Tag Archives: Parks and Recreation
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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Funny Business: Critical Analysis of Television Comedies, Part 2
The following is the second part of an ongoing, cross-blog conversation between myself and my A.V. Club colleague Ryan McGee. The first part of the conversation is posted at his blog, Boob Tube Dude, and can be found here (and … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations
Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … Continue reading
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A Final Forecast: Five Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations
5 Stories to Watch in the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 12th, 2011 After numerous failed attempts at writing about why I was struggling to write about the Emmy Awards, which will go down as a meta fail of epic proportions, … Continue reading
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Cultural Crowdsourcing: The Top Scenes of 2010
The Top Scenes of 2010 December 17th, 2010 So, the Top 10 Episodes of 2010 series will be taking a hiatus as I head into paper mode over the weekend (which means it will finish on Christmas Eve, in case … Continue reading
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Top 10 Episodes of 2010: “Sweetums” (Parks and Recreation)
“Sweetums” Aired: February 4th, 2010 [Cultural Learnings' Top 10 Episodes of 2010 are in no particular order, and are purely subjective - for more information, and the complete list as it goes up, click here.] When choosing between great episodes … Continue reading
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2010 Emmy Award Predictions: Lead Acting in a Comedy Series
Lead Acting in a Comedy Series August 25th, 2010 There is nothing particularly progressive about the Lead Acting awards on the comedy side: with Modern Family’s cast choosing to submit in supporting across the board, and with Lea Michele and … Continue reading
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And Your Winner, by Submission…: Analyzing 2010′s Emmy Tapes
And Your Winner, by Submission…: Analyzing 2010′s Emmy Tapes July 15th, 2010 Last week, I wrote a piece for Jive TV which described the next step in the Emmy Awards process, and the ways in which this post-nomination period is … Continue reading
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The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations
The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations July 8th, 2010 The Emmy nominations (which you can find in full here) are less a sign of what’s truly great on television and a more a sign of … Continue reading
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