Monthly Archives: August 2009
Season Premiere: Mad Men – “Out of Town”
“Out of Town” August 16th, 2009 “Tell me about the day I was born.” One of the most fascinating elements of Mad Men in its first two seasons was a spin-off of this question, asked by Sally Draper at the … Continue reading
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Warehouse 13 – “Burnout”
“Burnout” August 11th, 2009 “This place is like “The Spine” – it’ll use you up.” I don’t pretend that Warehouse 13 is a more complicated show than it purports to be: it’s a simple summer procedural, and to expect too … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Better Off Ted – “Jabberwocky” and “Secrets and Lives”
“Jabberwocky” and “Secrets and Lives” August 11th, 2009 In its first season, Better Off Ted was not so much a revelation as it was a pleasant surprise. Kept for midseason with nary a bit of hype, the show caught on … Continue reading
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Hung – “Doris is Dead; Are We Rich or Are We Poor?”
“Doris is Dead; Are We Rich or Are We Poor?” August 8th, 2009 When it comes to shows like Hung (and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie), I’ve begun to fall behind on my blogging – in fact, since the show’s pilot, this … Continue reading
Weeds – “Perro Insano”
“Perro Insano” August 10th, 2009 Ah, the false finale. In many ways, “Perro Insano” operates as a finale would, giving every character a climactic moment or climactic decision and leaving them hanging as we move on in a new direction. … Continue reading
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Blood in the Water: “Dragon’s Den” becomes ABC’s “Shark Tank”
ABC’s Shark Tank August 9th, 2009 I wasn’t going to bother saying anything about ABC’s Shark Tank, which debuted tonight following Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, but then my brother made a pretty reasonable point: as a Canadian critic, … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “It’s Like Jamais Vu All Over Again”
“It’s Like Jamais Vu All Over Again” August 6th, 2009 Alan Sepinwall has often talked about how, with TBS’ My Boys, the season finale cliffhangers are almost always of a nature where he as a critic doesn’t actually care about … Continue reading
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Summer Finale: Burn Notice – “Long Way Back”
“Long Way Back” August 6th, 2009 One of the downsides of USA Network’s season structure is that show operate in the form of shortened half-seasons, and that their quintissential summer series Burn Notice only airs half of its season during … Continue reading
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A Public Service: Lowering Expectations for Skins Season 3
Lowering Expectations for Skins Season 3 August 7th, 2009 Earlier this year, British hit Skins returned to television with a third season in a way that few shows have done before. Gone were every single original cast member save some … Continue reading
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