Monthly Archives: May 2008
Season Finale – The Office – “Goodbye, Toby”
“Goodbye, Toby” May 15th, 2008 So, you may be wondering: “Myles, it’s the biggest comedy finale of the year, where’s the blog post?” Now, there are two reasons for my delay in getting this post out the door: one is … Continue reading
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Lost – “There’s No Place Like Home, Part One”
“There’s No Place Like Home, Part 1″ May 15th, 2008 It’s not often you see a three-hour, two part finale, but it was clear at this point that Lost needed it – there’s a lot of pieces to put into … Continue reading
Upfronts Analysis: FOX 2008-2009 Fall Schedule
“A Subtle Improvement” FOX 2008-2009 Fall Schedule In the past, I’ve complained a lot about FOX’s scheduling practices – rather than using their biggest shows to produce strong lead-ins for new shows that need attention, they have instead chosen a … Continue reading
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Upfronts Analysis: CBS 2008-2009 Fall Schedule
“Highest Standards in Television” CBS 2008-2009 Fall Schedule Last year, CBS’ Upfronts were a shock to fans of Jericho, a drama that had struggled mightily in the face of scheduling woes and was upended by a network with extremely high … Continue reading
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Upfronts Analysis: The CW 2008-2009 Fall Schedule
“Scheduling, 90210″ The CW 2008-2009 Fall Schedule Say what you will about The CW’s second year, but it will be remembered as a general failure in the eyes of most analysts. There was just something about its lineup that fell … Continue reading
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Upfronts Analysis – CBS Cancels ‘Moonlight’
Ladies and gentlemen, Les Moonves has a death wish. There is no question that there is justifiable reason to cancel Moonlight, just as there was justifiable reason to cancel Jericho – they both suffered from low ratings, and in Moonlight’s … Continue reading
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Upfronts Analysis: ABC 2008-2009 Fall Schedule
“No Alarms and No Surprises” ABC 2008-2009 Fall Schedule Of all of the major networks, one could say that ABC is playing it safest when it comes to this year’s upfronts. The only drama pilot to make it onto their … Continue reading
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Greek – “Mr. Purr-fect”
“Mr. Purr-fect” May 12th, 2008 There are a few things about Greek that bother me more than others, and rip me right out of my appreciation of its subtle character development in favour of lamenting its more frustrating elements. Casey … Continue reading
How I Met Your Mother – “Everything Must Go”
“Everything Must Go” May 12th, 2008 Previously on How I Met Your Mother, we asked ourselves two important questions: “The Bracket” asked us which of Barney’s former conquests was trying to ruin his chances with all other women, and “Ten … Continue reading
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Gossip Girl – “Woman on the Verge”
“Woman on the Verge” May 12th, 2008 Last week, Serena van der Woodsen revealed something that had the potential to cripple the entire series. “I killed someone” isn’t something that a show can just ignore, or gloss over – or, … Continue reading
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