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1
Nov

What I Watched This Week: 26 Oct 2014

NEW SHOWS Eff you, baseball! CURRENT SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea” (B-) Despite Jim Carrey giving it his all, this definitely fell flat more often than it succeeded. But it failed by doing a lot of high-concept … Continue reading →

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25
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 19 Oct 2014

NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXV” (B+) A surprisingly solid entry. I found plenty to like in all three segments, particularly the first one’s vision of Hell as a school where Bart can actually succeed, but still … Continue reading →

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18
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 12 Oct 2014

NEW SHOWS Brooklyn Nine-Nine – “The Jimmy Jab Games” (A-) For better or worse, this is the heir apparent to The Office, with its consistently great ensemble cast, sweet little romances and the workplace’s own mythology. But I like this … Continue reading →

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12
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 5 Oct 2014

Between moving and being without internet for the week (because of the aforementioned moving), I wasn’t able to catch any of the new shows. Better luck next week. OLD SHOWS The Simpsons (Season 8) – “Treehouse of Horror VII” (A) … Continue reading →

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1
Sep

Summer TV Hangout 2014 Recap & Fall Preview

I didn’t watch quite as much TV this summer as I did last summer, and that’s probably a good thing. While I never made time for The Office (again) or season 2 of The Wire (that will come this fall), … Continue reading →

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30
Aug

Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 13

The Wire (Season 1) “Sentencing” (A) A satisfying finale for the viewer, but for the characters, the guilty pleas of most of the Barksdale crew are merely Pyrrhic victories for the detail. The montage at the end – showing that … Continue reading →

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23
Aug

Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 12

The Wire (Season 1) “Cleaning Up” (B+) A good set-up episode that strives for greatness with its tragedy, but doesn’t quite get there. Blackadder (Season 4) “Major Star” (A-) The sharpest episode yet, even if the Chaplin references are a … Continue reading →

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16
Aug

Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 11

The Wire (Season 1) “The Hunt” (A-) I love it when serial dramas pick up exactly where the previous episode left off, with the chaos from the botched undercover buy extending in all directions. As excessive use of force by … Continue reading →

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9
Aug

Summer TV Hangout: Week 10

The Simpsons (Season 7) “Summer of 4 Ft. 2” (A) Subjectively, any character on The Simpsons could be your favorite. But objectively, it’s hard to think of a character that’s better than Lisa. She remains resilient, even while carrying a … Continue reading →

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2
Aug

Summer TV Hangout 2014: Week 9

The Wire (Season 1) “Game Day” (A) This show. The cold open took place all inside that gym, as Stringer and Avon pay $20,000 for a ju-co ringer for their Eastside-Westside game. And I almost forgot about the cops. And … Continue reading →

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