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My News Year Resolutions 2: Bruno Vs. Carrie Ann
A day late and perhaps a dollar short on top of that. But nonetheless, I would be remiss if I did not share my resolutions for 2008. Such as:
• The consensus is deafening and I cannot ignore it any longer. Though I have never seen a single episode, nor do I have the opportunity to "catch up" with previous-season DVD sets, I resolve to watch The Wire when it returns this week.
• Provided that the strike ends... someday... and we start getting new How I Met Your Mothers, I resolve (again!) to finally track down Alyson Hannigan for a Q&A.
• The sometimes groanworthy Private Practice? I resolve to stick it out through the end of the season.
• I resolve to do whatever is within my meager yet undeniably increasing powers to get 30 Rock's audience into the seven mil range.
• As managing editor of this fine site, I resolve to shout from the mountaintops, in the loudest manner possible using HTML, the resolution of the WGA strike once it arrives.
• I resolve to deliver unto General Hospital fans a big treat later this month.
• Unless ABC's scheduling department starts "thinking" again and makes a new batch of entirely unnecessary moves, I resolve to watch Charisma's Big Shots debut on Jan. 10.
• On the TV Guide Talk podcast, I resolve to cut back on my mispronunciation of names. Seriously, I should be locked up for what I did to "Sarandon" during the last outing!
• The 20-year-old coaxial running through my house? Just not cutting it. I resolve to get rewired with fresh cable (unless it's like wicked-expensive).
• I resolve to pick up a nice maternity present for Jamie Lynn at Limited Too.
• I resolve to wear more collared shirts to work so that the Mitovich Mega Minute producers don't go quite as mad trying to pin a mike to a pullover.
• I resolve to make certain that that cocksure know-it-all Ausiello gets what's coming to him.... Or did I do that already? Mwah-ha-ha-ha.....
Finally, a look back at how I did with some of my 2007 "News Years Resolutions" not relating to Ms. Hanigan:
•My friend Sammy's Intervention series never did pay Britney that visit. Oh, the irony.
• That piece of engagement news I was sitting on last Dec. 31? Vanessa Marcil gave me the OK days later to blab it.
• I got to the bottom of the "Day Break episodes missing from ABC.com mystery"!
• I held back from asking Japanese tourists standing awestruck in Times Square, "Did you just teleport here?"
• I'm sad to say I blew off even more movie screenings this year, yet for some reason (OK, Amber Heard) scraped together time to see All the Boys Love Mandy Lane — a since-postponed film no one else might ever see. (Consider yourself blessed.)
• And no, I never deduced who was stealing the gum from my desk.
Happy 2008, readers!
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Jan 1, 2008 9:43 PM
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I resolve to deliver unto General Hospital fans a big treat later this month.
I hope it's something new, not just the return of Sarah Brown.
I resolve to pick up a nice maternity present for Jamie Lynn at Limited Too.
I hear they have some nice styles at Gap Kids too...
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Jan 2, 2008 10:22 AM
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As managing editor of this fine site, I resolve to shout from the mountaintops, in the loudest manner possible using HTML, the resolution of the WGA strike once it arrives.
HTML? Come on, you can do better than that. Do it in JavaScript or AJAX or something.
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Jan 2, 2008 10:50 AM
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I held back from asking Japanese tourists standing awestruck in Times Square, "Did you just teleport here?"
Ah, you're a better person than me, Matt! Happy New Year!
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Jan 2, 2008 11:02 AM
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A big treat for GH fans? I hope it is Genie Francis announcing she is coming back. My second wish would be for a guest spot by Matt.
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Jan 2, 2008 11:12 AM
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love ya matt, happy new year!
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Jan 2, 2008 11:58 AM
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Happy New Year to you, too, Matt!!! :D
C.
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Jan 2, 2008 12:05 PM
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> • And no, I never deduced who was > stealing the gum from my desk.
I heard it was Ausiello!
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Jan 2, 2008 12:13 PM
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Awww, c'mon Matt. I thought for sure that I would see this resolution on your list:
* I resolve to spell check and proofread my posts to Today's News: Our Take BEFORE uploading them to the website. I will not rely on editors to catch the occasional typo nor will I give snarky readers the opportunity to pick on typos that may slip through the cracks.
But seriously, I enjoy your TN: OT and Trivial Matt'rs blogs immensely and look forward to reading them daily.
Happy New Year to you and yours! 
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Jan 2, 2008 1:08 PM
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Matt - I'll join you on your resolution about The Wire. I've never watched it just because my schedule was full, but now....I have some free viewing time on my hands thanks to the strike.
Anyone want to bring new Wire viewers up to speed? What do we need to know?
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Jan 2, 2008 2:37 PM
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I hope you also resolve to continue with the truly excellent Damages recaps, if we ever get new episodes!
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Jan 2, 2008 4:52 PM
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Hahahahahhaah.....
• I held back from asking Japanese tourists standing awestruck in Times Square, "Did you just teleport here?"
Funniest thing ever.
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Jan 2, 2008 6:23 PM
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Gee, Matt, I was hoping one of your resolutions to be to please get someone on the podcast to watch Supernatural so you guys can talk about it once in a while!
I can't understand why you insist on talking and recapping shows that most of you are disillusioned with by your own admissions - for example, Private Practice, Heroes, 24, Prison Break, etc. Give something else a chance, like Supernatural! It's the most underappreciated show on television and it is do damned good 
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Jan 2, 2008 6:24 PM
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• I'm sad to say I blew off even more movie screenings this year...
If it wasn't for the fact I don't live there, I'd ask for a chance to attend the scrrenings for you, seeing as how I'm a movie critic myself. (online reviews for a local TV station's website)
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Jan 2, 2008 8:38 PM
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