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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity
Trench Warfare: Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity January 4th, 2012 As a vocal critic of the third season of FX’s Sons of Anarchy, I was apprehensive going into its fourth season, and found myself more or less pleased with … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Glee
The End of Covering Glee January 3rd, 2012 This was the year that the “3 Glees” theory died, in more ways than one. More practically, the show hired a writing staff in addition to its three creators (Ryan Murphy, Ian … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Community & Parks and Recreation
NBC’s Community and Parks and Recreation Aired: January to December I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to write about television for a wider audience at The A.V. Club, no moreso than with my weekly reviews of The Office. However, as … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Louie
FX’s Louie Aired: June to September When, as a critic, you stop writing about a number of shows, there is always the risk that your opinion will begin to lean towards the critical consensus, especially if that critical consensus is … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Shameless and Strike Back
Showtime’s Shameless Aired: January to March With Shameless starting its second season next weekend, and with my parents recently gaining access to an expansive OnDemand archive featuring the series, I’ve taken the past week or so to introduce them to … Continue reading
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