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Because he is such a credible critic and perceptive analyst, Bill Brioux opines on the year?s best shows exported to Canada from the US.
Most of the column is trite and something you could have read on any news service a month ago but Mr. Brioux is noted on this august web page not because he demonstrates his ability to spew the obvious but because he proves himself to be a complete jerk.
Do we feel strongly about this? Apparently.
At the end of his wonderfully obtuse analysis that is so shallow one could break one?s metaphorical neck if one tried to dive into it, Mr. Brioux writes the following:
“BOMB OF THE YEAR – Tie between Fox’s boxing reality stiff The Next Great Champ and NBC’s computer-animated Siegfried & Roy fiasco Father of the Pride. Both proved TV and severe head injuries don’t mix.”
Of course Mr. Brioux? outburst of sensitivity is in keeping with his general attitude towards humanity. In advance of Father of the Pride?s launch, Mr. Brioux wrote:
“Still, it is odd watching cartoon versions of Siegfried & Roy cheerfully cavorting on screen after months of lurid tabloid headlines. The solution was simple: Start this series by having one of these cartoon kitties…
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| If You Can’t Say Something Nice, Write in a Column |
Because he is such a credible critic and perceptive analyst, Bill Brioux opines on the year?s best shows exported to Canada from the US.
Most of the column is trite and something you could have read on any news service a month ago but Mr. Brioux is noted on this august web page not because he demonstrates his ability to spew the obvious but because he proves himself to be a complete jerk.
Do we feel strongly about this? Apparently.
At the end of his wonderfully obtuse analysis that is so shallow one could break one?s metaphorical neck if one tried to dive into it, Mr. Brioux writes the following:
“BOMB OF THE YEAR – Tie between Fox’s boxing reality stiff The Next Great Champ and NBC’s computer-animated Siegfried & Roy fiasco Father of the Pride. Both proved TV and severe head injuries don’t mix.”
Of course Mr. Brioux? outburst of sensitivity is in keeping with his general attitude towards humanity. In advance of Father of the Pride?s launch, Mr. Brioux wrote:
“Still, it is odd watching cartoon versions of Siegfried & Roy cheerfully cavorting on screen after months of lurid tabloid headlines. The solution was simple: Start this series by having one of these cartoon kitties chomp Horn’s head off. Then put it back on backwards or whatever. Go right after the headlines — it would have been the only way past them. “
(Emphasis ours).
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