Tag Archives: Series Premiere
The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC’s Sherlock
The Pleasure of the ‘Unnecessary’: BBC/PBS’ Sherlock July 31st, 2010 / October 24th, 2010 Before I watched it, I found Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ Sherlock [which premiered tonight on PBS in the U.S., but which aired on the BBC … Continue reading
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Review: NBC’s Outsourced Lives Down to the Anti-Hype
Review: NBC’s Outsourced September 23rd, 2010 Considering how terrible Outsourced – debuting tonight at 9:30/8:30c on NBC – is, we need to ask ourselves the question: where did this go wrong? While it awfulness perhaps pushes us to suggest that … Continue reading
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Review: NBC’s Undercovers Can’t Hide from J.J. Abrams’ Reputation
“Pilot” September 22nd, 2010 In the future, I think J.J. Abrams should operate under a pseudonym (or go undercover, if you prefer the pun). If it were not for his presence, I think I’d be able to write a review … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Lone Star – “Pilot”
“Pilot” September 20th, 2010 “If you want to make something last, you need to make it with your own two hands.” David Bordwell, a prominent film scholar, wrote earlier this month about his personal experience with television as medium, in … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Boardwalk Empire – “Pilot”
“Pilot” September 19th, 2010 I could very, very easily write a couple of thousand words about the pilot for Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s latest prestige drama series which debuted last night. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning … Continue reading
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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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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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The Atemporality of The Pillars of the Earth and its Impact on Game of Thrones
The Atemporality of The Pillars of the Earth and its Impact on Game of Thrones July 23rd, 2010 I have never read Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, but I have a feeling that it would be a very … Continue reading
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Series Premiere: Haven – “Welcome to Haven”
“Welcome to Haven” July 9th, 2010 Haven was filmed about a half hour away from my current location in the suburbs of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and so there is a certain novelty to watching the premiere and seeing familiar … Continue reading
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