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Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series June 1st, 2010 What’s weird about predicting the Emmy nominations (which are on July 8th, for the record) is that it really doesn’t have anything to do with quality: sure, a bad … Continue reading

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Talking Lost with TV on the Internet and The /Filmcast

Talking Lost with TV on the Internet and The /Filmcast May 29th, 2010 I’ve written a lot about Lost this week, but if you’re still interested in hearing more discussion about the series finale and the series as a whole … Continue reading

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Lost the Morning After: Critics face “The End”

Lost the Morning After: Critics face “The End” May 24th, 2010 Writing about the end of a television show is a lot like writing about the end of a war. When a war comes to a close, people want to … Continue reading

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Series Finale: Lost – “The End”

“The End” May 23rd, 2010 “There are no shortcuts, no do-overs – what happened, happened. All of this matters.” [For more of my thoughts on “The End,” check out my analysis of the critical response to the episode, which expands … Continue reading

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Lost Finale Countdown: Some Light Pre-Finale Reading?

Lost Finale Countdown May 23rd, 2010 I don’t know if I’m ready for tonight’s Lost finale: an afternoon of flying through galaxies as a moustached-plumber who rides dinosaurs (while playing Super Mario Galaxy 2, just so it’s clear) may not … Continue reading

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The Lost Weekend: Reflections on Reviewing Lost

Reflections on Reviewing Lost May 22nd, 2010 There are a lot of articles floating around the internet right now about Lost’s legacy (including a great one from my brother), but I don’t necessarily know if I’m prepared to contribute to … Continue reading

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The Lost Weekend: In Defence of “Exposé”

In Defence of “Exposé” May 21st, 2010 As we come to the end of Lost’s run, people like to write lists: most of these lists will feature “Favourite” characters, episodes or scenes over the past six seasons, but there’s a … Continue reading

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Lost in Lost’s Critical Culture: A Response to the New York Times

Lost in Lost’s Critical Culture May 20th, 2010 The end of Lost is going to create a deluge of pieces celebrating the show, but it’s also going to create a lot of pieces which claim quite the opposite. I don’t … Continue reading

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Season Finale: Cougar Town – “Finding Out”

“Finding Out” May 19th, 2010 Jules Cobb loves plans. She makes the argument in “Finding Out” that plans make everything better, an argument which is proven correct as an elaborate plan at the end of Cougar Town’s first season finale … Continue reading

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Season Finale: Modern Family – “Family Portrait”

“Family Portrait” May 19th, 2010 Throughout Modern Family’s first season, episodes have been airing out of production order, which isn’t overly surprising: a lot of new comedies air this way based on the strength of certain episodes and to ensure … Continue reading

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