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2013 in Review: The Best Shows — Honorable Mentions

There’s a lot of great TV every year. But not every season is worthy of my Top 10. Below are the best of the rest. Arrested Development — “Colony Collapse” The biggest overall problem with Season 4 of Arrested Development … Continue reading

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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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What I Watched This Week: 24 November 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “The Kid is All Right” (B+) Oftentimes when it comes to political satire on The Simpsons, the writers are just shooting fish in a barrel. But that doesn’t mean it’s not funny. Guest star Eva … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 20 Oct 2013

NEW SHOWS: @Midnight – Episode dated 10/21/2013 (B+) / series premiere A seriously fun game show, though the format won’t last long. Three comedians use iPads to come up with funny answers to games like Etsy Store or Porn Title … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 13 Oct 2013

Read about all the pilots I watched this week here. NEW SHOWS: Toy Story of Terror (B) / Halloween special An entertaining diversion, but doesn’t have near the emotional impact of the films or the sheer fun of the shorts. … Continue reading

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Test Pattern: Fall Pilots 2013

As the fall season got further and further away from me, I ended up dropping shows that were already on the verge of being canceled (Trophy Wife, The Goldbergs) or popular ones that I never had that much of an … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 6 Oct 2013

NEW SHOWS: The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” (B) The couch gag by Guillermo del Toro gets an A. The rest of the show follows the typical rule of almost all the Halloween specials: One story is great, one … Continue reading

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What I Watched This Week: 29 Sept 2013

NEW SHOWS: Breaking Bad – “Felina” (A) / series finale A fitting ending, even if we’ll be debating it for years to come. It’s cathartic and impressive and great finale for one of the greatest shows of all time. Read … Continue reading

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Fall TV Hangout: Week 4 (aka The Best Week Ever)

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Bart vs. Australia” (A) I’m such an idiot. Last year, I called “Blame it on Rio” as the best travel episode of The Simpsons. I was so wrong. This is the funniest, most ridiculous travelogue … Continue reading

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Fall TV Hangout: Week 3

The Simpsons – Season 6 “Homie the Clown” (B+) God bless Krusty. Along with Moe and Mr. Burns, they make up a trio of despicable men, who still provide some of the series’ biggest laughs. Krusty, yet again, has found … Continue reading

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