Monthly Archives: August 2008
Series Finale: Generation Kill – “Bomb in the Garden”
“Bomb in the Garden” Series Finale Saying goodbye to Generation Kill isn’t just difficult, it’s impossible. I recently finished The Wire’s fifth season (partially why I was so late getting to this finale), and the show’s conclusion (like the conclusion … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The New Girl”
“The New Girl” August 24th, 2008 Don Draper is not a man who likes things. This seems strange to say, but it’s true: our protagonist is a man who desires things, who thinks he deserves things, who certainly feels things, … Continue reading
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Project Runway Season Five – “Episode Six”
“Life’s a Drag” August 20th, 2008 You know, I’m starting to wonder if there’s some sort of psychological condition which takes the most obvious pieces of logic and totally twists them the second you enter the Parsons work room. I’m … Continue reading
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Weeds – “The Love Circle Overflap”
“The Love Circle Overflap” August 17th, 2008 Silas and Shane, as brothers, are an interesting pair. In the beginning, Silas was growing up too fast while Shane’s innocence was slowly being eroded. As time went on, Silas never truly matured, … Continue reading
Forgive My Ambivalence: ’90210′ and Network Screeners
During the summer months, it’s hard to get excited about television. Now, I don’t mean to say that I’m not enjoying the summer runs of shows like The Middleman, Burn Notice, Mad Men or Generation Kill – it’s the opposite … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Skins – “Tony” and “Cassie”
“Tony” and “Cassie” Season One, Episodes 1 & 2 It’s not abnormal for British series to be imported to the states these days: in fact, Showtime’s recently wrapped Secret Diary of a Call Girl was one example, having aired its … Continue reading
Generation Kill – “Stay Frosty”
“Stay Frosty” August 17th, 2008 We’ve hit the penultimate segment of HBO’s miniseries, but when “Stay Frosty” begins there is a definite sense that it might as well already be over: our central company is no longer part of the … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Three Sundays”
“Three Sundays” August 17th, 2008 When Father Gil (Guest star Colin Hanks) stops by to the Olsen household for a dinner party, he is asked to say grace. He gives a short little moment of reflection on the meal in … Continue reading
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Project Runway Season Five – “Episode Five”
“Lipstick Jungle” August 14th, 2008 After last week was spent pimping out NBC’s Olympics coverage, which has clearly benefitted from the attention (I’m equating its success with Project Runway, as unlikely as that is), so now NBC Universal is turning … Continue reading
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Weeds – “Little Boats”
“Little Boats” August 11th, 2008 There have been many episodes of Weeds more eventful than Monday night’s ninth episode of the show’s fourth season; in a show that in later seasons has really delved into the more sensational elements of … Continue reading
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