Tag Archives: Pilot
Review: NBC’s The Event an Exercise in Zeitgeist-Chasing Self-Indulgence
Review: NBC’s The Event September 19th, 2010 What is the function of mystery? You might feel that this is a particularly silly question, but I think that television producers are beginning to misinterpret just what makes mysteries a key component … Continue reading
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Review: NBC’s Chase Lacks Character, Consequence
Review: NBC’s Chase September 20th, 2010 If NBC’s Chase – debuting tonight at 9/8c – were the only show on the air about U.S. Marshals, I’d probably be more inclined to recommend it. There is nothing particularly terrible about its … Continue reading
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Nikita – “2.0″
“2.0″ September 16th, 2010 Admittedly, the sheer chaos of future Thursdays means that Nikita is unlikely to be part of my regular viewing rotation yet alone my regular blogging rotation, but “2.0″ (the series’ first post-pilot episode) was interesting enough … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Nikita – “Pilot”
“Pilot” September 9th, 2010 As far as world-building goes, The CW’s Nikita is comfortable remaining in familiar territory: shadowy “government” organizations working under the guise of national security while in fact engaging in nefarious activities was something that Alias and … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: New Beginnings in “The Freshman” and “City Of” (Buffy and Angel)
New Beginnings in “The Freshman” and “City Of” June 19th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by bookmarking the Cultural Catchup Project page … Continue reading
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Season Finale: 30 Rock – “I Do Do”
“I Do Do” May 20th, 2010 I haven’t written about 30 Rock in a very long time, so you’d think I’d have a lot to say: after all, “I Do Do” actually had a “Previously on 30 Rock” sequence, which … Continue reading
The Cultural Catchup Project: Story and Scale in Hellmouth and Harvest (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
“Story and Scale in Hellmouth and Harvest” April 10th, 2010 [This is the first in a series of posts over the next few months as I catch up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel for the first time. For … Continue reading
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