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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity
Trench Warfare: Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity January 4th, 2012 As a vocal critic of the third season of FX’s Sons of Anarchy, I was apprehensive going into its fourth season, and found myself more or less pleased with … Continue reading
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Now What?: Advance Screeners in the Digital Age
Advance Screeners in the Digital Age March 31st, 2011 It is hardly a secret that television critics often receive advance screeners of popular television programs: after all, the role of the traditional critic has been to produce pre-air reviews of … Continue reading
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Rebel Without a Cause: Kurt Sutter’s War on (Some) Critics
Kurt Sutter’s War on (Some) Critics December 30th, 2010 Earlier this year, I wrote a profile of sorts regarding the role that Kurt Sutter’s Twitter account, @sutterink, was playing in shaping Sons of Anarchy’s image within online communities, and the … Continue reading
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Conan the Morning After: Critics Respond to the Premiere
Conan the Morning After: “Baa Baa Blackmail” November 9th, 2010 Despite what their titles or tags may say, no one really “reviewed” Conan last night. While an evaluative measure may have been undertaken by numerous critics, it is always with … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics visit “Tomorrowland”
Mad Men the Morning After: “Tomorrowland” October 18th, 2010 It’s been a while since I’ve been able to stop in with an installment of Mad Men the Morning After, but with my students writing midterms this morning and more critics … Continue reading
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Label Lamentation: The Growing Misuse of “Recap” in Television Criticism Semantics
If I could change one element of modern television criticism, it would be the notion that recap and review are synonyms. To clarify, I have no issue with recaps or the people who write them: there is a place within … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics get “The Good News”
Mad Men the Morning After: Critics get “The Good News” August 9th, 2010 Things are a bit busier today, and in fact for the foreseeable future, so today’s Mad Men the Morning After will be a little different: there’s one … Continue reading
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Misdirected Scorn: Why 18 to Life Deserves Parole
Misdirected Scorn: Why 18 to Life Deserves Parole August 3rd, 2010 I am not surprised to learn that critics, as a whole, are not jumping on the bandwagon for 18 to Life, the Canadian comedy which was recently purchased by … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: “Christmas Comes…” for Critics
Mad Men the Morning After: “Christmas Comes…” for Critics August 2nd, 2010 When it comes to critical reviews of AMC’s Mad Men, each week is more about understanding the nuances of the episode than ripping it apart. And this week, … Continue reading
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