Lawrence, Christopher - Columnists

Christopher Lawrence
is the television critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. His column has moved to Sundays in the Living section.
• E-mail: CLawrence@reviewjournal.com

'LIFE ON THE COUCH' COLUMNS - 2009

Nov 08: Frustrating 'Mad Men' season full of ups and downs
Nov 01: Television tie-ins make cracking a book tempting
Oct 25: Smirking vampire adds bite to 'Diaries'
Oct 18: '30 Rock' still fighting the good fight for entertaining television
Oct 11: 'Glee' as infectiously fun as 'Nip/Tuck' is disturbingly depraved
Oct 04: Callback scene for 'Think You Can Dance' something to see
Sep 27: Vegas family center of strip club reality show on Playboy TV
Sep 20: Cable's fall season includes quality comedies
Sep 13: 'Jay Leno Show' move short-sighted
Sep 06: 'Melrose Place' offers guilty fun with its dysfunction
Aug 30: Reality show explores the hard bodies of Hard Rock's Rehab
Aug 23: Bouncy Big Balls the breakout stars of goofy 'Wipeout'
Aug 16: 'Top Chef: Las Vegas' judge to show slightly sweeter side
Aug 09: Host battles giant burrito as 'Man v. Food' visits Las Vegas
Aug 02: 'Surreal Life' outbreak spreads with new VH1 show
Jul 26: Latest vampire series 'Being Human' full of supernatural, humor
Jul 19: Las Vegas pawnshop center of new reality series
Jul 12: 'Leverage' actress Riesgraf steals show
Jul 05: Las Vegas native, 'Camp Rock' star a doll -- literally
Jun 28: Lifetime movie marathon reveals men to be perverts, psychopaths
Jun 21: ABC's 'Better Off Ted' keeping comedy kicking
Jun 14: Vegas native lands dream job combining acting, skateboarding
Jun 07: Showtime going overboard on over-the-top story lines
May 31: Hide from the summer sun with 'Burn Notice,' 'Royal Pains'
May 24: Tasteless summer reality shows replaced with foreign flavor
May 17: Grab some snacks and get comfy for this year's Couchies
May 10: 'Real Housewives' exist in Jersey but maybe not Vegas
May 03: Las Vegan's job offers plenty of travel, drama
Apr 26: TV networks watering new crop of pilot programs
Apr 19: 'Sit Down, Shut Up' blends lowbrow, intelligent humor
Apr 12: 'Rescue Me' goes back to ground zero
Apr 05: 'Harper's Island,' 'Southland' among series gifts for TV lovers
Mar 29: 'Osbournes: Reloaded' sets bar low for variety shows
Mar 22: Being a Nielsen family serious business
Mar 15: 'Deadwood' actor shines in 'Kings,' but biblical update has some flaws
Mar 08: 'Breaking Bad' family man breaks law in name of love
Mar 01: Underappreciated 'Reaper' the clever dark horse of fun
Feb 22: Cable Has Jumped The Shark In Making Sense With Programming
Feb 15: Blue-collar 'Eastbound & Down' riotously funny
Feb 08: Eliza Dushku in leather pants returns to small screen in 'Dollhouse'
Feb 01: Super Bowl might be last hurrah for NBC
Jan 25: Aaaahh ... lap dances and trivia ... God bless Las Vegas
Jan 18: 'Big Love' shatters 'dream' of polygamist lifestyle
Jan 11: Jack Bauer's back, but hardly the same, in '24'
Jan 04: Things looking up for 2009 with new shows on way

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