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TV Review: 'Extreme Dodgeball'

The phrase "extreme sports" may conjure up images of skiiers leaping from airplanes -- but probably not dodgeball. The one-time gym-class activity is becoming a hot sport, and there's a new television show dedicated to it. Day to Day TV critic Andrew Wallenstein takes a cynical look at GSN's Extreme Dodgeball.

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Andrew Wallenstein
Andrew Wallenstein is the television critic for NPR's Day to Day. He is also an editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where he covers television and digital media out of Los Angeles. Wallenstein is also the co-host of the weekly TV Guide Channel series Square Off. His essay on Holocaust films was published in Best Jewish Writing 2003 (Jossey-Bass), and he has also written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Business Week. He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.