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Minh Vu

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Minh is a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Radio-Television-Film. A self-described TV aficionado, Minh has previously interned for the Texas Film Commission as well as on NBC's Community.

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Fire up your DVRs

Who needs cable? The 10 best new network shows on TV this fall

By Minh Vu

09.18.12 | 9:00 am

It’s that time of year again. With a hint of a chill in the air (we wish), the five broadcast networks are shifting to fall television in hopes of ...


Congratulations???

Smuttiest city in TeXXXas: Austin edges out Houston & Dallas in porn-lovin' list

By Minh Vu

05.09.12 | 11:45 am

Here’s another notable item Austin can add to its growing lists of accomplishments. In addition to being named one of the Top 10 places for Businesses and Careers, the ...


google drive

Shut up and 'Drive': Could Google's new cloud computing service be the next big thing?

By Minh Vu

04.29.12 | 7:30 am

Google has announced the arrival of its latest project and dubbed the cloud computing service "Google Drive." Drive allows users to access their files at anytime, on any platform and ...


The '90s are back

90210 alums Shannen Doherty & Jennie Garth follow Tori Spelling into reality TV

By Minh Vu

04.08.12 | 7:32 pm

The '90s truly are making a comeback. Beverly Hills, 90210 alums, Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth are stepping into the realm of reality television with their own respective shows set ...


Terminator glasses

The eyes don't have it: Google’s Project Glass is hypnotizing but frightening

By Minh Vu

04.08.12 | 5:30 pm

Augmented reality glasses — that’s what many news outlets are calling Google’s next invention. Google is simply calling it, Project Glass. What exactly is it? Rumblings of Project Glass ...


REVIEW: WE JUST GOT PUNK'D

Punk’d returns: Justin Bieber ain't no Ashton Kutcher and - surprise! - Taylor Swift acts really surprised

By Minh Vu

04.01.12 | 10:00 am

Punk’d is back on MTV after going on a five-year hiatus — its ninth season premiered Thursday night. This time around, Ashton Kutcher and his trucker hat are nowhere to ...


Turtle Power!

Michael Bay's raging ego threatens to destroy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Aliens first, no pizza next?

By Minh Vu

03.22.12 | 1:02 pm

The story of the universally loved crime fighting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is rather simple: A container of radioactive slime gets dropped down into a sewer, coating four baby turtles ...


Weekend at Bernie's

A small-town Texas murder on the big screen: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaghey in Bernie

By Minh Vu

03.19.12 | 9:15 am

Texas-native director Richard Linklater (of Dazed and Confused fame) is bringing East Texas to the big screen this April. Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine and Matthew McConaughey star in Bernie, a ...


Hi-Ho Silver! Away!

The Lone Ranger rides again: First look at Johnny Depp in Disney's The Lone Ranger remake

By Minh Vu

03.09.12 | 9:15 am

Mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer proved that production on the long awaited remake of The Lone Ranger was in fact, resuming, with one simple tweet. The picture Bruckheimer posted (shown above) provides ...


It's Been A Long Road

Jeremy Lin betters Shaq and shoots down Pete Hoekstra: Why Linsanity means so much

By Minh Vu

02.15.12 | 12:02 am

The NBA's first Chinese-American player, Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks, is breaking all types of records and stereotypes. And he's inspiring Asian-American youth all across the ...


finding a stronger "Voice"

Will the record-breaking promotion of Smash turn 2012 into NBC's rebound year?

By Minh Vu

02.06.12 | 5:09 pm

NBC was once home to “Must-See TV” — a tagline designed to showcase the network’s unbeatable combination of comedies and dramas that included shows like The Cosby Show, Cheers, Fraiser ...


Honey Badger Don't Care

The most fearless animal in the animal kingdom gets the TV treatment: Honey Badger to dominate the small screen

By Minh Vu

01.30.12 | 9:15 am

It’s been a year since “The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger” video was uploaded to YouTube and became an Internet sensation. The video has since been seen by more than ...


Rental Delays

Netflix bows to Time Warner, agrees to 56-day new release delays; Redbox and Blockbuster fight back

By Minh Vu

01.17.12 | 9:15 am

Time Warner Inc. has called on Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster to wait eight weeks after their movies have been released on DVD before they can rent them to customers.   Netflix ...


Colbert for President

PAC attack: Stephen Colbert skirts the law (with Jon Stewart's help) in plans for presidential run

By Minh Vu

01.14.12 | 2:47 pm

Stephen Colbert teased the idea of entering the Republican primary in South Carolina on Thursday evening, after having signed over his super PAC to Jon Stewart. He announced to viewers ...


Reddit downvotes censorship

Reddit issues a call to arms against SOPA: Are Facebook and Google next?

By Austin Sanders, Minh Vu

01.13.12 | 10:25 am

One week from today, on Jan. 18, 35 million Internet users across the globe will be forced into productivity. Social news site Reddit, a vocal advocate of online free speech ...


rumor to reel

Megan Mullally confirms a Party Down movie is in the works

By Minh Vu

01.10.12 | 2:20 pm

Megan Mullally recently announced that cult comedy Party Down is getting its own movie, with filming slated for the summer.  Rumors of a Party Down movie began circulating last year ...


Who's Your Daddy Now?

GoDaddy backtracks from support of Stop Online Piracy Act after Wikipedia founder & others boycott

By Minh Vu

12.26.11 | 6:00 pm

The tech community rallied against GoDaddy last week after learning that the domain registrar supported the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act. Spearheaded by users from the Internet community, reddit, the ...


Retail Therapy

It's the holidays: Can't we all just get along? How to make the shopping experience bearable

By Minh Vu

12.23.11 | 8:07 am

Shopping during the holidays can turn even the nicest people into the Grinch, and for retail workers like me, that can be the absolute worst. Having worked at a store ...


Reality Gold

Season ender: Simon Cowell’s much-hyped U.S. X Factor counts on controversy

By Minh Vu

12.22.11 | 2:21 pm

Simon Cowell recently admitted that he was perhaps a bit “too cocky” when he predicted that his new singing competition series, the U.S. version of The X Factor, would ...


"The Sexiest of Palsies"

Oprah needs help: Zach Anner comes to the rescue with his OWN travel series, Rollin' with Zach

By Minh Vu

12.12.11 | 6:11 pm

Zach Anner took the Internet by storm back in June, when his audition tape for “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star” went viral and people ...


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