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Best of the Decade… So Far – TV
It’s hard to believe the decade is half gone already. In these five years, I’ve graduated from college, moved back in with my parents, struck out on my own, and gotten married. And I’ve consumed a ridiculous amount of pop … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, breaking bad, brooklyn nine-nine, colbert report, community, daily show, fargo, friday night lights, hannibal, happy endings, it's always sunny in philadelphia, key and peele, louie, men of a certain, modern family, newsroom, orange is the new black, parks and rec, terriers, true detective, veep
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Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2014
Procrastination got the better of me, and I never got around to posting my picks for this year’s ceremony, though I would have been dead on in several categories from my notes. But there’s still plenty to be excited and … Continue reading
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Tagged 700 sundays, americans, billy crystal, breaking bad, brooklyn nine-nine, community, emmys, fargo, hannibal, hbo, house of cards, key and peele, lego, modern family, netflix, oitnb, orange is the new black, scandal, simpsons
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What I Watched This Week: 18 May 2014
NEW SHOWS Louie – “Elevator, Part 2” (A-), “Elevator, Part 3” (B+) Louie is one of those rare shows where the A-story is good but is overflowing with great stuff in the periphery. I can’t think of another show that would have … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, hannibal, louie, modern family, office, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 11 May 2014
NEW SHOWS Louie – “So Did the Fat Lady” (A), “Elevator, Part 1” (B+) The first episode is another knockout, featuring a terrific performance from the lovely Sarah Baker as the overweight waitress who hits on Louie, then eviscerates him … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, louie, modern family, simpsons
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What I Watched This Week: 4 May 2014
NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Brick Like Me” (A-) To me, this LEGO episode works even better than Community‘s G.I. Joe episode. The animation is gorgeous and this feels like the first time in forever Homer’s been given something more to do than … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, hannibal, louie, modern family, saturday night live, simpsons, snl
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What I Watched This Week: 13 April 2014
NEW SHOWS The Following – “The Reaping” (D+) This show just isn’t satisfying any more. It’s stupid and the violence doesn’t serve any purpose. It’s just an ugly, pointless show. (But of course I have to see what happens the next two episodes. … Continue reading
2013 in Review: The Best Shows
What a year for TV. I watched more of it than ever but, as you’ll see at the bottom, there was so much I couldn’t even get to. Such is the embarrassment of riches we have on our TVs, tablets … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, breaking bad, brooklyn nine-nine, hannibal, happy endings, hbo, key and peele, netflix, newsroom, orange is the new black, parks and rec, veep
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Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2013
I watched more TV than ever, which left me more vulnerable to the Emmys’ penchant for snubbing great shows and performances in favor of the same ol’, same ol’. Even so, there were still plenty of surprises. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, arrested development, behind the candelabra, downton abbey, enlightened, episodes, game of thrones, girls, hannibal, happy endings, house of cards, jimmy kimmel, louie, modern family, newsroom, office, parks and rec, ring of fire, saturday night live, snl, veep
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Emmy Picks 2013: Drama
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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Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead
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The Best of 2013… So Far – TV
5. House of Cards – “Chapter Eight” (premiered Feb. 1) Easily the standout amongst many very good but ultimately frustrating episodes. In this diversion, Frank goes back to his alma mater for a library dedication and reconnects with his best … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, hannibal, house of cards, modern family, netflix, parks and rec
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