Monthly Archives: December 2008
Happy Holidays and Cultural Learnings’ 2008 Television Time Capsule
Myles here (I felt like I should introduce myself, but I’m the blog’s only writer, so that seems unnecessary, but this is an unusually personal post and I thought it deserved a more formal introduction…the formality of which was erased … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Skins – “Everyone”
“Everyone” Season Two Finale This summer, I stopped in to review the first two episodes of Skins, a British series which aired this Fall on BBC America. And then, promptly, I completely abandoned the series – it was not out … Continue reading
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It is Written: Slumdog Millionaire, Reality Television and the Power of Inevitability
It is Written: Slumdog Millionaire and the Power of Inevitability Around these parts, it usually takes two things to make me write about a piece of cinema: first it has to be really, really good, and the second is that … Continue reading
Friday Night Lights – “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall”
“A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” December 17th, 2008 It’s kind of inexplicably saddening to know that my two favourite Wednesday shows, Friday Night Lights and Pushing Daisies, are both in similar positions. They are both shows with a shortened life … Continue reading
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Pushing Daisies – “The Norwegians”
“The Norwegians” December 17th, 2008 If there is a word that best describes Pushing Daisies, it is potential – it is the kind of show where you can imagine where they can take these characters, what kind of fantastical scenarios … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Flight of the Conchords – “A Good Opportunity”
Airing early on FunnyOrDie.com, how does the second season premiere of HBO’s comedy series stack up? Continue reading
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Chuck – “Chuck vs. Santa Claus”
“Chuck vs. Santa Claus” December 15th, 2008 When someone thinks of what a good Christmas episode should be, “Chuck vs. Santa Claus” will meet many of these criteria. It has plenty of jokes within the holiday spirit, characters dressed up … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Dexter – “Do You Take Dexter Morgan?”
“Do You Take Dexter Morgan?” December 14th, 2008 I was minding my own business one night about a month ago when a (drunk) resident in my building asked if I would like to join a game of poker. I declined, … Continue reading
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Who Won Survivor Gabon, and Did They Deserve It?
Who Won Survivor: Gabon? I may have written almost nothing about it this season, but Survivor: Gabon has been an intriguing and entertaining season of Survivor. It hasn’t been that interesting as a far as the game structure itself, which … Continue reading
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