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Season Premiere: Royal Pains – “Spasticity”
“Spasticity” June 3rd, 2010 If you’re looking for thoughts on the more entertaining of last night’s USA Network premieres, then you’ll want to check out Alan Sepinwall’s review of the fourth season and Todd VanDerWerff’s review of the premiere at … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Greek – “All Children Grow Up”
“All Children Grow Up” March 29, 2010 Despite having been in college when the show began, I have never really “related” to ABC Family’s Greek in the way that you might expect. While I certainly have met people like the … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “Nobody’s Perfect”
“Nobody’s Perfect” August 20th, 2009 There’s really two trajectories for USA Network series as they approach the end of their first seasons. The first is that they find a second gear, discovering another level of their structure where they are … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “It’s Like Jamais Vu All Over Again”
“It’s Like Jamais Vu All Over Again” August 6th, 2009 Alan Sepinwall has often talked about how, with TBS’ My Boys, the season finale cliffhangers are almost always of a nature where he as a critic doesn’t actually care about … Continue reading
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So You Think You Can Dance Season 5: The Finale Factor
The Finale Factor August 5th, 2009 While I accept any and all criticism of reality television as far as the sheer gluttony of the stuff that arrived on the airwaves over the past decade or so, I will say right … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “The Honeymoon’s Over”
“The Honeymoon’s Over” July 30th, 2009 There are moments when watching a summer show that you start to realize just how much you’ve been treating it as a summer show, and at the start of tonight’s episode of Royal Pains … Continue reading
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So You Think You Can Dance: All’s Fair in Love and Dance?
Top 8 Performance Show July 22nd, 2009 In the past four seasons, there have been a number of routines where emotional factors beyond the performance itself have played a role in their success. Two seasons ago, Mia Michaels did a … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “No Man is an Island”
“No Man is an Island” July 9th, 2009 Due to some thesis commitments, I’ve actually found myself doing something really strange: not only have I had no time to blog about television, but I’ve even found myself falling behind on … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “TB or Not TB”
“TB or Not TB” June 25th, 2009 That’s really not the question, Royal Pains. This won’t be a particularly long review, but I do want to make note that the show is on better footing now that it’s back in … Continue reading
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Royal Pains – “Strategic Planning”
“Strategic Planning” June 18th, 2009 Ah, the ol’ second episode switcheroo. It happens more than you’d expect, really, for some pretty obvious reasons: when a show is in its infancy and needs to make sure that it keeps viewers’ attention, … Continue reading
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