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Season Premiere: Breaking Bad – “Box Cutter”
“Box Cutter” July 17th, 2011 It has been over thirteen months since Breaking Bad finished its third season, which isn’t something that happens all that often. Of course, AMC will be dealing with this issue twice in one year when … Continue reading
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Review: FX’s Wilfred is Weird (in More Ways Than One)
I am very curious to see how people respond to FX’s Wilfred, which debuts tonight at 10/9c on FX. On the one hand, I’m interested in how divisive the show’s premise will be: this is a decidedly weird premise, and … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: Angel – “Heartthrob”
“Heartthrob” May 18th, 2011 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 where I’ll be posting a link to … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Doctor Who – “The Impossible Astronaut”
“The Impossible Astronaut” April 23rd, 2011 “Human beings – I thought I’d never get done saving you.” As Doctor Who enters its sixth “series” (which I refer to as season above to avoid confusion with similarly titled posts on the … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: United States of Tara – “…youwillnotwin…”
“…youwillnotwin…” March 28th, 2011 When United States of Tara entered its second season, the Gregson family thought that everything had changed: Tara had defeated her alters through the use of medication, and the entire family was ready to move forward … Continue reading
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Mildred vs. The Miniseries: Structure and Scheduling in HBO’s Mildred Pierce
Structure and Scheduling in HBO’s Mildred Pierce March 27th, 2011 The front cover of the press kit sent to critics for HBO’s Mildred Pierce suggests that Kate Winslet is Mildred Pierce in a five-part Miniseries. The inside cover, meanwhile, touts … Continue reading
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Back to the (Reality) Future: “Unfinished Business” and “Redemption Island”
Back to the (Reality) Future: The Amazing Race and Survivor February 20th, 2011 Watching the Survivor: Redemption Island premiere, I listened to Jeff Probst with a certain degree of skepticism. His argument was that Rob and Russell both had their … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: The Chicago Code – “Pilot”
“Pilot” February 7th, 2011 In some ways, The Chicago Code seems like the only new series premiering this midseason. Oh sure, there are a number of other shows making their debuts in the first two months of the year, but … Continue reading
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