Monthly Archives: April 2011

Doctor Who – “Day of the Moon”

“Day of the Moon” April 30th, 2011 [Note: while this does not air until a bit later this evening in the U.S., I’m embracing my independence from any one particular country to post my review when it’s finished so that … Continue reading

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The Office – “Goodbye, Michael”

“Goodbye, Michael” April 28th, 2011 As many of you know, for reasons I discussed last fall I’ve spent this season writing about The Office at The A.V. Club. It was a position I took in part because I was extremely … Continue reading

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Series Premiere: The Voice – “Blind Auditions”

“Blind Auditions” April 26th, 2011 In principle, The Voice is about something grand and meaningful. By having the show’s judges be unable to see the singers they are judging, the show purports to finally have a singing competition in which … Continue reading

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Glee – “Born This Way”

“Born This Way” April 26th, 2011 Why? That is often the question with Glee, isn’t it? First off, why was this episode 90 minutes long? While I’m sure FOX would like to claim that it is because the episode demanded … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “The Kingsroad”

“The Kingsroad” April 24th, 2011 “You’re not supposed to be here.” In chatting with one of my colleagues who has not read A Song of Ice and Fire earlier this month, he raised an interesting question: why, precisely, do some … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Doctor Who – “The Impossible Astronaut”

“The Impossible Astronaut” April 23rd, 2011 “Human beings – I thought I’d never get done saving you.” As Doctor Who enters its sixth “series” (which I refer to as season above to avoid confusion with similarly titled posts on the … Continue reading

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Glee – “A Night of Neglect”

“A Night of Neglect” April 19th, 2011 While I don’t normally link directly to my A.V. Club coverage here at the blog (although I could, I suppose, if you folks desired it), I figured this is a special circumstance given … Continue reading

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Series Premiere: Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming”

“Winter is Coming” April 17th, 2011 “That’s an honor I could do without.” The moment which brings “Winter is Coming,” the series premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones, to a close is meant to shock the viewer. It is the … Continue reading

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On Winter’s Doorstep: An Open Letter to the Game of Thrones Fandom

On Winter’s Doorstep: An Open Letter April 16th, 2011 One of the features I often try to do for highly serialized and widely covered shows is “____ the Morning After,” in which I create a conversation between various reviews of … Continue reading

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Fringe – “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide”

“Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” April 15th, 2011 “I can see it in your eyes – it’s not you.” Well, that was quite the experiment. Part of what has made the third season of Fringe so compelling is the degree to which … Continue reading

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