Author: Al Daniel
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10 best Leslie Knope-Ron Swanson moments
Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson could function without one another less than they could with each other. They knew that throughout their shared saga on Parks and Recreation. Over time, the sunny, energetic deputy director and adamantly apathetic director found more co-dependency than contention. As such, they enriched the storyline and elongated its branches of…
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10 ideas to emulate Shark Week
Critical bumps aside, Shark Week commenced its fourth decade on Discovery this past Sunday. Handfuls of athletes and crossing-over TV personalities highlight the laypeople in the event’s 31st observance. Among 28 windows of programming over eight evenings, the network pledges riveting fact-based insights and conservation education. The summertime institution is filling a public-relations prescription after a…
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Ranking the Animal House clips on Fandango
Animal House reaches its official 40-year anniversary this Saturday. In a just pop-culture nation, all TV providers will have at least one channel ready to give Delta devotees a weekend fix. Until then, most of us must rely on subscriptions, home-owned copies or online snippets of the definitive college comedy. When one lacks the time…
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What other Nick classics should reboot?
Hardly anyone can keep up with the rumored and confirmed Nickelodeon reboots. Most dispatches from the nostalgia department mention only the latest revivals. This week, the Hollywood Reporter’s Lesley Goldberg focused on Viacom’s bold Rugrats announcement. In the next two years, the groundbreaking Nicktoon will end its longest hiatus with a new season and film…
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AHL’s greatest developments under Andrews
One quarter-century ago this month, the AHL began its most recent presidential transition. Dave Andrews was selected to succeed Jack Butterfield, and will now reach 25 years on the job in 2018-19. He has been at it for the equivalent of three two-term U.S. presidencies, four Senatorial terms or 12 Congressional terms. Take your pick…
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Best Ron Burgundy quotes
Any time is a good time to reflect on Ron Burgundy. Apart from milestone anniversaries for Anchorman or its sequel, though, there is no better occasion than Will Ferrell’s birthday. Ferrell, who turns 51 on Monday, has pronounced Anchorman his favorite project to date. He declared as much to The Ringer’s Bill Simmons last summer.…
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Hollywood Game Night turns 5. How much lies ahead?
Any viewer or veteran of Hollywood Game Night should know to assume nothing. With that said, logic dictates a game show of its mold should bear evergreen appeal. So far, the program has tamed its frequency of new episodes while hardly controlling its variety of games. That alone is a recipe for sustained appetites. Sextets…
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Luckiest Friday the 13ths in U.S. movie history
Skyscraper leads a quintet of anticipated movies set for limited or wide release this Friday, July 13. So far, the action thriller’s Rotten Tomatoes profile gauges 96 percent interest among prospective theater-goers. That ties Skyscraper with two of its premiere partners, albeit ones that have drawn less media hype. The docudrama Shock and Awe and…
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Is Brockmire ready for themes beyond the career ladder?
The family is back together at the planned halfway mark of the Brockmire saga. Last week’s second-season finale brought the title character’s straight man back to relay another big-league job offer. His first employer on the climb back up and stop-and-start flame soon followed. And so, Jim, Charles and Jules fittingly left off in a…
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Always ready for a game change
Taylor Willard studied, and may keep studying, in a state that lends its nickname to a popular brand of coffee. In her future, though, the conventional kickstarter and perk-up potion for an American workday may assume positions outside drinking cups. This past week, several outlets highlighted a study suggesting coffee’s cardiovascular benefits. That study spread…