Monthly Archives: September 2010
Cultural Conferencing: “The New Criticism?” at Flow 2010
“The New Criticism?” at Flow 2010 September 30th, 2010 I am currently awaiting the arrival of a late night bus which shall take me to Chicago and to a plane which will deliver me to Austin, Texas (my first time … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: The Good Wife – “Taking Control”
“Taking Control” September 28th, 2010 I will admit to loving a good ironic title, and I’d argue that “Taking Control” somewhat misrepresents the state of The Good Wife heading into its second season. I’ve seen a lot of divergent thoughts … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: “Dead End” (Angel)
“Dead End” September 29th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by bookmarking the Cultural Catchup Project page where I’ll be posting a link … Continue reading
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Glee – “Britney/Brittany”
“Britney/Brittany” September 28th, 2010 A week after opening with an unquestionably meta opening, Ryan Murphy did not stray far from that example with “Britney/Brittany”: in the opening scenes, Will expresses how he wants New Directions to know when to show … Continue reading
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Lone Star – “One in Every Family”
“One in Every Family” September 27th, 2010 “Everything’s always a blur.” Lying in bed, the newly married Lindsay Allen observes to her husband that her life is sort of like drowning: when he’s away (with his other wife), she feels … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Hands and Knees”
“Hands and Knees” September 26th, 2010 “Everybody has bad dreams once in a while.” In a Twitter discussion, Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall had a discussion about the role of theme in Mad Men: to boil it down for … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty
“They Don’t Call the The Amazing Race For Nothin’!” September 26th, 2010 Earlier this month, CBS gave away what I would technically consider a spoiler: they released a video of two contestants completing a Roadblock which was fairly clearly taking … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Fringe – “Olivia”
“Olivia” September 23rd, 2010 Earlier this year, I wrote about what I called “procedural pacing,” wherein FX’s Justified gradually became more serialized throughout its first season: by starting with a more procedural format, and then having that format be interrupted … Continue reading
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Save this Premise?: The Premature Campaign to Save Lone Star
Save this Premise?: The Premature Campaign to Save Lone Star September 25th, 2010 When I realized that there was an online campaign to save Lone Star, I had two thoughts. First of all, I was bolstered: rallying around Kyle Killen’s … Continue reading
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