Monthly Archives: October 2010
Return to Rubicon: A Cultural Catchup Project
Return to Rubicon October 16th, 2010 As some of you may know, I’m in the midst of starting a PhD program, which means that there have been certain televisual casualties this fall. Some of them have been pretty insignificant: I … Continue reading
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30 Rock – “Live Show”
“Live Show” October 14th, 2010 The most common word I’m seeing in evaluating tonight’s 30 Rock is “experiment,” which is more evaluative than you might think. We call it an experiment because it wasn’t actually very good. This is not … Continue reading
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Cougar Town – “The Damage You’ve Done”
“The Damage You’ve Done” October 13th, 2010 When Cougar Town changed (for the better), it could have completely ignored its past: considering that Jules dating younger men was a failure, there was every ability for the show to just pack … Continue reading
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Terriers – “Ring-a-Ding-Ding”
“Ring-a-Ding-Ding” October 13th, 2010 Terriers is the best new show of the season, but “Ring-a-Ding-Ding” is a fairly dangerous outing. I don’t mean to suggest that the show is doing anything particularly risky, but this is a thematically homogeneous episode … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: “The Gift” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
“The Gift” October 12th, 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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Mad Men – “Blowing Smoke”
“Blowing Smoke” October 10th, 2010 “Not no; not now.” As the penultimate episode of the season, “Blowing Smoke” has to do more than, well, blow smoke; while last season demonstrated the ability for a finale to offer an exciting climax … Continue reading
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Cougar Town – “Makin’ Some Noise”
“Makin’ Some Noise” October 6th, 2010 There’s an interesting duality to Cougar Town: the series is more consistently driven by change than any other television sitcom, and yet at the same time it feels the least vulnerable to the effects … Continue reading
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