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July 8, 2010

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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July 7, 2010

Why I’m Not Writing 2010 Emmy Nominations Predictions

Why I’m Not Writing 2010 Emmy Nominations Predictions July 7th, 2010 Like anyone who follows the Emmy Awards, I have accepted that I will derive equal parts pain and pleasure from this particular interest. While I pride myself in remaining … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2010

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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June 1, 2010

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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January 6, 2010

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy January 6th, 2010 Last night, when watching Better Off Ted, I tweeted the following: When I made the comment, I was really only trying to say that while … Continue reading →

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December 21, 2009

The Best of 2009: The Shows of the Year

The Shows of the Year December 21st, 2009 When you’re selecting the Top 10 shows of the year, you reach the point where you have to ask yourself: what would the year have been like if this show hadn’t been … Continue reading →

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October 11, 2009

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 →

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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May 19, 2009

Upfronts Analysis: NBC 2009-2010 Fall Schedule

NBC 2009-2010 Schedule May 19th, 2009 NBC is not a network of surprises: it announced its new shows at its Infront presentation, we’ve known about Jay Leno moving to 10pm for ages, and even Chuck’s renewal was something that was … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2009

The McNuttCast: Episode Two – The Juno Awards

In this week’s first “normal” edition of The McNuttCast, we can’t entirely get away from talking Battlestar Galactica – while I had the privilege of collaborating with Devindra Hardawar and Meredith Woerner on the epic /Filmcast Series Finale discussion [LINK], … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Parks and Recreation

The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations

Why I’m Not Writing 2010 Emmy Nominations Predictions

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting

Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Drama and Comedy Series

More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy

The Best of 2009: The Shows of the Year

Cultural Catchup: The Week in Comedy

2009 Emmy Award Predictions: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Upfronts Analysis: NBC 2009-2010 Fall Schedule

The McNuttCast: Episode Two – The Juno Awards

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