Monthly Archives: November 2010
Season Finale: Sons of Anarchy – “NS”
“NS” November 30th, 2010 Look, let’s get it out of the way: Sons of Anarchy was very far from the best show on television this fall. It was a season with a story to tell which seemed completely unwilling to … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup-Lite: Parenthood, Doctor Who, Community
Cultural Catchup-Lite: Parenthood, Doctor Who, Community November 28th, 2010 While I had quite a bit of grading to do over this holiday weekend, my lack of family commitments (being Canadian, and all) meant that the holiday was also a chance … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: Defying Seriality – The Catharsis of Pylea (Angel)
Defying Seriality – The Catharsis of Pylea “Belonging”/”Over The Rainbow”/”Through the Looking Glass”/”There’s No Place Like Plrtz Glrb” November 25th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the … Continue reading
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Review – Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series [Blu-Ray]
Last week, Craig Ferguson dedicated almost an entire episode to a television show. Now, this isn’t entirely uncommon in television talk shows, but it’s normally someone like Oprah searching for the zeitgeist by introducing the cast of Glee or something. … Continue reading
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From Artifact to Aimlessness: Robin Sparkles in HIMYM’s “Glitter”
From Artifact to Aimlessness: HIMYM’s “Glitter” November 18th, 2010 I had originally wanted to have this up the day after “Glitter” aired, but I realized that this would be disadvantageous. Things that are posted immediately after an episode feel like … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “Dash, Flash, Crash”
“Dash, Flash, Crash” November 17th, 2010 Last week I posted about concerns regarding Modern Family’s relationship with questions of race and ethnicity (albeit focused on the former), and over at TV Overmind the commenters were…well, they were angry. My point … Continue reading
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The Recent Proliferation of Off-Site Learnings
So, you may have noticed that posting has slowed around these parts. This actually isn’t particularly bizarre, as the academic term is really kicking into gear, but the fact that I’ve been writing in some new outlets has sort of … Continue reading
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Glee – “The Substitute”
“The Substitute” November 16th, 2010 “Are you on anything? Because this is trippy.” “The Substitute” is terrible, except that it’s sort of great. Every moment stands on the precipice of being terrible, predicated on tenuous connections to our reality. And … Continue reading
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