrible.

DAMAGES (F/X)
I never reviewed the finale, but this was a top-notch season and a great, if really overstuffed finale. I'm glad that they found a way to fund a 4th season.
Grade: A


DOWN IN THE VALLEY (DVD)
Some unwatchable mess about some porn thing in the valley. Yuck.
Grade: F