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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Glee
The End of Covering Glee January 3rd, 2012 This was the year that the “3 Glees” theory died, in more ways than one. More practically, the show hired a writing staff in addition to its three creators (Ryan Murphy, Ian … 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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Ricky the Rabble-Rouser: The 2011 Golden Globe Awards
Normally, watching the Golden Globes is a fairly solitary experience for me. Sure, my parents or a few floormates would often be in the room as I liveblogged, livetweeted, or took notes during previous years, but the focus was on … Continue reading
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Why Justin Bieber on Glee is not the Gleepocalypse
Why Justin Bieber is not the Gleepocalypse January 9th, 2011 In light of recent reports that Glee would be doing an episode based around the musical oeuvre of Justin Bieber, there was plenty of snark. And trust me, I wanted … Continue reading
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Top 10 Episodes of 2010: “Duets” (Glee)
“Duets” Aired: October 12th, 2010 [Cultural Learnings' Top 10 Episodes of 2010 are in no particular order, and are purely subjective - for more information, and the complete list, click here.] I have written more about Glee this year than … Continue reading
Season Premiere: Community – “Anthropology 101″
“Anthropology 101″ September 23rd, 2010 In the interest of complete disclosure, I do not know if I was exactly “excited” for Community to begin its second season. Mind you, I do think that if I had gotten a screener, I … Continue reading
More “Not Boring” Than Usual: Surprises Elevate the 2010 Primetime Emmys
More “Not Boring” Than Usual: Surprises Elevate the 2010 Primetime Emmys As a whole, the Emmy Awards live and die on surprise: sure, there’s always favourites, but the idea that “anything can happen” is what keeps us watching a show … Continue reading
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2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Outstanding Drama & Comedy Series
Outstanding Drama & Comedy Series August 29th, 2010 Despite being the biggest awards of the evening, I’ll admit that this is one of my least favourite categories to analyze: yes, this is where things should become even more interesting, but … Continue reading
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2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Lead Acting in a Comedy Series
Lead Acting in a Comedy Series August 25th, 2010 There is nothing particularly progressive about the Lead Acting awards on the comedy side: with Modern Family’s cast choosing to submit in supporting across the board, and with Lea Michele and … Continue reading
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