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United States of Tara – “The Department of F*cked Up Family Services”

“The Department of F*cked Up Family Services” May 3rd, 2010 The challenge of the half-hour series intent on eroding the boundaries between comedy and drama is that a half-hour is not a lot of time. While hour-long series have the … Continue reading

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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Nine”

“Survivor History” April 15th, 2010 If you caught last week’s episode of Survivor, you could have written the basic plot of this week’s episode: the preview for “Survivor History” very clearly laid out the narrative stakes, right down to the … Continue reading

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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Eight”

“Expectations” April 8th, 2010 After the recent exit of Boston Rob Mariano, I was convinced that Survivor’s twentieth season was headed off the rails. Rob was basically single-handedly keeping the fairly over-matched Villains tribe in this game, and his exit … Continue reading

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Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Three”

“That Girl is Like a Virus” February 25th, 2010 Well, that’s more pleasant, at least. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the … Continue reading

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Finale: Who Won So You Think You Can Dance Season Four?

“Season Finale: Results” August 7th, 2008 After one of the most well-structured pieces of fan service I’ve seen in a reality finale, emphasizing reliving past dances, seasons and even careers for its judges, it’s come down to this. Could Twitch … Continue reading

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Performance Finale: So You Think You Can Dance Season Four

“Performance Finale” August 6th, 2008 I haven’t blogged about what I deemed the summer’s guilty pleasure all those weeks ago, thus riling up a sizable segment of the show’s fanbase who viewed the term was disaffectionate. Well, needless to say, … Continue reading

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