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Season Premiere: Game of Thrones – “The North Remembers”

A review of the first episode of the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “The North Remembers.” Continue reading

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A Westerossi Balancing Act: Game of Thrones Season Two [Review]

A pre-air review of the HBO series’ second season. Continue reading

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A Gloss of Thrones: Game of Thrones – The Complete First Season [Blu-ray Review]

It is now widely accepted that the way we watch television is a variable – if you’re reading this, chances are that I don’t have to regale you with the myriad ways we can now watch the programming we’ve historically … Continue reading

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“This Season, on NBC’s Smash“: The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview

The Perils of the Extensive Post-Pilot Preview January 16th, 2012 It is no longer uncommon for networks to post pilots online in advance of their premieres, with FOX most recently using this strategy to help launch New Girl to some … Continue reading

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The Search for Significance: The Television Industry and the Golden Globes

Earlier this evening, my brother directed me to a piece at Slate defending the Golden Globes, something that we don’t see particularly often. Indeed, that is very much the impetus behind Tom Shone’s argument, praising the Globes relative to the … Continue reading

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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 – Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity

Trench Warfare: Kurt Sutter vs. Critics, Round Infinity January 4th, 2012 As a vocal critic of the third season of FX’s Sons of Anarchy, I was apprehensive going into its fourth season, and found myself more or less pleased with … Continue reading

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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Glee

The End of Covering Glee January 3rd, 2012 This was the year that the “3 Glees” theory died, in more ways than one. More practically, the show hired a writing staff in addition to its three creators (Ryan Murphy, Ian … Continue reading

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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Community & Parks and Recreation

NBC’s Community and Parks and Recreation Aired: January to December I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to write about television for a wider audience at The A.V. Club, no moreso than with my weekly reviews of The Office. However, as … Continue reading

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2011: The Year That Wasn’t – Louie

FX’s Louie Aired: June to September When, as a critic, you stop writing about a number of shows, there is always the risk that your opinion will begin to lean towards the critical consensus, especially if that critical consensus is … Continue reading

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