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TV Week: 31 Mar-6 Apr 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Following – “Whips and Regret” (B-) Despite getting bogged down with some of the worst dialogue since The Room, I really like where this show is going with the cult starting to crack. Despite the episode’s constant … Continue reading

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TV Week: 24-30 Mar 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Following – “Guilt” (B-) The first 2/3rds of this episode were about as good as this show gets, but then they just had to blow it. The writers have basically painted themselves into a corner, and it’s definitely … Continue reading

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TV Week: 3-9 Mar 2013

NEW SHOWS: Girls – “It’s Back” (B+) Once again, a fascinating story that’s incomplete because we have to deal with Hannah’s crap. Read my review here. The Simpsons – “Gorgeous Grampa” (B-) A bit of a nasty episode, and not … Continue reading

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TV Week: 24 Feb-2 Mar 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Oscars (B) Though it ran way too long and I thought they botched the Bond montage and musicals tribute, I thought this was a fine Oscars and a step up from Billy Crystal’s tired shtick. Seth MacFarlane as … Continue reading

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TV Week: 10-16 Feb 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Love is a Many-Splintered Thing” (B-) Certainly not a great episode, but lots of really hilarious throwaway gags. My favorite was Homer and Bart watching the British rom-com Love Indubitably, which featured Hugh Grant as … Continue reading

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TV Week: 3-9 Feb 2013

NEW SHOWS: Super Bowl XLVII (B+) One of the most thrilling Super Bowls of all time, though it was interrupted by a momentum-killing blackout and so-so commercials. The best of the sorry lot was easily the heart-tugging Clydesdale reunion set … Continue reading

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TV Week: 27 Jan-2 Feb 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Changing of the Guardians” (B+) One of two episodes this season I genuinely enjoyed without qualification. Its biggest asset is the lack of a B-plot, focusing on Homer and Marge’s quest to find legal guardians … Continue reading

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TV Week: 20-26 Jan 2013

NEW SHOWS: Girls – “I Get Ideas” (B+) A total improvement over the premiere. Read my review here. The Following – Pilot episode (B) / airs Mondays at 8pm CST on Fox Suitably creepy, but the writing suffers from two … Continue reading

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