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Gone, too, is the easy crutch of achievement in evaluating these choices. Everyone here has succeeded at something and failed at something, so we lack the instant validation of being First Place Everything, or the equally clear feedback of abject failure...
...Have we learned anything? Last season we saw that the reality trend wasn't just limited to "Survivor," and that last year's favorite programming crutch - building star vehicles around big stars - was as lame and misguided as you'd have thought. This week, the emphasis will be on sitcoms and dramas, but with reality shows ready to be thrown in as soon as those series fail. Meanwhile, the first murmurs we're hearing about network schedules have sitcom and drama vehicles in the works for Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen DeGeneres, Jason Alexander and on NBC - and I only wish...
...keystrokes, he downloads a free copy of Britney Spears' new single, Oops!...I Did It Again. As Britney's sugary lament fills his dorm-style bedroom, bouncing off the unmade bed and the laundry bag on the door, Clarke insists he feels no pangs of conscience. "Copyright is a crutch," he says. "It's inherent in nature that information wants to be free...
Perhaps the squad's greatest asset this season is, surprisingly, its lack of a superstar. Without a crutch to lean upon during slumps, the team has become a much more cohesive unit. Laine and junior Marcie Chan bring the only source of veteran leadership to the team, so the younger players will have to learn quickly if the team is going to succeed this season...
...Reeve's view, reality is a psychological crutch. His propaganda to that effect undermines those--particularly the young and newly injured--who are struggling to face reality, master it and make a life for themselves from their wheelchairs...