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Chuck Me Mondays: Season One, Episode Two – “Chuck vs. The Helicopter”

“Chuck vs. the Helicopter” Season One, Episode Two There was a time when I wasn’t sure if Chuck was going to work, and I’ll admit right now that Chuck vs. the Helicopter was the beginning of this feeling. As I … Continue reading

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The Final 3 Episodes: Pushing Daisies – “Water & Power”

“Water & Power” June 6th, 2009 “It’s like putting your faith in the idea of someone before really knowing who they are.” The above quotation, pulled from the episode, was my personal reaction to Pushing Daisies. I was “all in” … Continue reading

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Chuck Me Mondays: Season One, Episode One – “Chuck vs. The Intersect”

Chuck Me Mondays: “Chuck vs. The Intersect” [As any fan of Chuck knows, the good folks at Chucktv.net have organized a scenario whereby everyone, all at the same time (Mondays at 9pm, it seems), watches the entirety of Chuck’s first … Continue reading

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The Final 3 Pushing Daisies – “Window Dressed to Kill”

“Window Dressed to Kill” Season 2, Episode 11 “The more you face your trauma the more power it has over you.” I had meant to make a note of the return of Pushing Daisies to readers ahead of time, considering … Continue reading

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Upfronts Analysis: NBC 2009-2010 Fall Schedule

NBC 2009-2010 Schedule May 19th, 2009 NBC is not a network of surprises: it announced its new shows at its Infront presentation, we’ve known about Jay Leno moving to 10pm for ages, and even Chuck’s renewal was something that was … Continue reading

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The McNuttCast: Episode Two – The Juno Awards

In this week’s first “normal” edition of The McNuttCast, we can’t entirely get away from talking Battlestar Galactica – while I had the privilege of collaborating with Devindra Hardawar and Meredith Woerner on the epic /Filmcast Series Finale discussion [LINK], … Continue reading

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The 2008 Television Time Capsule: Chuck – “Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer”

“Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer” Season Two, Episode Five Airdate: October 27th, 2008 Entering into its second season, the expectations for Chuck were low. A smart show that never got beyond its initial 13-episode order in its first season thanks to … Continue reading

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Pushing Daisies – “The Norwegians”

“The Norwegians” December 17th, 2008 If there is a word that best describes Pushing Daisies, it is potential – it is the kind of show where you can imagine where they can take these characters, what kind of fantastical scenarios … Continue reading

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Pushing Daisies – “The Legend of Merle McQuoddy”

“The Legend of Merle McQuoddy” December 10th, 2008 I am going to miss Olive Snook most of all. Yes, I will miss everything else about Pushing Daisies: Emerson Cod’s quippy one-liners, Chuck’s emotional integrity, Ned’s neurotic worrying, Jim Dale’s charming … Continue reading

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Gossip Girl – “Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?”

“Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?” December 8th, 2008 I watched some solid television on Monday: I caught up with Dexter (a solid penultimate episode, but I’ll have some thoughts on the season as a whole after the finale), enjoyed the … Continue reading

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