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Reduced to a Scheduling Experiment: The Cruel Fate of NBC’s Bent
Parks and Recreation launched as a shortened six-episode order because Amy Poehler was pregnant at the time, and they weren’t able to shoot any more episodes. The show that debuted was effectively an experiment, the first stab at merging together … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “A Little Kiss” & “Tea Leaves”
“A Little Kiss” & “Tea Leaves” March 25th/April 1st, 2012 When James Poniewozik announced a few weeks ago that he wouldn’t be reviewing Mad Men’s fifth season week-to-week, I quietly made plans to follow suit given a busy semester with … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Game of Thrones – “The North Remembers”
A review of the first episode of the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The North Remembers.” Continue reading
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A Westerossi Balancing Act: Game of Thrones Season Two [Review]
A pre-air review of the HBO series’ second season. Continue reading
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“This Season, on NBC’s Smash“: The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview
The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview January 16th, 2012 It is no longer uncommon for networks to post pilots online in advance of their premieres, with FOX most recently using this strategy to help launch New Girl to some … Continue reading
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The Search for Significance: The Television Industry and the Golden Globes
Earlier this evening, my brother directed me to a piece at Slate defending the Golden Globes, something that we don’t see particularly often. Indeed, that is very much the impetus behind Tom Shone’s argument, praising the Globes relative to the … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Shameless – “Summertime” and Televisual Space
“Summertime” and Televisual Space January 8th, 2012 After rewatching the entire first season over the holidays with my parents, I found myself enjoying Shameless more than when it premiered (as I wrote about soon after), and I looked forward to … 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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