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Emmy Picks 2013: Comedy

The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading

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TV Week: 19-25 May 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “The Saga of Carl Carlson,” “Dangers on a Train” (average: B+) / season finale While these two episodes were a marked improvement over the last run of them, I’m cutting the former a lot of … Continue reading

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TV Week: 12-18 May 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “The Fabulous Faker Boy” (C) Shows like Modern Family tend to add superfluous subplots. Those are easy enough to film. But on The Simpsons? You have to animate all that. I just don’t get it. … Continue reading

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TV Week: 5-11 May 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Whiskey Business” (C) This season’s completely limping to the finish line. Like last week, a decent A-story falls prey to having too many subplots to contend with. Modern Family – “My Hero” (A-) A rather … Continue reading

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