Tag Archives: freaks and geeks

19
Jul

Summer TV Hangout: Week 7

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Treehouse of Horror V” (A) Overall, it’s the greatest of all the Halloween specials, with their most spot-on parody ever, a hilarious Twilight Zone/Outer Limits riff, and a short that actually gets better on repeated viewings. … Continue reading →

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13
Jul

Summer TV Hangout: Week 6

Freaks and Geeks – Season 1 “Carded and Discarded” (A) This was the only episode I remember watching when the show was originally on. There’s no way I could have imagined just how much it would mean to me later … Continue reading →

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6
Jul

Summer TV Hangout: Week 5

I’m now completely done with House of Cards and I have to say that while I’m not disappointed, the show could have gone deeper, given its characters more to do (aside from Frank and Peter) and been a little more devastating. Season … Continue reading →

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29
Jun

Summer TV Hangout: Week 4

As always, it’s open season on Twitter to discuss these shows with me. House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Eight” (A) Frank visits his alma mater for a library dedication and ends up pondering his life. His drunken reunion … Continue reading →

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23
Jun

Summer TV Hangout: Week 3

I started calling this a “hangout,” so let’s make that happen. If you’d like to chat about any of these episodes, or throw in suggestions for shows you’d like me to cover in the future, reply to me on Twitter … Continue reading →

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16
Jun

Summer TV Hangout: Week 2

House of Cards – Season 1 “Chapter Four” (A-) We get down to business in this installment as Frank sacrifices a sheep that refused to become a wolf like him. The back-office dealings with Kevin Spacey are what I love … Continue reading →

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10
Jun

Summer TV Hangout: Week 1

House of Cards (U.S.) – Season 1 “Chapter Two” (A-) Improves upon the premiere in every way. Frank’s conniving to get rid of Michael Kern (Kevin Kilner) as Secretary of State is absolutely genius and makes for riveting television. Sure, … Continue reading →

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1
Jun

Summer TV Hangout: Week 0

The A.V. Club got started a little early on their summer shows, so I will, too. Full coverage starts next week. Freaks and Geeks – Season 1 Pilot episode (A) I’ve heard for years that this is the ultimate cult show, the best … Continue reading →

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31
May

Summer TV Hangout Lineup

Even though Fox is the umpteenth network to claim they’ll be doing “year-round programming,” networks by-and-large take the summer off, with the occasional cable series popping up to fill in the void. I’ll be covering shows like Breaking Bad, The Newsroom … Continue reading →

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