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Q&A With Michael Ausiello: TV Fan, Media Journalist, and Neo-Celebrity (But Don't Try To Tell Him That!)

September 30th, 2009 11:15am EDT Post a comment

Michael Ausiello, "Entertainment Weekly's" TV writer, is the "outbreak monkey" of his field. There is a new virus that is affecting the field of media journalism, and that plague is celebrity. The new neo-celebrity status of these journalists has a patient zero - the person we see as the beginning of it all - and that is Ausiello himself.

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Wed Sep 30 2009 13:32:39 By: Anonymous User
I'm sure Ausiello is THRILLED about that opening. "Outbreak monkey"? "plague"? "patient zero"? Christ.

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Wed Sep 30 2009 13:35:50 By: Apostate (

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The Hunter S.Thompson for the 21st century finally gets his chance in the spotlight!

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Wed Sep 30 2009 14:41:36 By: Squints (

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Yeah, it's rough being called forefather of your field, Anon.

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Wed Sep 30 2009 14:55:10 By: Anonymous User
I don't know, Anon, I kinda think referring to celebrity is best described as a plague- it affects you whether you want it to or not. A bit hyperbolic, but catchy.

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Wed Sep 30 2009 16:36:04 By: Anonymous User
michael if lawless is your favorite interview,you really must have had some X@@##! ones. lawless interview sucked big time.

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Wed Sep 30 2009 18:29:17 By: Anonymous User
I like!

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