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September 24, 2010

Season Premiere: Community – “Anthropology 101″

“Anthropology 101″ September 23rd, 2010 In the interest of complete disclosure, I do not know if I was exactly “excited” for Community to begin its second season. Mind you, I do think that if I had gotten a screener, I … Continue reading →

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August 29, 2010

More “Not Boring” Than Usual: Surprises Elevate the 2010 Primetime Emmys

More “Not Boring” Than Usual: Surprises Elevate the 2010 Primetime Emmys As a whole, the Emmy Awards live and die on surprise: sure, there’s always favourites, but the idea that “anything can happen” is what keeps us watching a show … Continue reading →

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August 21, 2010

2010 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions: Guest Acting

2010 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions August 21st, 2010 Each year the Creative Arts Emmys are a celebration of the unsung heroes, albeit a celebration which remains largely unsung: few ever really get to see the awards, and so there’s a … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2010

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations July 8th, 2010 [For complete analysis of the 2010 Emmy Nominees, head to my full breakdown, "The Trick is to Watch TV," here.] Here are the nominees for the 2010 Emmy Awards (and, for … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Official Ballot Miscellany June 4th, 2010 Earlier this evening, Emmy voting officially began; this isn’t particularly important to us non-voters, but it does mean that the official ballots were released (PDFs: Performers, Writing, Directing), which means that we know who … Continue reading →

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May 9, 2010

Saturday Night Live – “May 8th: Betty White and Jay-Z”

“Betty White and Jay-Z” May 8th, 2010 I wrote yesterday that I didn’t think that Saturday Night Live could pull of an episode which lived up to the hype surrounding Betty White’s triumphant ascension to the position of host for … Continue reading →

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May 7, 2010

A Grey Area: How Will We Gauge the Success of Betty White, SNL Host?

A Grey Area: Betty White, SNL Host? May 7th, 2010 How will we gauge the success of Betty White as Saturday Night Live host? It’s a question I’ve been grappling with for a few days: I’m going to be recapping … Continue reading →

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October 30, 2009

Halloween Comedy on NBC: Parks and Recreation, Community, The Office, 30 Rock

A review of the four 2009 Halloween episodes from NBC’s comedy lineup, focusing in on how each show uses Halloween differently (and more effectively in some cases than in others). Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Betty White

Season Premiere: Community – “Anthropology 101″

More “Not Boring” Than Usual: Surprises Elevate the 2010 Primetime Emmys

2010 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions: Guest Acting

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Saturday Night Live – “May 8th: Betty White and Jay-Z”

A Grey Area: How Will We Gauge the Success of Betty White, SNL Host?

Halloween Comedy on NBC: Parks and Recreation, Community, The Office, 30 Rock

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