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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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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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Excellence on Selective Terms: Rewarding Series Television at the Peabody Awards
Excellence on Selective Terms March 31st, 2010 The criteria for earning a Peabody Award, a prestigious honour in the area of electronic media, is listed as follows on the awards’ website: The Award is determined by one criterion – “Excellence.” … Continue reading
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Lost Season Six Premieres Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Lost Season Six Premiere Date + Ramifications November 19th, 2009 Well, there’s finally a date. On Groundhog Day, 2010, Lost returns for its sixth and final season with a two-hour finale on a new night (Tuesdays) and at a new … Continue reading
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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
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Upfronts Analysis: The 8 2009-2010 Shows I’m Looking Forward To
The 8 2009-2010 Shows I’m Looking Forward To May 22nd, 2009 Every year when the madness of the Upfronts begins, there’s a deluge of video clips of the various new shows arriving. In some ways, I’m kind of an awful … Continue reading
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Upfronts Analysis: ABC Fall Schedule 2009-2010
ABC Fall Schedule 2009-2010 May 19th, 2009 ABC is the one network this year whose strategy appears to be “let’s order a ridiculous number of new shows,” which is really quite interesting in this economic climate. The network isn’t in … Continue reading
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