Monthly Archives: September 2010
Season Premiere: Community – “Anthropology 101″
“Anthropology 101″ September 23rd, 2010 In the interest of complete disclosure, I do not know if I was exactly “excited” for Community to begin its second season. Mind you, I do think that if I had gotten a screener, I … Continue reading
The Office @ The A.V. Club – “Nepotism”
“Nepotism” September 23rd, 2010 As discussed earlier this week, I’ll be covering The Office at The A.V. Club this season, and my thoughts on the season premiere, “Nepotism,” are now up. The Office – “Nepotism” [The A.V. Club] …I went … Continue reading
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Review: NBC’s Outsourced Lives Down to the Anti-Hype
Review: NBC’s Outsourced September 23rd, 2010 Considering how terrible Outsourced – debuting tonight at 9:30/8:30c on NBC – is, we need to ask ourselves the question: where did this go wrong? While it awfulness perhaps pushes us to suggest that … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Cougar Town – “All Mixed Up”
“All Mixed Up” September 22nd, 2010 I am officially to the point where I am done “defending” Cougar Town: I refuse to accept that anyone who has recently watched the series could think it is anything but honest, earnest and … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Modern Family – “The Old Wagon”
“The Old Wagon” September 22nd, 2010 “Time marches on, huh?” The central storyline in “The Old Wagon” is about nostalgia: the Dunphy family keeps their station wagon around not because it’s functional, but because it holds treasured memories of their … Continue reading
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Review: NBC’s Undercovers Can’t Hide from J.J. Abrams’ Reputation
“Pilot” September 22nd, 2010 In the future, I think J.J. Abrams should operate under a pseudonym (or go undercover, if you prefer the pun). If it were not for his presence, I think I’d be able to write a review … Continue reading
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Discussing the Fall Premieres at Antenna
Discussing the Fall Premieres at Antenna September 22nd, 2010 While I will be reviewing a number of new series here at the blog, admittedly I will not be offering my comments on some of the pilots I watch which I … Continue reading
Don’t Forget About…FX’s Terriers (Tonight, 10/9c)
Don’t Forget About…FX’s Terriers September 22nd, 2010 I’ll have some thoughts on Undercovers, NBC’s spy drama from J.J. Abrams, later today, but I want to offer a brief programming announcement first. Earlier this month, FX was kind enough to send … Continue reading
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Sons of Anarchy – “Caregiver”
“Caregiver” September 21st, 2010 The Sons of Anarchy have positioned themselves as a morally complex guardian angel for the people of Charming, but that image can only last for so long – in the wake of an event like a … Continue reading
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