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October 24, 2011

Funny Business: Critical Analysis of Television Comedies, Part 2

The following is the second part of an ongoing, cross-blog conversation between myself and my A.V. Club colleague Ryan McGee. The first part of the conversation is posted at his blog, Boob Tube Dude, and can be found here (and … Continue reading →

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August 24, 2010

2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Supporting Acting in a Comedy

Supporting Acting in a Comedy August 24th, 2010 When it comes to the supporting acting awards in comedy, it’s an interesting microcosm of the larger comedy race: while 30 Rock is unrepresented in a competitive fashion, both races boil down … Continue reading →

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July 8, 2010

The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations

The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations July 8th, 2010 The Emmy nominations (which you can find in full here) are less a sign of what’s truly great on television and a more a sign of … Continue reading →

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June 5, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Official Ballot Miscellany June 4th, 2010 Earlier this evening, Emmy voting officially began; this isn’t particularly important to us non-voters, but it does mean that the official ballots were released (PDFs: Performers, Writing, Directing), which means that we know who … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting June 2nd, 2010 In comedy this year, a lot depends on what shows make it big: we know that Glee and Modern Family are going to make a statement (as noted in my piece … Continue reading →

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June 1, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series June 1st, 2010 What’s weird about predicting the Emmy nominations (which are on July 8th, for the record) is that it really doesn’t have anything to do with quality: sure, a bad … Continue reading →

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January 6, 2010

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy January 6th, 2010 Last night, when watching Better Off Ted, I tweeted the following: When I made the comment, I was really only trying to say that while … Continue reading →

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December 19, 2009

The Best of 2009: Performers of the Year

Performers of the Year December 19th, 2009 I am not capable of working magic, so I shall not attempt to rank every single amazing television performance of the past year and boil them down to only ten selections. It’s an … Continue reading →

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December 17, 2009

Television, the Aughts & I – Part Five – “Late to the Comedies”

“Late to the Comedies” December 17th, 2009 [This is Part Five in a six-part series chronicling the television shows which most influenced my relationship with television over the past decade – for more information and an index of all currently … Continue reading →

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October 11, 2009

Cultural Catchup: The Week in Comedy

After a week away in New York, which was really exciting, I came back to a pretty huge backlog. While I might not end up reviewing any individual shows beyond Mad Men (which went up earlier tonight), I do want … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: How I Met Your Mother

Funny Business: Critical Analysis of Television Comedies, Part 2

2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Supporting Acting in a Comedy

The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy

The Best of 2009: Performers of the Year

Television, the Aughts & I – Part Five – “Late to the Comedies”

Cultural Catchup: The Week in Comedy

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