Monthly Archives: March 2009
The Amazing Race Season 14 – “Episode Seven (Thailand)”
“Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla???” March 29th, 2009 I wasn’t going to blog about tonight’s episode of The Amazing Race. I’m taking a week off from blogging, so I was going to put up a post about how I’d LOVE to talk … Continue reading
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Dollhouse – “Echoes”
“Echoes” March 27th, 2009 We make choices, and then we live with them. And then we die with them. After undoubtedly its finest hour last week, “Echoes” has a lot to live up to, and for the part it succeeds … Continue reading
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The McNuttCast: Episode Two – The Juno Awards
In this week’s first “normal” edition of The McNuttCast, we can’t entirely get away from talking Battlestar Galactica – while I had the privilege of collaborating with Devindra Hardawar and Meredith Woerner on the epic /Filmcast Series Finale discussion [LINK], … Continue reading
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The Office – “Two Weeks”
“Two Weeks” March 26th, 2009 I always thought Michael got a bad rap: he’s a good guy, and he’s super funny…yeah, maybe I should tell him before he goes. Oh…he’s all the way over there. There’s a moment in “Two … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Apollo, Apollo”
“Apollo, Apollo” March 26th, 2009 When Robert Carlock confronted “Apollo, Apollo,” it was if he were taking all of the elements which have made his past episodes (“Jack-Tor,” “Subway Hero,” “Sandwich Day,”) so fantastic and pulling them all together into … Continue reading
BSG: The Long Goodbye – Romancing the Cylon, Revisited
Romancing the Cylon, Revisited March 27th, 2009 Those of you who have stopped by Cultural Learnings’ “About” page have likely noticed a rather auspicious little nugget that a few people have asked me to expand upon: He recently completed his … Continue reading
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BSG: The Long Goodbye – The Real Higher Power of Battlestar Galactica
The Real Higher Power of Battlestar Galactica March 26th, 2009 There has been a lot of discussion following “Daybreak” regarding the role of religion in the series, a lot of it claiming that the finale’s use of religious terminology and … Continue reading
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Lost – “He’s Our You”
“He’s Our You” March 25th, 2009 When “316″ first aired, it became immediately clear the way in which the rest of the season would unfold, the stories of how the Oceanic Six made their way onto that airplane serving as … Continue reading
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BSG: The Long Goodbye – Battlestar Galactica and the Trouble with Twenty
Battlestar Galactica and the Trouble with Twenty March 25th, 2009 [After reading Media Studies scholar Jason Mittell’s thoughts on the finale over at Just TV, I got thinking about the narrative structure of the finale, and how different it was … Continue reading
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Project Runway Canada Season 2 – “Episode Nine”
“Gimme Shelter” March 24th, 2009 When three people left in the first episode of the season, this was an inevitability: it was almost required that there would be some kind of twist where people could gain the chance to come … Continue reading
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