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Category Archives: Television
The Insufferable Non-Apology [Media]
What? Have I done something wrong? Well, it’s not my fault. I mean, I suppose it is my fault. After all, sometimes I’m just too perfect. Or, you know, my biggest weakness is that I’m just so damn creative. I … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Television
Tagged 30 Rock, Chevy Chase, Community, Dan Harmon, Keith Olbermann, Tina Fey
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Mad Men: Top 10 Recaps, “Tea Leaves” [Recap the Recappers]
Like a mad dash, critics rush to bemoan, decry or shower praise on cable’s trendiest show each Monday morning. But who reigns supreme describing the return of Betty Draper Francis? Continue reading
Posted in Mad Men
Tagged Alan Sepinwall, Betty Draper Francis, Column Gimmicks, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Hitfix, Hollywood Reporter, January Jones, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Mark LIsanti, Matt Zoller Seitz, Peggy Olson, Recaps, Roger Sterling, Screeners, Slate, Slate Guy, The Atlantic Wire, The AV Club, The Big Lead, Tim Goodman, Todd VanDerWerff, TV, Vulture, Who will critique the critics?
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The End of Recaps? [TV Writing]
We spill a lot of ink talking about our favorite (or least favorite) TV shows. That’s probably a natural byproduct of a supposed “golden age” of television. But a bevy of essays encourage reviewers and recappers to look down at … Continue reading
Posted in Television, Writing
Tagged AV Club, Does Anyone Care, Gawker, Grantland, Mad Men, Navel Gazing, Recap Writing, TV Criticism, writing
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HBO’s Luck makes me angry, but TV critics make me angrier [Rants]
I liked this week’s episode of Luck. I poke a lot of fun at HBO’s overly serious drama, just because a story begging to be taken so seriously deserves it. It ends this week, and it’s been a worthy series … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged Accountability, David Milch, HuffPo, Luck, Storytelling, Vulture, writing
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The Walking Dead: Gimmick-less recap [TV Recap]
My last gimmick for the season finale of The Walking Dead was going to be my two cents: “How to fix the Walking Dead.” The crazy thing? I think they may have figured it out. Spoilers (TV and comic) ahead. … Continue reading
Posted in The Walking Dead
Tagged Comic Books, lori and carl are the worst, Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead, Zombies
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The Walking Dead “Better Angels” written like a TV critic’s gushing recap of HBO’s Luck
Doubt plagues all of us. It festers. It bubbles, it’s mostly suppressed. Until death, that is, strikes, reminding us the world is fragile and questioning our resolve. Doubt fuels Rick Grimes, his steady demeanor wobbly in the face of numerous … Continue reading
Posted in The Walking Dead
Tagged Luck, Overwrought, Recaps, Rick Grimes, Senior Colloquium, TV Criticism, Zombies
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The Walking Dead gang as cast of MTV’s The Challenge: Battle of the Exes [TV]
What’s your favorite escapist fare? Maybe you prefer an excruciating saga of the human race’s demise at the hands of mindless zombies. Or maybe you prefer madcap proof of the human race’s demise by the hands of mindless miscreants. No … Continue reading
Posted in Television, The Walking Dead
Tagged MTV, Reality TV, the challenge, Walking Dead, Wasting my time, Zombies
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The Walking Dead: Power Rankings [TV Recap]
“Don’t talk. Think.” Twice. TWICE Rick admonished his miscreant son with these three words during “Judge, Jury, Executioner,” our latest junior-high civics lesson masquerading as a zombie show. It’s advice The Walking Dead should consider taking. On the heels of … Continue reading
Posted in The Walking Dead
Tagged Comic Books, Power Rankings, Recaps, Rick Grimes, TV, Zombies
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The Walking Dead: Periscope [TV Review]
I’m not the only one who thought that was a totally different series last night, right? From the beginning, “18 Miles Out” felt, well, professional. Intriguing. Actually compelling. For once, the sparse sound effects, minimal dialogue, and tense, tight spaces … Continue reading
Posted in Television, The Walking Dead
Tagged Adaptations, AMC, Comics, Herschel, Lori is Awful, Rick Grimes, TV, Walking Dead, writing, Zombies
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Community is Fantastic. Also, Community is Exhausting [TV]
Sitcom geeks – self included – initially salivated over Splitsider’s tournament pitting the best sitcom episodes of all time. Inventive? A little. Silly? A lot. The obsessive cure for February doldrums? Sure. It was tough to quibble with Splitsider’s 32 … Continue reading
Posted in Humor?, Irony?, Television
Tagged Arrested Development, Better Off Ted, Cheers, Community, Exhausted, Fawlty Towers, Night Court, Sitcoms, Sort of kidding, The Simpsons
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What We’ve Learned: The Walking Dead, “Triggerfinger.” [TV Review]
Fair warning: “What We’ve Learned” may undergo some growing pains throughout its life. Let’s just get that straight going in. But, give everyone a break, including this twisted feature. It’s the zombie-pocalypse! There’s bound to be an adjustment period as … Continue reading
Posted in Television, The Walking Dead
Tagged Fail, fail, Hate, rants, sarcasm, Walking Dead, writing
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The Simpsons: Top 10 from 500 [TV]
The Simpsons’ 500th episode may seem more backhanded compliment than cause for celebration. After all, we’re a long way from the murderer’s row seasons four, five, six, seven, and eight. In fact, there’s a better chance I’ll turn away from … Continue reading
The Walking Dead: “Nebraska” [What We’ve Learned]
As you know, class, in the post-apocalyptic, nightmarish, barren, haunted wasteland following a zombie attack, it’s important to maintain some sort of semblance of education. Otherwise, what would happen? Yes, yes, we know, Laurie. Put your hand down. Of course, … Continue reading
House of Lies [TV Review]
Are you like me? Have you been a marketer? Business developer? Junior executive? Maybe you’ve shopped for vendors: software companies, management experts, processors, each promising to save you something. Maybe you’ve been privy to boardroom meetings. . Maybe – god … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Humor?, Television
Tagged Ben Schwarz, Better Off Ted, Consultants, Corporate Underbelly, Don Cheadle, Franklin & Bash, Grantland, House of Lies, Josh Lawson, Kristen Bell, Pitch, Showtime
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