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Predicting the 2009 Emmys: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Predictions for the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category at the 2009 Emmy Awards, a duel between Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Toni Colette (United States of Tara). Continue reading
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2009 Emmy Award Predictions: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Predictions Like the Lead Actor race, Lead Actress in a Comedy Series category isn’t particularly deep, although it’s got a bit more room for surprise. Not too much will be different from last year, … Continue reading
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Weeds – “Super Lucky Happy”
“Super Lucky Happy” June 29th, 2009 Known for its rather glacial pacing (I was reading in Todd’s review from The A.V. Club last week that the show arguably has only taken place over the course of a year or so, … Continue reading
Weeds – “Machetes Up Top”
“Machetes Up Top” June 15th, 2009 Weeds, perhaps more than any other half-hour “comedy”, follows a particularly serialized structure, where almost all of its characters are on separate and interconnected paths that always take a few episodes to get going. … Continue reading
Season Premiere: Weeds – “Wonderful Wonderful”
“Wonderful Wonderful” June 8th, 2009 There are not many cool things in Nancy Botwin’s life. This isn’t something sudden: as each subsequent season has gone forward, things have become more and more tense. The show’s fourth season was yet another … Continue reading
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2009 Golden Globes: TV Nominations Analysis
Full analysis of the TV Globe Nominations. Continue reading
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Cultural Learnings’ 2008 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Predictions
Last year, during this important period of the pre-Emmy festivities, I had a bit more time to really delve into some key issues. This year, things are busier, but that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to make some prognostications … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Weeds – “If You Work For a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?”
“If You Work For a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?” September 15th, 2008 During Weeds’ first season, I would have never expected that it would fall into a pattern. It was a show about a mother who deals … Continue reading
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Weeds – “Till We Meet Again”
“Till We Meet Again” September 8th, 2008 Weeds is at its worst when it escalates to the point of life or death. I don’t mean to say that it isn’t well plotted: the final scene of this week’s penultimate episode … Continue reading
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Weeds – “Little Boats”
“Little Boats” August 11th, 2008 There have been many episodes of Weeds more eventful than Monday night’s ninth episode of the show’s fourth season; in a show that in later seasons has really delved into the more sensational elements of … Continue reading
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