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Broadcasting & Cable, March, 2003

"Unscripted shows are the networks' realization that they don't need to gamble on talent or new ideas to create ratings-rich sensations, that it's a lot harder to find and pay writers and actors than it is to grab cheap labor from among the thousands of beautiful people living near Sunset Boulevard longing for their shot at fame on shows such as The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Are You Hot? and Joe Millionaire." MATTHEW GILBERT, The Boston Globe "[Jennifer] Garner has impersonated a torch singer in Paris, a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas and a New York punk princess.

Each time she appears on screen in another alias, it seems the thrills and suspense of the script screeches to a halt for a brief 'oh-my-goodness' fashion moment. "For her...

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