Monthly Archives: October 2010
Series Premiere: The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye”
“Days Gone Bye” October 31st, 2010 I addressed The Walking Dead generally in my piece last night, but I do want to address the premiere in particular. As far as premieres go, this is a really strong effort aesthetically: character … Continue reading
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On Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead
On Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead October 31st, 2010 I’ve already written enough about Halloween episodes (both in my review of The Office at The A.V. Club and in my piece on Halloween-themed TV episodes at Antenna) that writing … Continue reading
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The End of the Beginning: Thoughts on Caprica’s Cancellation
Brief Thoughts on Caprica’s Cancellation October 27th, 2010 Battlestar Galactica was so novel because it merged the world of the space opera with the special effects-laden battles that we expect from blockbuster cinema. If the series was only one of … Continue reading
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The Good Wife – “VIP Treatment”
“VIP Treatment” October 26th, 2010 That’s more like it. Thus far, I’ve been disappointed in the quality of The Good Wife’s second season, if not disappointed in the season as a whole. There has yet to be an episode which … Continue reading
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The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC’s Sherlock
The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC/PBS’ Sherlock July 31st, 2010 / October 24th, 2010 Before I watched it, I found Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock [which premiered tonight on PBS in the U.S., but which aired on the BBC … Continue reading
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Cougar Town – “Keeping Me Alive”
“Keeping Me Alive” October 20th, 2010 At this point, Cougar Town is sort of like a history lesson. This isn’t to say that I had forgotten that Jules and Bobby were once married, and that the former has been paying … Continue reading
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The Good Wife – “Cleaning House”
“Cleaning House” October 19th, 2010 The Good Wife was the best new network series of last season, without a doubt: the show was smart, sophisticated, and comfortable in its balance of both procedural and serialized elements. This season, The Good … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics visit “Tomorrowland”
Mad Men the Morning After: “Tomorrowland” October 18th, 2010 It’s been a while since I’ve been able to stop in with an installment of Mad Men the Morning After, but with my students writing midterms this morning and more critics … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Mad Men – “Tomorrowland”
“Tomorrowland” October 17th, 2010 “Are you kidding me?!” I’m extremely glad that Faye Miller actually said this during the episode, so I could pull quote it instead of saying itself myself. But, seriously: is Mad Men kidding me? “Tomorrowland,” like … Continue reading
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