Monthly Archives: June 2008
Weeds – “Lady’s a Charm”
“Lady’s a Charm” June 23rd, 2008 When Nancy Botwin is wearing an extremely short dress, her family knows the score: she isn’t shopping for a bed skirt, that’s for sure. After we learned last week that Guillermo had plans for … Continue reading
Mad Men – “Marriage of Figaro”
“Marriage of Figaro” Season One, Episode Three One of the strengths of Mad Men is its ability to capture lightning in a bottle, taking moments or elements of the 1960s and building off of them. In the pilot, this felt … Continue reading
Review: My Boys Season One (+ 2 Episodes of Season Two)
For anyone who has been following my Twitter feed (Located both on the sidebar and at the link), you’ll have noticed that I’ve been watching more TV than I’ve been blogging recently. With the television season over, and with the … Continue reading
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Pilot Preview: HBO’s “True Blood”
“True Blood” Fall 2008 Pilot Preview [As per pilot screener regulations, this is a preview and not a review. The content of the series may change between now and the show’s official airing, so all thoughts are of a preliminary … Continue reading
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Emmy Nominations: How They Work and Who They Benefit (2008)
[The following is a post I wrote last year around this time, explaining how the Emmy Awards nomination process works. Tomorrow is the deadline for the first stage of the process, where the popular vote will be completed and the … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Secret Diary of a Call Girl – “Pilot”
“Pilot” June 16th, 2008 Billie Piper, best known to audiences as the Doctor’s first companion Rose on the rebooted Doctor Who, took her time away from that series to take on a very different role. Secret Diary of a Call … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: The Middleman – “Pilot”
“Pilot” June 16th, 2008 ABC Family caught my attention with Greek, but the network has been making its own move in the cable television arena over the past few years. The network has had success with shows like Greek, Wilfire … Continue reading
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60th Primetime Emmy Awards Preview: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
In the Emmy Awards’ smallest acting category, there’s not much in the way of wiggle room. The small numbers should mean more of a chance of grabbing a nomination for newcomers, like Pushing Daisies’ Anna Friel or Miss/Guided’s Judy Greer, … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Weeds – “The Birds Are After Her”
“The Birds are After Her” June 16th, 2008 If I were to make a list of the things I enjoy about Weeds, which began its fourth season tonight on Showtime, at the end of last season, it would have included … Continue reading
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The Mole (2008) – “Episode Three”
“Episode Three” June 16th, 2008 If there is a single thing that sets The Mole apart from other reality shows, it’s the tasks that the players are forced to do. They’re different than the other shows, relying not on skill … Continue reading
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