Tag Archives: Cultural Learnings
Transitions: Covering The Office for The A.V. Club
Transitions: Covering The Office for The A.V. Club September 21st, 2010 As a freelance critic with an emphasis on the “free,” my goal is to write about what interests me: while I am, admittedly, in the midst of transitioning back … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: Alert Status “Restless” (Buffy and Angel)
Alert Status “Restless” July 16th, 2010 There was some talk late in the comments on my less than hyperbolic – which, for the record, still qualifies as positive – take on “Restless” about how I wasn’t responding, worried that I … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: State of the Project Address
State of the Project Address May 7th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by bookmarking the Cultural Catchup Project page where I’ll be … Continue reading
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The 2010 Cultural Catchup Project: The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown April 7th, 2010 There is just over 24 hours left to go in the Cultural Catchup Project’s Reader’s Choice poll to decide which show I will be watching first, and it’s not quite coming down to the … Continue reading
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Goodbye, 2009: A Brief Rumination on the Year That Was
Looking back, 2009 was a great year for television, and I’d also argue that 2009 was a great year for the online television community. This has been the first year where I have felt comfortable self-identifying with a particular term … Continue reading
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Television, the Aughts & I – Part Six – “Reinventing How We See the Wheel”
“Reinventing How We See the Wheel” December 18th, 2009 [This is Part Six in a six-part series chronicling the television shows which most influenced my relationship with television over the past decade – for more information and an index of … Continue reading
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Television, the Aughts & I – Introduction
Introduction December 13th, 2009 Ten years ago, I did not watch television. That’s a terrifying thought for someone who now lives and breathes the medium, spending a great deal of time and energy to criticize television in my spare time … Continue reading
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BSG: The Long Goodbye – Introduction
Introduction March 23rd, 2009 I have written a lot about Battlestar Galactica over the past two years of this blog. One of my very first posts, in fact, was about how Battlestar Galactica was more or less taking over my … Continue reading
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False Pluralism: Emmys go from 5 to 6, but not from Wrong to Right
False Pluralism: From 5 to 6, but not from Wrong to Right If you’re the kind of person who is reading this article, there are certain hopes you have in life. They were once personified by Lauren Graham, critics’ darling … Continue reading
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Why I’m watching the Golden Globes instead of 24
From the title alone, this seems like it’s going to be one of my usual long-winded essays on the situation at hand, lengthy paragraphs on the sheer entertainment value of drunk Jack Nicholson heckling acceptance speeches and detailed analysis of … Continue reading
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