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Glee – “Rumours”

“Rumours” May 3rd, 2011 “Tell me why everything turned around?” “Rumours” never pretends that it isn’t an episode built around the songs from the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name: heck, early on Will pulls out the LP with … Continue reading

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Fringe – “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide”

“Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” April 15th, 2011 “I can see it in your eyes – it’s not you.” Well, that was quite the experiment. Part of what has made the third season of Fringe so compelling is the degree to which … Continue reading

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Community – “Critical Film Studies”

“Critical Film Studies” March 24th, 2011 As Jeff Winger finds himself reenacting My Dinner with Andre with his friend Abed, who it seems has transformed himself overnight in a bid to relate better with society, he has a fairly violent … Continue reading

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How I Met Your Mother – “Legendaddy”

“Legendaddy” March 21st, 2011 There is something hypocritical about the status of Barney Stinson as a character within How I Met Your Mother. On the one hand, he is the character who will change the least: because of his popularity, … Continue reading

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Cultural Catchup Project: “Tough Love” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

“Tough Love” September 5th, 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 posting a link … Continue reading

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Glee – “Dream On”

“Dream On” May 18th, 2010 I made a case a few weeks ago that Glee would work better if it wasn’t so concerned about plot or character development: if each individual episode were allowed to serve as a standalone story … Continue reading

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30 Rock – “Argus”

“Argus” April 29th, 2010 I didn’t get around to last week’s episodes of 30 Rock – there were two of them, and I wasn’t able to watch “Khonani” live, and I ultimately didn’t have much to say. The play on … Continue reading

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The Good Wife – “Boom”

“Boom” April 28th, 2010 The Good Wife is a lot like Fringe. This likely seems like an odd statement, but both are shows which despite fairly substantial serialized elements largely present themselves as procedurals. Both shows are also at their … Continue reading

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The Big Bang Theory – “The Wheaton Recurrence”

“The Wheaton Recurrence” April 12th, 2010 There are two things that the Big Bang Theory isn’t particularly good at, and they include handling serious dramatic situations within its comic tone and the integration of guest stars beyond their initial appearance. … Continue reading

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How I Met Your Mother – “Zoo or False”

“Zoo or False” April 12th, 2010 Predictability is one of those intriguing parts of sitcoms in general: by nature, sitcoms fall into particular patterns, either in terms of classic situational comedy or in terms of a show establishing a certain … Continue reading

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