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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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Review: Archer Season Two (Tonight at 10/9c on FX)
Review: Archer Season Two January 27th, 2011 In December, as the semester wound down, I took the opportunity to catch up on a show that I honestly hadn’t given much thought to when it premiered. As I am now aware, … Continue reading
Review: Lights Out – “Pilot” and Beyond
“Pilot” and Beyond January 12th, 2011 The central contradiction in FX’s newest drama series, Light Out, is not uncommon in serial dramas. It is a show about the tension created during times of great stress, when individuals are forced to … Continue reading
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Rebel Without a Cause: Kurt Sutter’s War on (Some) Critics
Kurt Sutter’s War on (Some) Critics December 30th, 2010 Earlier this year, I wrote a profile of sorts regarding the role that Kurt Sutter’s Twitter account, @sutterink, was playing in shaping Sons of Anarchy’s image within online communities, and the … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Terriers – “Hail Mary”
“Hail Mary” December 1st, 2010 In plotting the first season of Terriers, Shawn Ryan and Ted Griffin made two key decisions which shaped the series into one of the year’s finest. The first was their willingness to resist creating a … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Sons of Anarchy – “NS”
“NS” November 30th, 2010 Look, let’s get it out of the way: Sons of Anarchy was very far from the best show on television this fall. It was a season with a story to tell which seemed completely unwilling to … Continue reading
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Terriers – “Ring-a-Ding-Ding”
“Ring-a-Ding-Ding” October 13th, 2010 Terriers is the best new show of the season, but “Ring-a-Ding-Ding” is a fairly dangerous outing. I don’t mean to suggest that the show is doing anything particularly risky, but this is a thematically homogeneous episode … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget About…FX’s Terriers (Tonight, 10/9c)
Don’t Forget About…FX’s Terriers September 22nd, 2010 I’ll have some thoughts on Undercovers, NBC’s spy drama from J.J. Abrams, later today, but I want to offer a brief programming announcement first. Earlier this month, FX was kind enough to send … Continue reading
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Sons of Anarchy – “Caregiver”
“Caregiver” September 21st, 2010 The Sons of Anarchy have positioned themselves as a morally complex guardian angel for the people of Charming, but that image can only last for so long – in the wake of an event like a … Continue reading
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Sons of Anarchy – “Oiled”
“Oiled” September 14th, 2010 “I’m afraid the 21st Century has come to Charming” Nothing has really changed within SAMCRO as Sons of Anarchy enters its third season: there’s little discord amongst the group, and even though Gemma’s on the run … Continue reading
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