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July 8, 2010

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations July 8th, 2010 [For complete analysis of the 2010 Emmy Nominees, head to my full breakdown, "The Trick is to Watch TV," here.] Here are the nominees for the 2010 Emmy Awards (and, for … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2010

Sneak Preview: Rubicon – “Gone in the Teeth”

“Gone in the Teeth” June 13th, 2010 AMC has officially dubbed their airing of Rubicon’s pilot a month and a half ahead of its premiere as a “sneak preview,” but I think a “teaser trailer” may be a more accurate … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2010

Season Finale: Breaking Bad – “Full Measure”

“Full Measure” June 13th, 2010 “We had a good run…but it’s over.” When I sat down at about 3:00 am last night to watch the Breaking Bad finale after arriving home from my trip to Madison, I discovered that AMC … 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 3, 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama Acting

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama Acting June 3rd, 2010 On the drama side of things, there’s fewer trends that we can follow through to the nominees than there are in comedy. There, we can look at Glee and Modern Family … 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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May 19, 2010

Lost the Morning After: Critics Ponder “What They Died For”

Critics Ponder “What They Died For” May 19th, 2010 Trapped between perhaps the most divisive episode in the show’s history and a sprawling two and a half hour finale shrouded in mystery, “What They Died For” is a bit tough … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2010

Hope You Didn’t Take It Seriously (Ricky Didn’t): The 2010 Golden Globe Awards

Hope You Didn’t Take It Seriously (Ricky Didn’t): The 2010 Golden Globe Awards January 17th, 2010 I said going into the 67th Annual Golden Globes Awards that I was more excited than ever to watch the show but the least … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2010

Team Gervais: Disinterested Predictions for the 2010 Golden Globes

I don’t think I have ever been more excited to watch the Golden Globes (Tonight at 8pm on NBC), and yet at the same time I don’t think I’ve ever been so disassociated from the actual nominees. This likely sounds … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2009

The Best of 2009: The Shows of the Year

The Shows of the Year December 21st, 2009 When you’re selecting the Top 10 shows of the year, you reach the point where you have to ask yourself: what would the year have been like if this show hadn’t been … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Mad Men

The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

Sneak Preview: Rubicon – “Gone in the Teeth”

Season Finale: Breaking Bad – “Full Measure”

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama Acting

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series

Lost the Morning After: Critics Ponder “What They Died For”

Hope You Didn’t Take It Seriously (Ricky Didn’t): The 2010 Golden Globe Awards

Team Gervais: Disinterested Predictions for the 2010 Golden Globes

The Best of 2009: The Shows of the Year

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