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Modern Family – “Dash, Flash, Crash”
“Dash, Flash, Crash” November 17th, 2010 Last week I posted about concerns regarding Modern Family’s relationship with questions of race and ethnicity (albeit focused on the former), and over at TV Overmind the commenters were…well, they were angry. My point … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Dan for Mayor – “The Return of Wheel-o”
“The Return of Wheel-o” June 28th, 2010 While it may not be the best comedy on television, I’d argue that Dan for Mayor makes a strong case for being one of the most confident. While some shows spend their first … 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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Modern Family – “Airport 2010″
“Airport 2010″ May 5th, 2010 There’s a point in this episode where I became very afraid. I really like episodes where the characters are all part of the same situation, but there’s a point where it seemed like the show … Continue reading
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Lost – “The Candidate”
“The Candidate” May 4th, 2010 For the first half of its running time, “The Candidate” felt like the show was going through a list of the ways in which this season has somewhat struggled with its competing narrative foci. The … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “Travels with Scout”
“Travels with Scout” April 28th, 2010 If we accept that Modern Family is going to be an inherently predictable show, then the difference between a good episode and a bad episode is what predictable behaviour it leans towards. In the … Continue reading
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Lost – “The Last Recruit”
“The Last Recruit” April 20th, 2010 “You could find yourself in a situation that’s…irreversible.” From what we can gather, the Man in Black is a man of promises: while he has a certain power of persuasion in general, his greatest … Continue reading
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Lost – “Happily Ever After”
“Happily Ever After” April 6th, 2010 Early in “Happily Ever After,” Charles Widmore tells Jin that it will be easier to show him what he intends to do with Desmond than it would be to tell him. Normally, this would … Continue reading
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Modern Family – “Game Changer”
“Game Changer” March 31st, 2010 I’ve written a few times in the past about how Twitter can create certain expectations about a show before I get a chance to watch it, and this was very much the case with “Game … Continue reading
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Lost – “The Package”
“The Package” March 30th, 2010 There are plenty of reasons to be apprehensive about “The Package.” It’s coming off of an epic mythology episode of romance and intrigue, it features a vague title that seems to refer to some sort … Continue reading
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