Monthly Archives: July 2011
Breaking Bad – “Open House”
“Open House” July 31st, 2011 “Anything we should talk about?” There was a lot of internet chatter last week about how “Thirty-Eight Snub” was a ‘slow’ episode of Breaking Bad, a complaint that I don’t entirely understand. No, last week’s … Continue reading
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Cultural Reading: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons [Review, w/ Spoilers]
There are a number of ways in which George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons has been defined by its circumstances rather than the text itself. It became almost a book of prophecy, initially intended to arrive soon after the … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Thirty-Eight Snub”
“Thirty-Eight Snub” July 24th, 2011 “It’s like nothing but good days ahead.” Walt remarks near the end of “Thirty-Eight Snub” that it’s been a hell of a last couple of weeks, which is certainly true: in fact, the sheer dramatic … Continue reading
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Alternate Avenues: Watching The Glee Project for the Wrong Reasons
Watching The Glee Project July 18th, 2011 I reviewed the premiere of The Glee Project for The A.V. Club, and wasn’t entirely certain at the time if I was going to stick with it. While the concept of the show … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter”
“Box Cutter” July 17th, 2011 It has been over thirteen months since Breaking Bad finished its third season, which isn’t something that happens all that often. Of course, AMC will be dealing with this issue twice in one year when … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations
Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … Continue reading
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Cultural Reading: George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons
The last book I purchased on the day of its release was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, fitting given Friday’s release of the final installment of the film adaptations of that series. I remember going to my local grocery … Continue reading
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A Final Forecast: Five Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations
5 Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 12th, 2011 After numerous failed attempts at writing about why I was struggling to write about the Emmy Awards, which will go down as a meta fail of epic proportions, … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Torchwood: Miracle Day – “The New World”
“The New World” July 8th, 2011 It’s a familiar story by now: like a large number of other critics, Torchwood was pretty far off my radar until Children of Earth (which I reviewed here), the show’s third series/season that took … Continue reading
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