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April 27, 2011

Series Premiere: The Voice – “Blind Auditions”

“Blind Auditions” April 26th, 2011 In principle, The Voice is about something grand and meaningful. By having the show’s judges be unable to see the singers they are judging, the show purports to finally have a singing competition in which … Continue reading →

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March 21, 2011

Season (Series?) Finale: Skins – “Eura/Everyone”

“Eura/Everyone” March 21st, 2011 “Is that why I’m here? To tell stories?” In reviewing last week’s penultimate episode of MTV’s Skins, “Tara,” at The A.V. Club, I sort of offered my general take on the show thus far: while it … Continue reading →

All Alone in the Moonlight: The Muddled Memory-Making of the 2011 Grammy Awards

The Muddled Memory-Making of the 2011 Grammys February 13th, 2011 Tonight, the Grammy Awards opened with an extended retrospective. As a collection of contemporary female vocalists paid tribute to the music of Aretha Franklin, it established that this was a … Continue reading →

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November 30, 2010

Glee – “Special Education”

“Special Education” November 30th, 2010 The performance episodes of Glee have been pretty universally strong: both “Sectionals” and “Journey” avoided relying purely on spectacle, delivering episodes which consolidate season-long developments. The first episode confirmed that New Directions could survive without … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2010

Glee – “Never Been Kissed”

“Never Been Kissed” November 9th, 2010 Hype is Glee’s currency of choice, for reasons that make a lot of sense: they want to sell downloads, they want to trend on Twitter, and so I understand why they released the full … Continue reading →

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October 26, 2010

Glee – “The Rocky Horror Glee Show”

“The Rocky Horror Glee Show” October 26th, 2010 The test of an episode so heavily based around a specific musical property is how it is integrated into the series as a whole. While Rocky Horror superfans are likely to judge … Continue reading →

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October 23, 2010

The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC’s Sherlock

The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC/PBS’ Sherlock July 31st, 2010 / October 24th, 2010 Before I watched it, I found Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock [which premiered tonight on PBS in the U.S., but which aired on the BBC … Continue reading →

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October 17, 2010

Season Finale: Mad Men – “Tomorrowland”

“Tomorrowland” October 17th, 2010 “Are you kidding me?!” I’m extremely glad that Faye Miller actually said this during the episode, so I could pull quote it instead of saying itself myself. But, seriously: is Mad Men kidding me? “Tomorrowland,” like … Continue reading →

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October 2, 2010

Lone Star Lament: Kyle Killen Discusses the Series’ Rise and Demise at Flow 2010

Lone Star Lament: A Q&A with Kyle Killen October 1st, 2010 While the online narrative about Lone Star‘s demise considered the show as an example of the divide between cable and network, or as a sign that critical praise actually … Continue reading →

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September 28, 2010

Glee – “Britney/Brittany”

“Britney/Brittany” September 28th, 2010 A week after opening with an unquestionably meta opening, Ryan Murphy did not stray far from that example with “Britney/Brittany”: in the opening scenes, Will expresses how he wants New Directions to know when to show … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Music

Series Premiere: The Voice – “Blind Auditions”

Season (Series?) Finale: Skins – “Eura/Everyone”

All Alone in the Moonlight: The Muddled Memory-Making of the 2011 Grammy Awards

Glee – “Special Education”

Glee – “Never Been Kissed”

Glee – “The Rocky Horror Glee Show”

The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC’s Sherlock

Season Finale: Mad Men – “Tomorrowland”

Lone Star Lament: Kyle Killen Discusses the Series’ Rise and Demise at Flow 2010

Glee – “Britney/Brittany”

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