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Goodbye, 2009: A Brief Rumination on the Year That Was

Looking back, 2009 was a great year for television, and I’d also argue that 2009 was a great year for the online television community. This has been the first year where I have felt comfortable self-identifying with a particular term … Continue reading

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Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air

Crossroads: Cinematic Convergence and Up in the Air December 29th, 2009 One of the joys of fictional narratives is that writers have free rein to start their story at any point in their characters’ lives. Unless we’re literally following a … Continue reading

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The Best of 2009: Episodes of the Year

Episodes of the Year December 20th, 2009 [This is the second of three lists recognizing the best of 2009 in Television: Performers of the Year has been posted, and Series of the Year will be posted tomorrow morning. These other … Continue reading

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The Best of 2009: Performers of the Year

Performers of the Year December 19th, 2009 I am not capable of working magic, so I shall not attempt to rank every single amazing television performance of the past year and boil them down to only ten selections. It’s an … Continue reading

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How I Met Your Mother – “Double Date”

A review of the second episode of How I Met Your Mother’s fifth season, featuring an unexpected twist on blind dating and the introduction of the gang’s doppelgangers, starting with Stripper Lily. Continue reading

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Cultural Learnings’ Complete 2009 Emmy Awards Predictions

Complete Predictions for the 2009 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, including predicted victories for Mad Men, 30 Rock, Battlestar Galactica and The Amazing Race. Continue reading

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Predicting the 2009 Emmys: Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Predictions for the 2009 Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Drama series, a battle between last year’s winner Glenn Close and Elisabeth Moss from Mad Men. Continue reading

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Predicting the 2009 Emmys: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Predictions for the intense three-way race between Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) and Steve Carell (The Office) for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2009 Emmy Awards. Continue reading

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Predicting the 2009 Emmys: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Predicting the 2009 Emmys And the nominees are… William Shatner (Boston Legal) Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal) Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) William Hurt (Damages) Michael Emerson (Lost) John Slattery (Mad Men) This is the kind … Continue reading

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Predicting the 2009 Emmys: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Predictions for the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category at the 2009 Emmy Awards. Continue reading

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