Tag Archives: Showtime
Season Premiere: Shameless – “Summertime” and Televisual Space
“Summertime” and Televisual Space January 8th, 2012 After rewatching the entire first season over the holidays with my parents, I found myself enjoying Shameless more than when it premiered (as I wrote about soon after), and I looked forward to … Continue reading
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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Shameless and Strike Back
Showtime’s Shameless Aired: January to March With Shameless starting its second season next weekend, and with my parents recently gaining access to an expansive OnDemand archive featuring the series, I’ve taken the past week or so to introduce them to … Continue reading
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Hope Springs Intermittently: Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations
Stories of the 2011 Emmy Nominations July 14th, 2011 My favorite thing about Emmy nomination morning is the sense of hope. It lingers in the air before the 5:35am PT announcement – last night, as both coasts drifted off to … 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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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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Season Finale: Shameless – “Father Frank, Full of Grace”
“Father Frank, Full of Grace” March 27th, 2011 By the conclusion of its first season, I would argue that Showtime’s Shameless found something of an identity independent of its British predecessor. This is not to say that the show is … Continue reading
Ch-Ch-Changes: Thoughts on January’s British TV Invasion
Ch-Ch-Changes: January’s British TV Invasion January 19th, 2011 While television in general has become inundated with adaptations of British series, or shows about adaptations of British series, or shows which have been imported from Britain, the past few days have … Continue reading
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HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling
HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling August 8th, 2010 I’ve been following along with the news out of the Television Critics Association Press Tour through Twitter, but to be honest there hasn’t really been anything that’s caught my attention: … Continue reading
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The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations
The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations July 8th, 2010 The Emmy nominations (which you can find in full here) are less a sign of what’s truly great on television and a more a sign of … Continue reading
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Season Finale: United States of Tara – “From This Day Forward”
“From This Day Forward” June 7th, 2010 I wish that I had more to say about United States of Tara’s second season finale, but for the most part I don’t. This is not to say that the episode wasn’t enjoyable, … Continue reading
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