My World Of Flops

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  My World Of Flops Bonfire Of The Vanity Projects Case File #16: Give My Regards To Broad Street and Magical Mystery Tour

  Young McCartney vs. Middle-Aged McCartney.

  May 23, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Commercial-Minded My World Of Flops Case File #15: Cavemen  

  The public never got to see the commercial-inspired sitcom Cavemen at its best or its worst, but it’s probably just as well for society that it flopped.

  May 9, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  My World Of Flops America-Hating, Flag-Burning Commie Pinko Case File #14: An American Carol 

  By 2008, David Zucker couldn’t even hit a target as obvious and easy as Michael Moore. 

  April 25, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Landfill-Ready Case File #13: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600) 

  Want to get in the skin of E.T.? Be prepared to fall in some holes. 

  April 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Ragingly Heterosexual Case File #12: Sincerely Yours/On The Line 

  Not every pop star is cut out to be the male lead in a heterosexual romance. 

  March 28, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  My World Of Flops Pissing Off The Parents Case File #11: Lil Wayne’s Rebirth

  How a hip-hop artist made it to maturity by dabbling in rock

  March 14, 2012 | 11:15am -

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  My World Of Flops (Insert Double Entendre Here) Case File #10: Sextette

  Mae West decided she had another film in her in 1978. The evidence suggests otherwise. 

  February 29, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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  My World Of Flops Crossing The Federline Case File #9: Britney & Kevin: Chaotic and Kevin Federline’s Playing With Fire 

  The accomplishments of K-Fed. 

  February 15, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Exquisitely Passive-Aggressive Case File #8: Michael And Michael Have Issues  

  Two alums of The State made a show in which they were awful to each other and yet no one watched. 

  February 1, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Wildly Enigmatic Case File #7: John From Cincinnati 

  David Milch had a lot of ideas for his follow-up to Deadwood, and they didn’t always make sense.

  January 18, 2012 | 12:01pm -

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  My World Of Flops Leap Before You Look Case File #6: The Frighteners

  Before Peter Jackson succeeded with Lord Of The Rings, he stumbled with The Frighteners

  January 4, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  My World Of Flops On The Wings Of Pretension Case File #5: Kiss’ Music From “The Elder” 

  In 1981, a cartoonish band took a stab at artistic respectability. It didn’t work out. 

  December 21, 2011 | 10:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Heroically Self-Interested Case File #4: Atlas Shrugged: Part I

  Who is John Galt? And why, in an Ayn Rand-friendly world, did few moviegoers turn up to find out?

  December 7, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  My World Of Flops Frauds On Parade Case File #3: Books by Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass

  Glass and Blair had brilliant careers based on lies. Then they decided to come clean. Sort of.

  November 23, 2011 | 12:00am -

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  My World Of Flops Family-Unfriendly Case File #2: Death To Smoochy

  Maybe people weren’t ready for this mean comedy with a heart of gold.

  November 9, 2011 | 12:00pm -

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  My World Of Flops Case File #1: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

  Revisiting Aaron Sorkin’s tone-deaf take on the making of the most important TV show ever.

  October 26, 2011 | 12:00am -