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Mid Season Finale: Huge – “Parents Weekend – Part Two”

“Parents Weekend – Part Two” August 30th, 2010 In case you haven’t been paying attention, Huge has been my show of the summer: the show embodies the potential for programming aimed at teenagers which doesn’t speak down to its audience, … Continue reading

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Huge – “Parents Weekend – Part One”

“Parents Weekend – Part One” August 23rd, 2010 In “Letters Home,” which was, like “Parents Weekend – Part One,” scripted by Gayle Abrams, we ‘met’ the parents. Sure, we only met each camper’s parents through letters they wrote to them, … Continue reading

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Huge – “Poker Face”

“Poker Face” August 9th, 2010 After last week’s journey into slightly hokey territory, Huge returns to its roots with an episode that brings weight back to the forefront with the all-important weigh-in. However, there’s a reason that it isn’t called … Continue reading

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Huge – “Spirit Quest”

“Spirit Quest” August 2nd, 2010 Thus far, Huge has largely (oy, that was unintentional) stuck to a pretty simple formula: take a basic summer camp activity, and then explore how it would impact ongoing character relationships and identity struggles amongst … Continue reading

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Huge – “Movie Night”

“Movie Night” July 26th, 2010 In Huge’s pilot, Becca explains to Will that everyone at Camp Victory is on an level playing field, which was very quickly proven to be a lie as cliques emerged and conflicts arose. However, over … Continue reading

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Huge – “Talent Night”

“Talent Night” July 19th, 2010 Summer camp is a very small world, and a television show set at a summer camp is even smaller. If someone tells a lie, chances are that lie will come to haunt them, and if … Continue reading

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Huge – “Live Action Role Play”

“Live Action Role Play” July 12th, 2010 “I was myself…sort of.” It says a lot about the current trajectory of Huge that “Live Action Role Play” is both the most “ABC Family-esque” episode of the series thus far as well … Continue reading

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Huge – “Letters Home”

“Letters Home” July 5th, 2010 Huge is definitively a dramatic series, a quality which sets it apart from the rest of ABC Family’s lineup in a pretty substantial fashion. While Greek is an hour-long comedy with dramatic elements, and shows … Continue reading

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Season Finale: Parenthood – “Lost and Found”

“Lost and Found” May 25th, 2010 When Parenthood began a few months ago, what struck me about the series was how it felt unbalanced. There were some parts of the show I really enjoyed, but there were other parts of … Continue reading

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Parenthood – “Perchance to Dream”

“Perchance to Dream” April 27th, 2010 Last week, Parenthood was given a second season, and I was pleased: yes, I have at times voiced my intense frustration with some of the show’s tonal inconsistencies, but in doing so I admit … Continue reading

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