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Glee – “The First Time”
“The First Time” November 8th, 2011 There is something very effective about “The First Time,” a poignant piece which uses the backdrop of the performance of West Side Story to tell three parallel stories of romantic love moving to another … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Shotgun”
“Shotgun” August 14th, 2011 It was late this evening before I got to tonight’s Breaking Bad, as a result of filling in on Entourage at The A.V. Club, but when I finished watching “Shotgun” I found myself at a loss. … Continue reading
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Game of Thrones – “The Wolf and the Lion”
“The Wolf and the Lion” May 15th, 2011 “How long can hate hold a thing together?” One could argue that Game of Thrones tells the story of two houses – this would be categorically untrue, especially given the ways in … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Media Blitz”
“Media Blitz” February 17th, 2011 When he first arrived, Adam Scott appeared to have been hired to play the new straight man. Ben Wyatt seemed a replacement for Mark Brendanowitz, someone who could react to the madness around him. Just … Continue reading
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Cougar Town – “Keeping Me Alive”
“Keeping Me Alive” October 20th, 2010 At this point, Cougar Town is sort of like a history lesson. This isn’t to say that I had forgotten that Jules and Bobby were once married, and that the former has been paying … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”
“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” August 22nd, 2010 Ted, the Don Draper-equivalent over at rival agency CGC, is not in Don Draper’s league: he is neither visionary nor genius, and yet by virtue of his insistence that he is a … Continue reading
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Huge – “Movie Night”
“Movie Night” July 26th, 2010 In Huge’s pilot, Becca explains to Will that everyone at Camp Victory is on an level playing field, which was very quickly proven to be a lie as cliques emerged and conflicts arose. However, over … Continue reading
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Party Down – “Steve Guttenberg’s Birthday”
“Steve Guttenberg’s Birthday” May 21st, 2010 I told myself I was going to be content with just a Twitter conversation about this week’s superlative episode of Party Down featuring Steve Guttenberg as himself, but then I actually started to have … Continue reading
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Treme – “Shame, Shame, Shame”
“Shame, Shame, Shame” May 9th, 2010 There is a certain familiarity within Treme that has seemed a little bit foreign in the early stages of the series – community is obviously a key theme for the series, but it seems … Continue reading
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