Monthly Archives: June 2009
Weeds – “Machetes Up Top”
“Machetes Up Top” June 15th, 2009 Weeds, perhaps more than any other half-hour “comedy”, follows a particularly serialized structure, where almost all of its characters are on separate and interconnected paths that always take a few episodes to get going. … Continue reading
Chuck Me Mondays: Season One, Episode Three – “Chuck vs. the Tango”
“Chuck vs. the Tango” Season One, Episode Three In its pilot, Chuck was a show with a great deal of potential. In its second episode, it was a show that still hadn’t quite pieced together its dynamic. And, when it … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: True Blood – “Nothing But the Blood”
“Nothing But the Blood” June 14th, 2009 I may not be a “real” critic, but there are times when I feel pressure to cover a particular show based on my position as a reviewer of television. There are shows that … Continue reading
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Some Cultural Updates
Hey everyone, I realized the other night that it’s been a long time since I’ve posted something more general and personal, which is really the consequence of using Twitter quite heavily. If you follow me on Twitter, you likely know … Continue reading
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Series Finale: Pushing Daisies – “Kerplunk”
“Kerplunk” Series Finale – June 13th, 2009 I should have known this day would come. No, I don’t mean that I was actually in denial that, after the show struggled to regain its ratings foothold towards the end of Season … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “There Will Be Food”
“There Will Be Food” June 11th, 2009 Ah, the ol’ sophomore check-in. Entering its second week, I still wasn’t entirely on board with Royal Pains, as its pilot was clumsily competent in a way that seemed as if it would … Continue reading
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Burn Notice – “Question and Answer”
“Question and Answer” June 11th, 2009 Moving into its second episode of the season, Burn Notice is no longer a show that needs to prove itself – the second season did more than enough to convince me that the show … Continue reading
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Showcase or Showdown?: So You Think You Can Dance and the First Round Elimination
Showcase or Showdown? June 11th, 2009 I don’t really hide the fact that as far as summer shows go, So You Think You Can Dance? is one of my personal favourites. There’s simply something about its mix of glossy spectacle … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Weeds – “Wonderful Wonderful”
“Wonderful Wonderful” June 8th, 2009 There are not many cool things in Nancy Botwin’s life. This isn’t something sudden: as each subsequent season has gone forward, things have become more and more tense. The show’s fourth season was yet another … Continue reading
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