Monthly Archives: October 2011
Funny Business: Critical Analysis of Television Comedies, Part 2
The following is the second part of an ongoing, cross-blog conversation between myself and my A.V. Club colleague Ryan McGee. The first part of the conversation is posted at his blog, Boob Tube Dude, and can be found here (and … Continue reading
Filed under TV Criticism
Cultural Check-In: Thoughts on the Fall Survivors
Thoughts on the Fall Survivors October 22nd, 2011 First off, despite the image above, Survivor was actually an early casualty of this fall season. This fall has been tremendously busy in terms of my “real” job, and the scholarly side … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Breaking Bad – “Face Off”
“Face Off” October 9th, 2011 “I won.” For the sake of the fact that writing an opening without spoilers feels like an impossibility at the moment, let’s throw all of this behind the fold and get to the real meat … Continue reading
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Glee – “Asian F”
“Asian F” October 4th, 2011 You’re going to read a lot of reviews of “Asian F” which reference its problematic elements, and they are all correct. Will and Emma’s storyline, in particular, is one of those instances where a serious … Continue reading
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