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Season Premiere: Shameless – “Summertime” and Televisual Space

“Summertime” and Televisual Space January 8th, 2012 After rewatching the entire first season over the holidays with my parents, I found myself enjoying Shameless more than when it premiered (as I wrote about soon after), and I looked forward to … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist – “Kitsch Me If You Can”

“Kitsch Me If You Can” October 12th, 2011 As we drew closer to the season premiere of Bravo’s Work of Art, I began to get very nervous. Last summer, I wrote a number of pieces that I think accurately capture … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Glee – “The Purple Piano Project”

“The Purple Piano Project” September 20th, 2011 Since watching Glee’s third season premiere late last night, I’ve seen a number of fairly harsh reviews of the episode, and I’m not entirely sure I’m on the same page. Now, let me … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter”

“Box Cutter” July 17th, 2011 It has been over thirteen months since Breaking Bad finished its third season, which isn’t something that happens all that often. Of course, AMC will be dealing with this issue twice in one year when … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Torchwood: Miracle Day – “The New World”

“The New World” July 8th, 2011 It’s a familiar story by now: like a large number of other critics, Torchwood was pretty far off my radar until Children of Earth (which I reviewed here), the show’s third series/season that took … Continue reading

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Review: FX’s Wilfred is Weird (in More Ways Than One)

I am very curious to see how people respond to FX’s Wilfred, which debuts tonight at 10/9c on FX. On the one hand, I’m interested in how divisive the show’s premise will be: this is a decidedly weird premise, and … Continue reading

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Cultural Catchup Project: Angel – “Heartthrob”

“Heartthrob” May 18th, 2011 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 posting a link to … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Doctor Who – “The Impossible Astronaut”

“The Impossible Astronaut” April 23rd, 2011 “Human beings – I thought I’d never get done saving you.” As Doctor Who enters its sixth “series” (which I refer to as season above to avoid confusion with similarly titled posts on the … Continue reading

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Series Premiere: Game of Thrones – “Winter is Coming”

“Winter is Coming” April 17th, 2011 “That’s an honor I could do without.” The moment which brings “Winter is Coming,” the series premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones, to a close is meant to shock the viewer. It is the … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: United States of Tara – “…youwillnotwin…”

“…youwillnotwin…” March 28th, 2011 When United States of Tara entered its second season, the Gregson family thought that everything had changed: Tara had defeated her alters through the use of medication, and the entire family was ready to move forward … Continue reading

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