Monthly Archives: December 2009
Goodbye, 2009: A Brief Rumination on the Year That Was
Looking back, 2009 was a great year for television, and I’d also argue that 2009 was a great year for the online television community. This has been the first year where I have felt comfortable self-identifying with a particular term … Continue reading
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Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air
Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air December 29th, 2009 One of the joys of fictional narratives is that writers have free rein to start their story at any point in their characters’ lives. Unless we’re literally following a … Continue reading
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Better Off Ted – “Battle of the Bulbs”
“Battle of the Bulbs” December 22nd, 2009 How far can a show get on wordplay alone? It’s a question that Better Off Ted seems to really want to answer, because there have been points early in the second season where … Continue reading
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Scrubs – “Our Mysteries”
“Our Mysteries” December 22nd, 2009 As Scrubs continues into its ninth season, one can’t help but feel as if the greatest mystery is why said season needs to exist. It’s not that “Our Mysteries” or any other episode of the … Continue reading
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Network Selfishness, the Super Bowl, and the Bizarro Emmys
When watching last night’s Survivor finale, hearing Jeff Probst announce that the next installment of Survivor (Heroes vs. Villains) was going to begin on February 11th made me extremely happy. It’s not that February 11th is my birthday, or a … Continue reading
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The Best of 2009: The Shows of the Year
The Shows of the Year December 21st, 2009 When you’re selecting the Top 10 shows of the year, you reach the point where you have to ask yourself: what would the year have been like if this show hadn’t been … Continue reading
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Survivor Samoa Season Finale: There’s Something about Russell
Survivor Samoa Finale: There’s Something About Russell December 20th, 2009 When Survivor started its nineteenth season, there was a man named Russell. Pot-bellied and stubborn, Russell emerged as if pre-fabricated to play the role of villain in Mark Burnett’s game. … Continue reading
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A Whole New World: World-Building in Avatar and Scrubs
A Whole New World: World-Building in Avatar and Scrubs December 20th, 2009 It’s very rare around these parts that I actively engage in any sort of cinematic analysis, but apparently it’s a yearly tradition as twelve months ago I was … Continue reading
