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October 22, 2011

Cultural Check-In: Thoughts on the Fall Survivors

Thoughts on the Fall Survivors October 22nd, 2011 First off, despite the image above, Survivor was actually an early casualty of this fall season. This fall has been tremendously busy in terms of my “real” job, and the scholarly side … Continue reading →

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July 14, 2011

Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations

Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2011

Season Finale: Shameless – “Father Frank, Full of Grace”

“Father Frank, Full of Grace” March 27th, 2011 By the conclusion of its first season, I would argue that Showtime’s Shameless found something of an identity independent of its British predecessor. This is not to say that the show is … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2010

2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Supporting Acting in a Drama Series

Supporting Acting in a Drama Series August 23rd, 2010 The complete lack of a frontrunner in neither Supporting Actor nor Supporting Actress in a Drama Series isn’t particularly surprising: these categories are always fairly stacked, and so predicting them is … Continue reading →

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August 8, 2010

HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling

HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling August 8th, 2010 I’ve been following along with the news out of the Television Critics Association Press Tour through Twitter, but to be honest there hasn’t really been anything that’s caught my attention: … Continue reading →

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July 6, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: FX’s Sons of Anarchy

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: FX’s Sons of Anarchy July 6th, 2010 When I started handicapping the Emmy awards, I had presumed that Sons of Anarchy would be the kind of show heralded by critics but ignored by voters: the show … Continue reading →

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June 28, 2010

Season Premiere: Hung – “Just the Tip”

“Just the Tip” June 27th, 2010 Like Cougar Town in the fall, Hung was a show in which some viewers and critics became hung up on its title and its initial premise to the point where they were unable to … Continue reading →

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June 21, 2010

Season Finale: Treme – “I’ll Fly Away”

“I’ll Fly Away” June 20th, 2010 “I’m just a player.” I’ve fallen into an unfortunate trap over the past month or so with Treme, and it’s quite a common one: with a show this dense and devoid of traditional plot … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2010

Sneak Preview: Rubicon – “Gone in the Teeth”

“Gone in the Teeth” June 13th, 2010 AMC has officially dubbed their airing of Rubicon’s pilot a month and a half ahead of its premiere as a “sneak preview,” but I think a “teaser trailer” may be a more accurate … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Official Ballot Miscellany June 4th, 2010 Earlier this evening, Emmy voting officially began; this isn’t particularly important to us non-voters, but it does mean that the official ballots were released (PDFs: Performers, Writing, Directing), which means that we know who … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Drama

Cultural Check-In: Thoughts on the Fall Survivors

Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations

Season Finale: Shameless – “Father Frank, Full of Grace”

2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Supporting Acting in a Drama Series

HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: FX’s Sons of Anarchy

Season Premiere: Hung – “Just the Tip”

Season Finale: Treme – “I’ll Fly Away”

Sneak Preview: Rubicon – “Gone in the Teeth”

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

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