Monthly Archives: January 2010
Caprica – “Rebirth”
“Rebirth” January 29th, 2010 I was warned ahead of time that Caprica’s pilot was not necessarily representative of the series, and that the two additional episodes sent to critics seemed to offer something very different. However, all of those people … Continue reading
Filed under Caprica
Series Finale: Dollhouse – “Epitaph Two: The Return”
“Epitaph Two: The Return” January 29th, 2010 In the eyes of ardent supporters of Joss Whedon, Dollhouse is a continuation of his legacy: an interest in female protagonists who kick ass, an engagement with complex philosophical issues, a unique sense … Continue reading
Filed under Dollhouse
Burn Notice – “Friendly Fire”
“Friendly Fire” January 28th, 2010 Noel Kirkpatrick put together a post on “formula TV” over at Monsters of TV yesterday, and in highlighting Burn Notice he points out the following: …each episode will also find Michael trying to get back … Continue reading
Filed under Burn Notice
Friday Night Lights – “Injury List”
“Injury List” January 27th, 2010 Friday Night Lights is a show about convergence. Really, all ensemble dramas end up driving towards climaxes which tend to bring various story elements together, so this may not seem overly remarkable. However, as the … Continue reading
Filed under Friday Night Lights
The Scourge of Fandom: Why Lost Owes Us Nothing
The Scourge of Fandom: Why Lost Owes Us Nothing January 28th, 2010 If you haven’t seen it yet (which seems unlikely, but whatever), The Onion’s fantastic bit of satire surrounding the final season of Lost making fans more annoying than … Continue reading
Filed under Lost
The Apple iPad: Still Not a Television, But That’s Okay
The Apple iPad is not a television, but it wants to be one. Of course, you could say the same thing about the iPod, and the iPhone, and the Macbook, and the iMac, and the AppleTV (Which is, of course, … Continue reading
Filed under Television
Scrubs – “Our Dear Leaders”
“Our Dear Leaders” January 26th, 2010 J.D. and Turk are not entirely dissimilar characters: they’re best friends, after all, and both have their quirks which make them quite enjoyable to watch in a “look at how immature he can be” … Continue reading
Filed under Scrubs
Better Off Ted – “Mess of a Salesman”
“Mess of a Salesman” January 26th, 2010 Normally, we tend to view Better Off Ted as a sanctum of comedy genius, a show we measure in terms of how often we laugh more than anything else. Yes, the show has … Continue reading
Filed under Better Off Ted
Life Unexpected – “Home Inspected”
“Home Inspected” January 25th, 2010 Alan Sepinwall has a good review of this week’s second episode of Life Unexpected where he discusses the curse that is the never-ending pilot, where a network puts pressure on a show to restate/revisit its … Continue reading
Filed under Life Unexpected
Human Target – “Embassy Row”
“Embassy Row” January 25th, 2010 I don’t have a whole lot to say about this week’s new episode of Human Target, which aired in its normal Monday timeslot on CTV and which airs Tuesday at 9pm (due to the State … Continue reading
Filed under Human Target
