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Dale Roe
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Dale Roe is the Austin American-Statesman's "Go-To Guy" for useful information, producing guides on everything from allergies to local events to personal productivity. He is a former television critic who has worked for the Statesman since 1999 and continues to write weekly TV picks and previews of Fall and Mid-season television programming. A writer and performer with Austin's Gag Reflex sketch comedy ensemble, Dale also turns out a monthly preview of Austin's comedy scene and enjoys reviewing family films. He lives in Round Rock with his wife and two children.
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‘Epic’ isn’t, but it’s full of fun and action
“Epic,” the new animated film from Fox Animation’s Blue Sky Studios (“Ice Age,” “Rio”) was almost a Pixar project. On one hand, you have to wonder how much better it would be had that happened. “Epic” is a good, solid effort, but it’s missing the emotional element so effective in ...
Roe: A few new series arrive for summer
New summer programming — including sitcoms, procedurals and reality competitions — arrives as fall and mid-season schedules continue to wind down. Most of the finales are seasonal only — these shows will return at some point (unless they’re labeled as series finales, in which case they’re gone for good). Here’s ...
Best bets, May 19
The last time Drew Magary came through Austin on a book-signing tour, he appeared at Black Sheep Lodge. “We all crowded into the back, but there were these two rednecks playing pool. A friend of mine heard them saying, ‘This ain’t a damned library,’” he remembers, laughing.The crowd at Book ...
Best bets, May 17
Gwen Cooper has written two books about cats and owns three of the critters, one of them blind and another with just three legs — she calls that one her “tripod.”“When the cat with three legs and the cat with no eyes get into a fight, it’s the world’s saddest ...
Roe: ‘The Office’ shuts its doors this week
Remember last week when I said there were a lot of season finales? Well, install a seatbelt on your sofa, grab some snacks and beverages and lock in. There’s little space for wisecracks — here’s what to watch and what to avoid on television this week: Monday: “How I Met ...
‘Gatsby’ spectacular but not so great
Let’s start out by agreeing that I’m long since past high school, and this is not a book report. Anyway, those viewers who head to the cineplex to see “The Great Gatsby” expecting to see a literary — much less literal — retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel ...
Gaffigan’s ‘Dad is Fat’ packed with dark parental humor
The night my wife and I brought our prematurely born daughter home from the hospital in 1998, I fell asleep with the baby in my arms. In a recliner. In suburban Chicago mid-March. In a poorly heated family room addition to our house. When I woke up, freezing, she was ...
Roe: Many of your favorite shows end their seasons this week
Just about every fall program that hasn’t yet ended concludes in the next seven days, so hurry and finish everything on your DVR so you’re all caught up. Here’s what to watch and what to avoid on television this week: Monday: “Rihanna 777,” 7 p.m., Fox: Seven gigs; seven days; ...
Roe: Loud commercials still generate small volume of complaints
Who says television watching is a passive exercise? I am constantly reaching for my remote and adjusting the volume (or, let’s face it, hitting the mute button) every time a commercial comes on. The volume on those late night ads for injury lawyers seems almost loud enough that I’m tempted ...
Dillo Dirt jam features first-time funsters
“Pfft. I could do that.” Five locals who have never performed standup comedy before decided to put their punchlines where their mouths are, resulting in the second “Dillo Dirt Comedy Jam,” 9 p.m. May 11 at the New Movement Theater, 616 Lavaca St. (doors open at 8:30 p.m.). “Everybody knows ...
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