Week in review summary for October 17, 2011 – October 23, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi killed, exotic animals set lose, Republican debates, Real World casting and more.
Archive for the ‘television’ Category
My Best Life Prospect At The Moment Is That My Girlfriend Is The Secret Millionaire
April 16th, 2011
maxlance1 Facing an array of failure on the cusp of my college graduation and impending one-hundred-and-twenty-thousand dollars of student loan debt at the age of twenty-six, my life options have never been more clear. Through a detailed analysis of employment potential, career prospects and quality-of-life projections, the only thing I have going for myself at the [...]
We Can’t Let The Crisis in Japan Detract From The Uprisings in Charlie Sheen
March 22nd, 2011
maxlance1 Typical American news junkie, latching onto the news of the day, the crisis of the week, the humanitarian effort of the month. One world-changing event after another makes us immediately forget the previous crisis that is still ongoing. This is why we must not allow the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency make us forget [...]
When Will A Retarded Super-Computer Compete On Wheel of Fortune?
February 16th, 2011
maxlance1 This week saw the premiere of a super-computer named Watson competing against top champions on Jeopardy. It was an epic battle of man versus machine that truly tested how advanced technology has become and whether we can make a robot smarter than the human brain. The question that all viewers of ABC syndication are asking [...]
I Was Improperly Prepared For Bankruptcy By Wheel of Fortune
April 30th, 2010
maxlance1 Through a combination of the global financial crisis and thinking that Lehman Brothers was a great place to invest because he thought it was Brooks Brothers, my dad is declaring bankruptcy. For starters, this changes the entire “My dad can beat up your dad” school-yard argument into the proud declaration that no one who can [...]
The Pacific Miniseries Harkens Back to the Good Old Days of Racism
April 15th, 2010
maxlance1 When our country is currently shackled by two wars being fought against a shadowy enemy, it’s nice to have a miniseries that takes us back to the classic days of being allowed to be obligatorily racist against specific groups of people. The Pacific, HBO’s ten-part miniseries about the Japanese theater of World War Two, harkens [...]
CBS Should Advertise Tiger Woods’ Masters Return Like a Maury Povich Episode
April 8th, 2010
maxlance1 Throughout the NCAA tournament, I have been barraged by the same advertisements to the point where I can rip my shirt off to reveal Bags Fly Free better than the Southwest guys. The ads that infuriate me the most, however, are the teasers for the Masters on CBS. They are frustrating not because of their [...]

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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.