Monthly Archives: April 2008
Emmys Add Reality TV Host Category; Seacrest Ecstatic
When it comes to Reality Competition programs and the Emmy Awards, it has been a clean sweep: The Amazing Race just refuses to lose the award. Whether it is its sweeping vistas, its willingness to let people fall apart without … Continue reading
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American Idol – Top 6 – “The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber”
“The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber” Top 6 – April 22nd, 2008 So Cultural Learnings has been Idol-free for pretty much the entirety of this season, which isn’t to say I haven’t been watching – I’ve just been, admittedly, distracted … Continue reading
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Gossip Girl – “The Blair Bitch Project”
“The Blair Bitch Project” April 21st, 2008 I was planning on getting to this earlier, but unfortunately CTV made a decision to (oddly) not even air the ‘triumphant return’ of one of their biggest non-reality American imports. I am fairly … Continue reading
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Greek – “Freshman Daze”
“Freshman Daze” April 21st, 2008 Ah, good ol’ flashbacks – where people have awful facial hair and magically have conversations with an alarming amount of prescience on the present. It’s also a world where Grey’s Anatomy was more successful than … Continue reading
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How I Met Your Mother – “Sandcastles in the Sand”
“Sandcastles in the Sand” April 21st, 2008 Robin Cherbotsky is the perfect example of a character adrift in their own series – ever since breaking up with Ted at the end of Season Two, she has been an unnecessary footnote … Continue reading
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Brothers & Sisters – “Separation Anxiety”
“Separation Anxiety” April 20th, 2008 In my own anxiety of trying to figure out how to spend my time when I will have no consistent employment hours and no homework all summer, I apparently completely forgot that the ABC drama … Continue reading
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Battlestar Galactica – “The Ties That Bind”
“The Ties That Bind” April 18th, 2008 Speaking to a friend ahead of this episode, I said the following: “I’m curious to see where it goes from here – the human plot has kind of hit a roadblock, so it’s … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Subway Hero”
“Subway Hero” April 17th, 2008 When I say “Hero,” you say “Dennis.” Okay, so that’s a bit oversimplified, but tonight’s episode of 30 Rock was certainly a return to form after last week’s funny, but off-balance, return. In retrospect, “MILF … Continue reading
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The Office – “The Chairmodel”
“The Chairmodel” April 17th, 2008 On its surface, and in its synopsis, “The Chairmodel” was about Michael Scott overcoming an offscreen breakup with Jan by pining over a model he finds in a catalogue. On the surface, his immediate attempt … Continue reading
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Le Cheval Mort – Lamenting the Immortality of ‘Scrubs’
I had time to watch Scrubs’ return episode live on Thursday of last week, but I turned off the T.V. after The Office ended. There were a lot of reasons for this, most directly that I’ve been watching Scrubs on … Continue reading
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