Monthly Archives: January 2009
30 Rock – “Retreat to Move Forward”
“Retreat to Move Forward” January 22nd, 2009 In deciding which of The Office and 30 Rock to blog about first, making it my 1000th post here at Cultural Learnings, I thought that it was going to be a tougher decision. … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Lost – “Because You Left / The Lie”
“Because You Left / The Lie” January 21st, 2009 Going into tonight’s two-hour premiere for Lost’s second season, I was unsure. Not about the show, really, so much as unsure about my own ability to get back into a Lost … Continue reading
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Fringe – “Bound”
“Bound” January 20th, 2009 When it takes four people to write an episode of television, it is easy to become suspicious: there is nothing about “Bound” that screams as if it needs to have so many cooks in the kitchen, … Continue reading
Gossip Girl – “You’ve Got Yale!” and House – “Painless”
“You’ve Got Yale!” and “Painless” January 19th, 2009 After starting the season seemingly boosted by summer buzz and showing positive growth, Gossip Girl has been on a ratings and creative slide for quite some time. It is not so much … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Battlestar Galactica – “Sometimes a Great Notion”
“Sometimes a Great Notion” January 16th, 2009 I had to wait over forty-eight hours to watch this, the beginning of the end for Battlestar Galactica as it enters its final ten-episode stretch. I logged onto Twitter in my hotel on … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Flu Shot”
“Flu Shot” January 15th, 2009 I know that it’s January, which means that we’re smack dab in the middle of two sweeps periods and thus in what would be a creative holding period for most returning shows, but it’s unfortunate … Continue reading
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The Office – “Duel”
“Duel” January 15th, 2009 There are a lot of things to like about “Duel,” most of them related less to the episode itself (solid but unspectacular) and more to what it does to bring up some great memories from the … Continue reading
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Goodbye, Gil Grissom: CSI – “One to Go”
“One to Go” January 15th, 2009 The amount of times that I have stopped in to check on CSI has been slim in the years since I stopped paying much attention to the show – yes, there have been various … Continue reading
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