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December of 2009

 

Rate Taylor Lautner Going to Cancun

Original at CanMag external link    Fri, Dec 18

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If you've seen either My Own Worst Enemy -- I loved that show up to its cancellation -- or the recent SNL episode with Taylor Lautner, then you know he has ... and more »

Rate Oklahoma actress lands parts on 'Blues' and 'Blood' - NewsOK.com

Original at blog.newsok.com external link    Tue, Dec 15

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NewsOK.com (blog) Oklahoma actress lands parts on 'Blues' and 'Blood' NewsOK.com (blog) Last season, Woodard was on the NBC series “My Own Worst Enemy.” It was cancelled after nine episodes. In “True Blood,” which is scheduled to return for ...

Rate New TV Show Murmurs Is CSI: Tardis

Original at io9 external link    Sat, Dec 12

Not the most original idea from Lucky Number Sleven writer and show creator Jason Smilovic, whose previous TV credits include pilots for My Own Worst Enemy ...

Rate TV Bites: A New Term for Jeff Zucker - Movieline

Original at movieline.com external link    Fri, Dec 11

TV Bites: A New Term for Jeff Zucker Movieline (blog) The series was brought to the network by Jason Smilovic, who recently penned the My Own Worst Enemy pilot, Goldsmith-Thomas and Smilovic's producing partner ... and more »

Rate Mavis Spencer, daughter of actress Alfre Woodard, announced as this year's ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Wed, Dec 9

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named Mavis Spencer, the daughter of actress Alfre Woodard (who has starred in TV series' like Desperate Housewives, My Own Worst Enemy, ... and more »

Rate Paramount Wants Twilight Actor Taylor Lautner in Max Steel - First Showing

Original at First Showing external link    Fri, Dec 4

Paramount Wants Twilight Actor Taylor Lautner in Max Steel blog) Then again, he hasn't really been in much besides Twilight, give or take a role on "My Own Worst Enemy". I don't know, I wasn't really excited for this when ... and more »

Rate 10 Stephen King Books We'd Like to See as TV Series

Original at NBC 4.com external link    Mon, Nov 30

It may smack slightly of My Own Worst Enemy, but this Jekyll-and-Hyde tale of a writer who finds out that his alter ego is a brutal sadist could be ... and more »

Rate 10 Stephen King Books We'd Like to See as TV Series

Original at Television Without Pity external link    Mon, Nov 30

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It may smack slightly of My Own Worst Enemy, but this Jekyll-and-Hyde tale of a writer who finds out that his alter ego is a brutal sadist could be ... and more »

November of 2009

 

Rate Taylor Lautner, James Franco to host 'Saturday Night Live'

Original at From Inside the Box external link    Wed, Nov 25

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New York Daily News Lautner, who became a "Rolling Stone" cover boy and was briefly on NBC with the short-lived "My Own Worst Enemy," will follow on Dec. ... Saturday Night Live' lands Taylor Lautner, James FrancoHitFix all 310 news articles »

Rate JJ Abrams Might Direct NBC Spy Drama Undercovers

Original at Wired News external link    Fri, Nov 6

A nearly identical premise failed to find traction last year when My Own Worst Enemy tanked on NBC. The short-lived series cast Christian Slater as an ... and more »

Rate Christian Slater Talks Twilight's Taylor Lautner (Now Will You Tune into THE ... - DVR Playground

Original at DVR Playground external link    Tue, Nov 3

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Christian Slater Talks Twilight's Taylor Lautner (Now Will You Tune into THE ... How hesitant were you to jump back into series television after the way NBC treated MY OWN WORST ENEMY? Christian Slater: You know in spite of the ... 411mania Interviews: Christian Slater411mania.com

Year 2009

 

Rate Slater hoping his ABC drama the forgotten' isn't - Gaea Times

Original at Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog external link    Wed, Oct 14

Slater hoping his ABC drama the forgotten' isn't Gaea Times (blog) It's a foe Slater knows all too well. His first TV series, last season's NBC spy thriller “My Own Worst Enemy,” struggled to find an audience early on. ... Slater hoping his ABC drama the forgotten' isn'tThe Associated Press

Rate My Own Worst Enemy: The Complete Series – DVD Review

Original at monstersandcritics.com external link    Wed, Apr 29

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 - Lane Law I wondered if I would be witnessing, almost in real time, the final crash and burn of Christian Slater's ever unstable career. I like Christian Slater. You might even consider me a fan. There was a summer in my young life when I watched "Gleaming the ...

Rate Coming soon... My Own Worst Enemy, scifi

Original at TV Scoop external link    Mon, Apr 27

 UK It was recently announced that both Joss Whedon's Dollhouse and not-Joss-Whedon's Knight Rider will be airing out on the channel, and now it has been announced that Christian Slater's multiple personality thriller, My Own Worst Enemy, ...

Rate Trapped in the Dollhouse

Original at Salon external link    Wed, Feb 11

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Seattle Post Intelligencer  - It's not always clear why movie-quality productions like Fox's "Lie to Me" flourish, while others, like NBC's "My Own Worst Enemy" or ABC's "Invasion," fail ... Sepinwall on TV: 'Dollhouse' review The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 158 news articles

Rate Sepinwall on TV: 'Dollhouse' review - The Star-Ledger

Original at NJ.com external link    Wed, Feb 11

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Sepinwall on TV: 'Dollhouse' review The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - Just as "My Own Worst Enemy" wasn't able to explain why it would be a good idea to give a spy a split personality, "Dollhouse" struggles to explain why the ...

Year 2008

 

Rate My Own Worst Enemy Series Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Wed, Dec 31

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 CA - You've got Christian Slater playing the dual role of both Edward Albright, super spy, and Henry Spivey, humdrum suit-and-tie analyst. ...

Rate The Network Year In Review

Original at TheDay external link    Tue, Dec 23

 CT - My remaining watchable new shows are NBC’s My Own Worst Enemy, which has run out of new episodes and has no hope for more (in fact they just fired the woman ...

Rate My Own Worst Enemy Goes Out with a Whimper

Original at The TV and Film Guy's Reviews external link    Tue, Dec 16

By Josh Lasser(noreply@blogger.com) I'm seeing this as something like finale week. Heroes aired its final episode of "Volume Three" last night, My Own Worst Enemy put out its last episode, and Pushing Daisies is doing its finale on Wednesday night. While I imagine that Pushing Daisies will make me sad, I definitely didn't feel...

Rate Is NBC the General Motors of Network TV?

Original at The TV Zone external link    Fri, Dec 5

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I'm worried about NBC. One of the great broadcasters. An incredible, rich, varied, extraordinary history. Purveyor of so many shows and personalities that American life and culture would be unrecognizable had NBC never existed at all. It's just an amazing, amazing place.

Rate My Own Worst Enemy: "Down Rio Way" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Thu, Dec 4

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 CA - Dec 4, 2008 The last episode is next week and I don't see Henry or Edward getting "fixed" or any giant mysteries getting solved. Alas, we live in a time when networks ...

Rate My Own Worst Enemy its Own Worst Enemy

Original at The TV and Film Guy's Reviews external link    Tue, Nov 25

By Josh Lasser(noreply@blogger.com) Edward is in Morocco. He, unbeknownst to his partner, has stolen some sort of missile defense device, the Falcon (he and his partner were assigned to attempt an infiltration aimed at stealing it from an American base to as an exercise to test the base's security, not to actually take the dev...

Rate My Own Worst Enemy: "High Crimes and Turducken" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Tue, Nov 25

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 CA - Nov 25, 2008 Also I heartily approve of Madchen Amick standing wet in a bathrobe. That's always a fine Thanksgiving treat. But things are actually falling into place a ...

Rate Opinion: ‘Enemy’ Failure Hurts NBC on Multiple Levels

Original at SF Universe external link    Sat, Nov 15

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By brian With Enemy gone, the axe hovering near Crusoe and the dreaded “jump the shark” phrase being used in connection with Heroes, it could take a superhero to get NBC out of this mess. Tags: Christian Slater, Crusoe, General Motors, Heroes, My Own Worst Enemy

Rate Start Making Sense: Thoughts on "My Own Worst Enemy" and "Life on Mars"

Original at Check the Fien Print external link    Sat, Nov 15

By Daniel(noreply@blogger.com) On one hand, "My Own Worst Enemy" is trippy and confusing fun. Christian Slater plays cold-blooded government agent Edward Albright as well as milquetoast-y management consultant Henry Spivey. It's a bit disappointing that an opening scene doesn't allow Edward to bludgeon a Russian sp...

Rate NBC Cancels Lipstic Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy

Original at phonecardscollector (WordPress) external link    Thu, Nov 13

By Peter MSN TV reports this news, and I’m not happy . I never watched Lipstic Jungle, but I know I watch My Own Worst Enemy and I like it. Like me, many people are bummed and even enraged with this poor decision of NBC, one of them even called NBC = No Brainer Company, lol. Currently NBC has 9 out of 13 episo...

Rate Canceled My Own Worst Enemy Was Its Own Worst Enemy

Original at Wired News external link    Thu, Nov 13

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By Scott Thill NBC is cleaning house after the failure of Heroes to gain traction with viewers. The latest domino to fall: The Christian Slater vehicle My Own Worst Enemy, which failed to hit the jackpot by hitching a ride on Heroes' time... Photo courtesy NBC

Rate Television Review - My Own Worst Enemy

Original at Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy external link    Thu, Nov 6

By webmaster NBC, 10 PM EST, Mondays Rating (after three episodes): 2 out of 5 Stars I usually give a show about four episodes or more before I sit down and write a review in order to get a good feel for the characters, the premise, ...

Rate My Own Worst Enemy Review - "Sci-Fi Thriller That Feels Like You ...

Original at viewpoints.com external link    Thu, Oct 30

The premise had me confused before the show started, as Slater plays dual characters, Henry Spivey and Edward Albright. I didn't understand whether it was a split personality type of thing or whether he was actually portraying two very ...

Rate It's true: The Presidential campaign is more entertaining than "My Own Worst Enemy"

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Oct 28

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By David Kronke Entertainment Weekly has found what a bunch of us had already realized: That this election cycle is the best reality-entertainment going these days (in their recent poll, one in five found it more satisfying than reality TV). Our obsessions with Barack Obama and Sarah Palin pale in compa...

Rate TV Review: MY OWN WORST ENEMY - SEASON ONE - 'Hello, Henry'

Original at iFMagazine external link    Tue, Oct 28

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 - Oct 28, 2008 This week’s action portion of the show had Henry/Edward traveling to Mexico in order to retrieve a schematic for something or another – really does it ... My Own Worst Enemy': Double dealings Zap2it.com all 2 news articles

Rate Tonight on the Tube: West Wing Marathon, Chuck, Heroes & My Own Worst Enemy

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Mon, Oct 27

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By Jason the TVaholic Chuck (NBC): New. Tony Hale (Arrested Development) guest stars as an efficiency expert at Buy More and Chuck is having trouble explaining his behavior. My Own Worst Enemy (NBC): New. Edward is sent on a trip to Mexico to get the plans for a new nuclear bomb. Tom’s wife has grown suspicious of all...

Rate Ask Matt: Has Worst Enemy Improved? Did Housewives' Fast-Forward Work? And More!

Original at TV Guide external link    Mon, Oct 27

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By Matt Roush Question: What were your thoughts on the second episode of My Own Worst Enemy? I basically agreed with your opinion on the pilot, but I thought they gave us more background, key information and layers in the second episode that made it watchable. Although they did sweep your question of "wh...

Rate TV Or Not TV: 10/20 - 10/26

Original at Quick Stop Entertainment external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By willwilkins In My Own Worst Enemy we meet Henry Spivey.  Henry is a corporate efficiency consultant with a lovely wife, two kids, and he’s not  home a lot because his job appears to require a lot of travel. We also find out that, unbeknownst to Henry, he is also Edward Albright, a highly effective, efficie...

Rate Review: My Own Worst Enemy

Original at Flickscribe » Reviews external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By Kevin When I first heard of My Own Worst Enemy, the new show with Christian Slater, I at once thought something along the lines of “How Lame,” a split personality show.  DUMB.  When I found the debut episode on iTunes recently for free, I even thought several times about downloading it.  Boy am I glad...

Rate Opinion: My Own Worst Enemy: A Gray Zone

Original at brusimm.com external link    Sun, Oct 19

By BruSimm I really enjoyed My Own Worst Enemy with Christian Slater, as I pointed out in my observational review of the show. When I look around the internet, I see great reviews and mediocre reviews. I do think the show has fantastic potential, ...

Rate Opinion: Tonight on the Tube: My Own Worst Enemy, Primeval, Living Proof & Saturday Night Live

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Sat, Oct 18

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By Jason the TVaholic Tonight, NBC has America’s Toughest Jobs on its new night. My Own Worst Enemy (NBC): Repeat. This past Monday’s series premiere episode, “Breakdown,” replays. If you didn’t watch on Monday, you should give it a shot, I thought it was really good and you can read my review and see why.

Rate TV review: ‘Crusoe’ shows NBC’s incompetence

Original at The Click external link    Thu, Oct 16

By Trent That is, unless NBC has some other surprise bomb to drop. Here’s the dreadful tally of new NBC shows so far: “Knight Rider” (brutally bad), “Kath & Kim” (heinous), “My Own Worst Enemy” (yes, it is), “Crusoe” (insipid). ...

Rate Opinion: 'My Own Worst Enemy' recap: Confusing, but nice to have twice the ...

Original at Portsmouth Herald News external link    Wed, Oct 15

You see, when Edward Albright goes to sleep, Henry Spivey (Christian Slater) starts his day. One of the tech guys at the office asks him if he cut himself, ... My Own Worst Enemy: Freshman Show in Review BuddyTV Can Christian Slater turn 'My Own Worst Enemy' into his own first ... Los Angeles Times

Rate My Own Worst Enemy: Freshman Show in Review

Original at BuddyTV external link    Wed, Oct 15

One of NBC’s newest offerings, My Own Worst Enemy starring Christian Slater, has been getting mixed reviews from all corners of the critics’ room. BuddyTV had our own opinions on the show, as seen on Don William’s review, in which...

Rate Worthy? - Life On Mars, My Own Worst Enemy, Kath & Kim - 2008 Fall TV Pilot Reviews

Original at Tapeworthy external link    Tue, Oct 14

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By noreply@blogger.com (Vance) Life on Mars - Pilot - Ep. 101 - Series Premiere (ABC/Global Thursdays at 10pm) My Own Worst Enemy - Pilot - Ep. 101 - Series Premiere (NBC/Global Mondays at 10pm) Kath & Kim - Pilot - Ep. 101 - Series Premiere (NBC/E!Canada Thursdays at 8:30pm)

Rate Opinion: Christian Slater in "My Own Worst Enemy" Set Against Tough Competition

Original at Associated Content external link    Tue, Oct 14

Life" is correct in this instance because Edward and Henry are the same man. Christian Slater is just the man for the part. ... Review: My Own Worst Enemy Screen Rant My Own Worst Enemy' recap: Confusing, but nice to have twice the ... Portsmouth Herald News

Rate On SCI FI Channel — Oct. 13-17, 2008

Original at Slice of SciFi external link    Mon, Oct 13

By Sam Sloan Henry (Slater) is a middle-class efficiency expert living a humdrum life in the suburbs with his wife, Lily (Yara Martinez, “The Hitcher”), their two kids, a dog, and a minivan. Edward (Slater) is an operative who speaks 13 languages, runs a four-minute mile, and is trained to kill. Albrig...

Rate Television Review | 'My Own Worst Enemy'

Original at New York Times external link    Mon, Oct 13

The hero of “My Own Worst Enemy” on NBC wakes up on the wrong side of his brain. Christian Slater plays a man with two identities. Henry Spivey is a ... Christian Slater, 'My Own Worst Enemy' Chicago Tribune Christian Slater shines in 'My Own Worst Enemy" San Jose Mercury News

Rate Christian Slater's "My Own Worst Enemy" Gets Great Reviews

Original at Huffington Post external link    Mon, Oct 13

By The Huffington Post News Editors Christian Slater plays a man with two identities. Henry Spivey is a midlevel management consultant and suburban dad with a nice wife, two children, a dog and a minivan. When he is asleep, or thinks he is asleep, Edward Albright takes over as a multilingual superspy and trained assassin.

Rate Opinion: Interview: Christian Slater On My Own Worst Enemy

Original at Fancast external link    Fri, Oct 10

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Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #27 - Fall TV 2008

Original at Ducky Does TV external link    Sat, Sep 20

By Ducky TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky is finally back! We discuss the new fall schedule day by day and break down our returning faves and possible new must-sees. From Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck to Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy on Monday. Tuesday’s are Biggest [...]

Rate TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky: Podcast #27 - Fall TV 2008

Original at TV Talk with GMMR and Ducky external link    Sat, Sep 20

is finally back!  We discuss the new fall schedule day by day and break down our returning faves and possible new must-sees.  From Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Gossip Girl, Chuck to Heroes and My Own Worst Enemy on Monday.  Tuesday's are Biggest Lose...

Rate "My Own Worst Enemy" review - bad buzz, good show

Original at recgroups newsreader external link    Fri, Sep 19

By David from the hollywood reporter First look: 'My Own Worst Enemy' by James Hibberd "It's good," NBC employees are saying. "No, really. I was surprised. It's really good." "My Own Worst Enemy" is NBC's most crucial fall show. ...

Rate Originality is apparently overrated

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Wed, Jun 18

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NBC (85% of new scripted series from another source) Office Spinoff:" "The Office," itself based on the British series. Kath and Kim:" Australian sitcom. Crusoe:" Daniel Defoe novel. Knight Rider:" '80s NBC show. Merlin:" Arthurian legend. Kings:" David and Goliath story from the Bible.

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