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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity
Trench Warfare: Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity January 4th, 2012 As a vocal critic of the third season of FX’s Sons of Anarchy, I was apprehensive going into its fourth season, and found myself more or less pleased with … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Louie
FX’s Louie Aired: June to September When, as a critic, you stop writing about a number of shows, there is always the risk that your opinion will begin to lean towards the critical consensus, especially if that critical consensus is … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations
Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … Continue reading
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A Final Forecast: Five Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations
5 Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 12th, 2011 After numerous failed attempts at writing about why I was struggling to write about the Emmy Awards, which will go down as a meta fail of epic proportions, … 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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Season Finale: Justified – “Bloody Harlan”
“Bloody Harlan” May 4th, 2011 In what has been a truly spectacular second season, Justified has more or less followed the same pattern as the first season: serialized elements are introduced gradually over the first half of the season before … 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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Season Premiere: Justified – “The Moonshine War”
“The Moonshine War” February 9th, 2011 “You never go outside…you know that.” There are two reasons I decided to forgo a pre-air review of Justified second season, despite having access to the first three episodes in advance. The first reason … Continue reading
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