Monthly Archives: June 2009
Weeds – “Super Lucky Happy”
“Super Lucky Happy” June 29th, 2009 Known for its rather glacial pacing (I was reading in Todd’s review from The A.V. Club last week that the show arguably has only taken place over the course of a year or so, … Continue reading
Theories on The Big Bang Theory: Why I Hated the Pilot
Why I Hated the Pilot June 30th, 2009 [While I’ve blogged about some episodes of the show, and even covered the PaleyFest panel about the show in April, I haven’t actually watched The Big Bang Theory with any consistency. I’m … Continue reading
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Nurse Jackie – “School Nurse”
“School Nurse” June 29th, 2009 When a show introduces a protagonist who has small children, and appears interested in investigating their family dynamic, there are really only two choices. One is to dehumanize them entirely, turning them into an amalgamated … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Hung – “Pilot”
“Pilot” June 28th, 2009 “Everything’s falling apart.” Hung is not a show about an abnormally large specimen of the male anatomy. Well, okay, technically it is, but that’s really not what the show is trying to tell us. While the … Continue reading
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Premiere: Virtuality – “Pilot”
“Pilot” June 26th, 2009 After watching the two-hour event that is the Virtuality pilot, I think I can understand why FOX was resistent to picking the show up to series. It isn’t that FOX is allergic to science fiction: it … Continue reading
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Cultural Alert: Ronald D. Moore’s Virtuality airs tonight at 8/7c on FOX
“It is not a f***ing movie.” – Michael Taylor, co-creator of Virtuality This quote, coming from an interview with former Battlestar Galactica writer Michael Taylor by Dan Fienberg over at HitFix, is probably confusing considering that FOX is promoting Virtuality, … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “TB or Not TB”
“TB or Not TB” June 25th, 2009 That’s really not the question, Royal Pains. This won’t be a particularly long review, but I do want to make note that the show is on better footing now that it’s back in … Continue reading
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Burn Notice – “Fearless Leader”
“Fearless Leader” June 25th, 2009 While a strong second season and great episodes like “End Run” last week have created raised expectations for Burn Notice, the show remains a formulaic procedural at some level. The show is not formulaic in … Continue reading
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