Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Imprint Lives On: FOX bets on Dollhouse Season 2
The Imprint Lives On: Dollhouse Renewed May 15th, 2009 After rumours earlier in the day were flying about via James Hibberd over at The Hollywood Reporter, the idea of a second season of Dollhouse actually became a probability as opposed … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Parks and Recreation – “Rock Show”
“Rock Show” May 14th, 2009 When The Office ended its six-episode first season, it really didn’t have anything to wrap up or even celebrate: “Hot Girl,” the season finale, was noteworthy for its first real sense of Pam’s jealousy of … Continue reading
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Season Finale: 30 Rock – “Kidney Now!”
“Kidney Now!” May 14th, 2009 If there is one blemish on 30 Rock’s solid, if not spectacular, third season that really stands out, it’s the criticism that the show has leaned too heavily on high profile guest stars in order … Continue reading
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Season Finale: The Office – “Company Picnic”
“Company Picnic” May 14th, 2009 In what may perhaps be the Office’s most daring and diverse season, with the most substantial disruptions handled with the most impressive cost/benefit ratio, “Company Picnic” plays like a greatest hits of all of the … Continue reading
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Lost in “The Incident” Part One: The Ramifications of Jacob
Lost in “The Incident” Part One: The Ramifications of Jacob Every good season finale should do two things: it should place into context the actions of the previous episodes, and it should in some way hint or infer what might … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Lost – “The Incident”
“The Incident” May 13th, 2009 “It only ends once. Anything that happens before that…it’s just progress.” Oooh, boy. After last week’s penultimate episode, there were two paths moving forward: one was John Locke leading a group of Others and Benjamin … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Fringe – “There’s More Than One of Everything”
“There’s More Than One of Everything” May 12th, 2009 I wrote a piece a while back about the ways in which Fringe sits between the procedural and the serial, with episodes that feel heavily formulaic and others that are heavily … Continue reading
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Season Finale: House – “Both Sides Now”
“Both Sides Now” May 11th, 2009 You will notice that this is only one of a handful of times that I’ve blogged about House all season. The reasons for that are really quite simple: the show has done very little … Continue reading
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Season Finale: The Big Bang Theory – “The Monopolar Expedition”
“The Monopolar Expedition” May 11th, 2009 Okay, so, admittedly I don’t actually watch The Big Bang Theory recently, but this is the second episode I’ve stopped in on after really enjoying their PaleyFest panel, and it’s the second episode where … Continue reading
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