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Breaking Bad – “Problem Dog”

“Problem Dog” August 28th, 2011 “I never wanted any of this.” We’re reaching the point in the year where my schedule is going to make covering Breaking Bad weekly a bit challenging, but we’re also reaching the point where I … Continue reading

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Cultural Catchup Project: “Once More, With Feeling” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

“Once More, With Feeling” August 5th, 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 … Continue reading

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Midseason Finale: Doctor Who – “A Good Man Goes to War”

“A Good Man Goes to War” June 11th, 2011 My choice not to review “The Rebel Flesh” and “The Almost People” is partly due to the awkwardness created by BBC America making the idiotic decision to take a one-week hiatus … Continue reading

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Summer Premiere: Men of a Certain Age – “The Great Escape”

“The Great Escape” June 1st, 2011 Given that I already offered a general opinion that “The Great Escape” is a tremendous return for the show’s second season, I don’t expect to say a great deal about the episode itself. However, … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones – “You Win or You Die”

“You Win or You Die” May 29th, 2011 “It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on.” [You can also hear additional thoughts on this episode in a special edition of the Talking TV with Ryan and … Continue reading

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Justified – “Save My Love”

“Save My Love” March 23rd, 2011 I only recently caught up with FX’s Justified – after reviewing the premiere, I actually hadn’t seen a single episode, unable to find the time on Wednesday night to check in on what has … Continue reading

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Parks and Recreation – “Harvest Festival”

“Harvest Festival” March 17th, 2011 Parks and Recreation is like Li’l Sebastian. For those who don’t know better, it’s just another Office-like NBC comedy, just as Li’l Sebastian appears to be just a pony. For those of us who have … Continue reading

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Glee – “The Substitute”

“The Substitute” November 16th, 2010 “Are you on anything? Because this is trippy.” “The Substitute” is terrible, except that it’s sort of great. Every moment stands on the precipice of being terrible, predicated on tenuous connections to our reality. And … Continue reading

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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics Unpack “The Suitcase”

Critics Unpack “The Suitcase” September 6th, 2010 It’s pretty much consistent across the board: last night’s Mad Men, “The Suitcase,” was a season and even series highlight. As Todd VanDerWerff put it in his must-read review at The A.V. Club, … Continue reading

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Mad Men – “The Suitcase”

“The Suitcase” September 5th, 2010 “Open or Closed?” Not writing up last week’s Mad Men was inevitable: I watched the episode in the wake of writing about the Emmys, and then it was my first week of my PhD program, … Continue reading

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