Word: chases
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Magic Johnson's talk show has been on for three weeks--that's 15 episodes!--and the A-list guests are still accepting bookings. In just three more weeks he'll pass the mark set by Chevy Chase's talk show. His next hurdle: Dennis Miller, who aired 24 weeks strong. Can he make it? Stay tuned...
Magic Johnson 15 EDISODES Chevy Chase 30 EDISODES Dennis Miller 120 EDISODES...
...opposition to those who fall in the suspect category. The companions take a less-than-active role in providing Nikki with different types of sage advice, while the suspects do their very best to impede her investigation. The result is nothing less than formulaic. Scenes in which Professor Chase is threatened by a particularly unsavory character are followed by chance meetings with her friends, who nevertheless implicitly encourage her inquisitive (if somewhat self-destructive) tendencies. If you can't tell where the plot is headed after the first few chapters, you're probably reading a little too carefully...
Even so, this humor does little to make up for other ridiculously tacky moments. A chase scene in the stacks of Widener? A paintball game involving 12 or so senior faculty members? Come on, who's kidding...
...triple Harvard graduate (A.B., M.B.A., J.D.), the first black woman partner at McKinsey & Co. and a member of the prestigious Crain's New York Business "40 Under 40" list of executives, she certainly can't be suffering for money. But consider the following coincidences: both Thomas-Graham and Nikki Chase hail from Detroit; both exhibited marked success in economics-related fields, and both are affiliated with Harvard. Self-aggrandizement? Possibly. A creative outlet? If that's what you want to call it, fine. But steer clear of the assessment that A Darker Shade of Crimson accurately exposes the upper echelons...