Monthly Archives: October 2007
Brothers & Sisters – “States of the Union”
“States of the Union” October 21st, 2007 I really want to add an s to this title, because there’s a lot of unions flying around this series. And, well, their states are pretty well all entirely the same: “Crappy”. Tommy … Continue reading
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Friday Night Lights – “Are You Ready for Friday Night?”
“Are You Ready for Friday Night?” October 19th, 2007 Once passed over due to its football focus, Friday Night Lights has spent its second season taking its established characters within a football environment and turning this into a purely personal … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup – Dramas – October 19th
[Okay, so here's the deal: I almost finished this post, and decided to wait for more shows...and then just got more busy. This covers most of the show until mid-week, I will hopefully get to the rest soonish] Dexter – … Continue reading
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Hey! Nielsen TV Blog Contest Update – 3rd Place? Madness!
Hey everyone, hope everything is going well out there. While I’m busy off dealing with the faculty strike (They’re talking again tomorrow night, in case someone is theoretically interested in my daily affairs), I missed an email that informed me … Continue reading
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Pushing Daisies – “The Fun in Funeral”
“The Fun in Funeral” October 16th, 2007 Perhaps starting a trend for the series, Pushing Daisies used its third episode to bring its pilot back to life. With creator Bryan Fuller writing, the story returned to Aunts Lilly and Vivian, … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup – Comedies – October 16th
[Oy vey. So much TV, so little time. This will be part one of a two-part series at this point, so we'll start the comedies and move onto the dramas tomorrow (I'll be covering Gossip Girl and Pushing Daisies this … Continue reading
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Explaining the Cultural Absence
Hey loyal readers, I know I’ve been a little bit aloof lately with the television, but there were a series of events that kept me both away from television and away from this blog. I am but a student, after … Continue reading
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Sound Off! Week – Hey! Nielsen – Is it Making a Difference?
I have to apologize for not being able to post yesterday: I’m currently working with the students’ union as part of some pre-faculty strike preparations, so that took up a great deal of my time. As a result, I’m going … Continue reading
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The Office – “Launch Day”
“Launch Day” October 11th, 2007 To expand on the cold open to tonight’s episode of The Office, the show is a little square bouncing around a TV screen. As a fan, I’ve been watching to see whether the series will … Continue reading
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Gossip Girl – “Bad News Blair”
“Bad News Blair” October 10th, 2007 I really don’t have too much to say about this decent fourth outing for Gossip Girl, but I felt it was important to recognize that the series is the first to receive a full … Continue reading
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