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Series Premiere: Terra Nova – “Genesis”
“Genesis” September 26th, 2011 Considering that I haven’t written about a single fall pilot, it might seem unfortunate that I’m choosing Terra Nova. It isn’t the best network pilot I’ve seen, or my favorite: I those crowns would probably go … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Torchwood: Miracle Day – “The New World”
“The New World” July 8th, 2011 It’s a familiar story by now: like a large number of other critics, Torchwood was pretty far off my radar until Children of Earth (which I reviewed here), the show’s third series/season that took … 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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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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Papacy without Purpose: A Review of Showtime’s The Borgias
Papacy without Purpose: Showtime’s The Borgias April 3rd, 2011 Things do come in threes, don’t they? As critics across the country confront a trio of drama series which all fall into the broad category of costume drama (albeit with some … 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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Who is Conan‘s Conan?: A Personal Response to TBS’ Conan
Who is Conan‘s Conan?: A Personal Response November 8th, 2010 Watching Conan was a bit of a bizarre experience. Admittedly, I am not a regular viewer of Late Night, but Conan O’ Brien is probably the host that I enjoy … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: The Walking Dead – “Days Gone Bye”
“Days Gone Bye” October 31st, 2010 I addressed The Walking Dead generally in my piece last night, but I do want to address the premiere in particular. As far as premieres go, this is a really strong effort aesthetically: character … Continue reading
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On Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead
On Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead October 31st, 2010 I’ve already written enough about Halloween episodes (both in my review of The Office at The A.V. Club and in my piece on Halloween-themed TV episodes at Antenna) that writing … Continue reading
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