Tag Archives: NBC
Sheltered by Speculation: How Smash Could Become a Different Show
How Smash Could Become a Different Show April 17th, 2012 On the one hand, my opinion of Smash remains unchanged since the last time I dropped in on it: this is still a show that does not have a clear … Continue reading
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Reduced to a Scheduling Experiment: The Cruel Fate of NBC’s Bent
Parks and Recreation launched as a shortened six-episode order because Amy Poehler was pregnant at the time, and they weren’t able to shoot any more episodes. The show that debuted was effectively an experiment, the first stab at merging together … Continue reading
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Smash – “The Callback”
“The Callback” February 13th, 2012 As is evidenced by the limited output here at Cultural Learnings, I don’t have a lot of free time right now, which is why I’ve been prioritizing watching television (an exercise that I find particularly … Continue reading
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“This Season, on NBC’s Smash“: The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview
The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview January 16th, 2012 It is no longer uncommon for networks to post pilots online in advance of their premieres, with FOX most recently using this strategy to help launch New Girl to some … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Community & Parks and Recreation
NBC’s Community and Parks and Recreation Aired: January to December I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to write about television for a wider audience at The A.V. Club, no moreso than with my weekly reviews of The Office. However, as … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Parks and Recreation – “The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian”
“The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian” May 19th, 2011 It’s unfortunate that I haven’t been able to review Parks and Recreation more regularly this season: while I had screeners for the first six episodes, anything after that proved difficult since so much of … Continue reading
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Community – “A Fistful of Paintballs”
“A Fistful of Paintballs” May 5th, 2011 “That was a game. This is paintball.” “A Fistful of Paintballs” is unquestionably a sequel to “Modern Warfare,” but I’d argue that it’s a fundamentally different episode on some level. It follows the … Continue reading
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The Office – “Goodbye, Michael”
“Goodbye, Michael” April 28th, 2011 As many of you know, for reasons I discussed last fall I’ve spent this season writing about The Office at The A.V. Club. It was a position I took in part because I was extremely … Continue reading
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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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Community – “Critical Film Studies”
“Critical Film Studies” March 24th, 2011 As Jeff Winger finds himself reenacting My Dinner with Andre with his friend Abed, who it seems has transformed himself overnight in a bid to relate better with society, he has a fairly violent … Continue reading
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