Katie Donnelly

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• Posted TV This Week to Phillyist
  There are a bunch of season premieres on TV this week, and nearly all of them are on Fox. On Thursday, the new season of The O.C. promises "hardcore days and softcore nights" (8 pm, Fox). Immediately following The O.C., at 9 pm, is the series premiere of http://www.fox.com/reunion/">Reunion, which is a new twist on the old six-good-looking-young-friends theme. The tagline is: "In 1986 they were best of friends. By 2005, one will be murdered....
• Posted Gross But Affectionate: The 40-Year-Old Virgin to Phillyist
  The 40 Year-Old Virgin is a stupid movie. If you've seen any of the commercials, you already know that. But any movie starring Steve Carrell as a 40 year-old virgin is supposed to be stupid, and for a stupid movie, this one is pretty funny. However, The 40 Year-Old Virgin isn't quite as stupid as your average raunchy joke movie. It's produced by Judd Apatow of http://www.freaksandgeeks.com/home.shtm">Freaks and Geeks fame, which automatically raises its...
• Posted TV Tonight: Weird and Sunny to Phillyist
  Last week, one of Philly's obscure attractions was featured on the History Channel-- and we missed it! Thankfully for us, Weird U.S.'s trip to the Mutter Museum is being replayed tonight, twice. According to the History Channel's site: Based on the best-selling book of the same name, Weird U.S. is a deliciously demented weekly tour of offbeat American history. Host/authors Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran scour the country in search of the bizarre, the...
• Posted FX's Thursday Night Sitcoms: Actually Funny to Phillyist
  Last night, FX premiered its new comedy line-up: Starved, followed by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Starved highlights four neurotic New Yorkers-- kind of like Seinfeld, except darker, raunchier, and filmed like an indie movie. Starved is different from your average sitcom not only in the way it is filmed, but also in its level of crassness. It's not for the faint of heart: this episode included frank sexual scenes, obscured nudity, and not-at-all...
• Posted Look, It's A Philadelphia Television Show That's Not Hack! to Phillyist
  With an endless sea of summer reruns and reality drivel, there's only one night to be watching TV this week. FX is once again trying its hand at comedy with two new series: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Starved (pictured at left). While Starved looks mildly interesting, how could we possibly resist It's Always Sunny when (a) It's got Philadelphia right in the title and b) It looks like it might actually be funny?...