Tag Archives: Return
A Plea for Pawnee: The Return of NBC’s Parks and Recreation
A Plea for Pawnee: The Return of Parks and Recreation January 20th, 2011 Parks and Recreation was my favorite show on television last year. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know this. Despite the … Continue reading
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Spring Premiere: Glee – “Hell-O”
“Hell-O” April 13th, 2010 I considering myself an appreciator of Glee, one of the few “deconstruction-focused” critics who has been writing about the show in a dedicated fashion (some weeks, it’s just Todd and I), but I don’t like that … Continue reading
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Moving into a Higher Genre Bracket: Consistency and Balance in FOX’s Fringe
Moving into a Higher Genre Bracket April 1st, 2010 There are some shows that I can honestly say I’ve given up on: I stopped watching shows like Desperate Housewives because it was clearly not going in an interesting direction, and … Continue reading
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Spring Premiere: V – “Welcome to the War”
“Welcome to the War” March 30th, 2010 I was tweeting earlier this week, in response to some questions from Chris Becker about why we start or stop watching shows, as it relates to what I’d call “Replacement Theory.” For ABC, … Continue reading
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The Final 3 Pushing Daisies – “Window Dressed to Kill”
“Window Dressed to Kill” Season 2, Episode 11 “The more you face your trauma the more power it has over you.” I had meant to make a note of the return of Pushing Daisies to readers ahead of time, considering … Continue reading
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Project Runway Canada Season 2 – “Episode Nine”
“Gimme Shelter” March 24th, 2009 When three people left in the first episode of the season, this was an inevitability: it was almost required that there would be some kind of twist where people could gain the chance to come … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: The Mole – “Episode One”
“Episode One” June 2nd, 2008 For the sake of not repeating my excitement from yesterday’s blog post, let’s get right to it: ABC’s new season of The Mole has a lot to live up to, and there’s a lot of … Continue reading
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Cautious Optimism: Awaiting the Return of “The Mole” to ABC
I loved The Mole. It was a reality show that did a lot of things right, many of which I could list for hours on end (And that my Elder brother waxes nostalgic about in this old blog post, although … Continue reading
Lost – “The Shape of Things To Come”
“The Shape of Things to Come” April 24th, 2008 Of all of Lost’s characters, I think I missed Daniel Faraday the most. He’s such a piece of work, but not in a negative context: he’s just a perfect character for … Continue reading
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