Question: I take offense to your rating of 0 for October Road in your recent Roush Review. Personally, I think it's a little harsh of you to rate the show a "0" because it's replacing Men in Trees for a short period of time. I know you gave other reasons, but I'm not buying what you're selling, since you show blatant favoritism toward Men in Trees. I watched the premiere of October Road, and I thought it was a refreshing change of pace for a Thursday-night drama. I'm sure you would say (and probably have said) the same of Men in Trees, but I tried watching that show and I couldn't make it to Episode 3. It was just too ridiculous for me. And before you go judging me for my choices in TV viewing, I do watch shows that you rave about like Friday Night Lights, The Wire and Grey's Anatomy (all on your top-10 list). Are you going to give October Road another chance?
Answer: First off, I should probably take offense at the accusation that I gave October Road a 0 rating merely because it was
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A vinyl-enrobed Kate Beckinsale had it all over chaste Little Red Riding Hood as the vampire flick Underworld: Evolution debuted with a box-office-leading $27.6 million. Rounding out the Top 5 were Hoodwinked ($11 million); Last Holiday and last week's champ, Glory Road (each with $9.1 mil); and Brokeback Mountain ($7.8 mil). Speaking of Ennis and Jack...
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