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10 Shows to (Hopefully) Watch in 2008 – #4 – Dexter
Since I’ve got these put together, I figure I’d keep the content coming for the new year – It sets a nice precedent, after all. This is a piece that is really part of a series of larger rants I have...
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Cable Bound: Sci-Fi Acquires Rights to Air Jericho
A while back, I noted how the Writers Strike finally showed one of its benefits when CTV picked up Mad Men for Canadian broadcast: it was a move that probably wouldn’t have happened if not for a lack...
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Season Premiere: United States of Tara –“Yes”
“Yes” March 22nd, 2010 Last week, Kelli Marshall noted that I had never reviewed a single episode of United States of Tara, Showtime’s comedy series which debuted last year and which won Toni Colette...
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Series Premiere: Treme –“Do You Know What It Means”
“Do You Know What It Means” April 11th, 2010 I’m in the middle of a fairly chaotic week (that will continue to be pretty chaotic until at least the weekend), and so I only today got a chance to sit...
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Season Finale: Treme –“I’ll Fly Away”
“I’ll Fly Away” June 20th, 2010 “I’m just a player.” I’ve fallen into an unfortunate trap over the past month or so with Treme, and it’s quite a common one: with a show this dense and devoid of...
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A Phantom Menace: Weiner’s Mad Men Spoiler War Misses Target
A Phantom Menace: Weiner’s Mad Men Spoiler War Misses Target July 27th, 2010 Last week, I wrote at length about how Matthew Weiner’s concerns regarding spoilers speaks to the awkward place of pre-air...
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HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling
HBO at TCA: Story, Genre and Scheduling August 8th, 2010 I’ve been following along with the news out of the Television Critics Association Press Tour through Twitter, but to be honest there hasn’t...
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Who is Conan‘s Conan?: A Personal Response to TBS’ Conan
Who is Conan‘s Conan?: A Personal Response November 8th, 2010 Watching Conan was a bit of a bizarre experience. Admittedly, I am not a regular viewer of Late Night, but Conan O’ Brien is probably the...
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So It’s Come To This: The Case for the Simpsons Clip Database
We should have known it would be FXX. Two days after critics questioned the fledgling cable channel’s cancellation of Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell, and what it meant for its future, FXX joined the...
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The Limits of Limitations: The Projection List’s TV Problem
Debuting today, The Projection List is presented as a resource tool: on one site, users can find theatrical, OnDemand, and Retail release dates for what looks generally to be the vast majority of...
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