Category Archives: Reviews

What “Orphan Black” can teach networks about luring back viewers

June 16, 2013 – 1:50 pm

Lavish praise has been heaped upon “Orphan Black” in recent weeks, and with good reason. In the hit-and-miss world of BBC genre programming, “Black” proved to be a cut above the rest, with enough style, wit, and intelligence to earn a devout (if small) following on Saturday nights. Most of the attention has (quite rightly) […]

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Why the questions “Wilfred” asks are more important than its lack of answers

June 15, 2013 – 1:49 pm

“Wilfred” isn’t the type of show that’s for everyone. I understand why many can’t lock into the rhythms and perspectives of a show based around existential crises, unreliable narrators, and a man in a dog suit. I get all of that. And yet, “Wilfred” holds a special place in the television landscape, a space in […]

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“Cougar Town” Review: “Flirting With Time”

February 19, 2013 – 10:30 pm

I’m not reviewing “Cougar Town” this week over at The A.V. Club because it’s “Second Opinions” time there. Basically, a whole buncha writers are swapping a whole buncha shows. I’ll still be covering “Spartacus” because I’m pretty sure I’m the only one over there that watches it, and I’m covering “House Of Cards” as per […]

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“Scandal” Review: “Nobody Likes Babies”

February 8, 2013 – 12:06 am

There’s something to be said about a show that absolutely knows what it is, yet consistently surprises itself along the way.
There’s something to be said about a show that doesn’t just settle for being a soap opera, but barrels headlong into the world of opera itself.
There’s something to be said about a show that lures […]

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“Justified” Review: “Kin”

February 5, 2013 – 11:00 pm

There’s little that I can add to the thousands upon thousands of words written about “Justified” each week than to simply say that’s this fourth season has found the program as once again the most pleasurable hours on television. The word “pleasurable” might sound odd, considering the amount of tension, violence, and duplicity on display. […]

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“Justified” Review: Season 4 unearths new aspect of Harlan County as well as its characters

January 7, 2013 – 6:39 pm

Certain shows do certain things well. When it comes to FX’s “Justified”, making its long-overdue return to television on January 8th, the thing that comes to mind most often while watching it is the sense of place that the show evokes better than almost any other on the small screen. The characters don’t simply live […]

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“Fringe” Review: “The Human Kind”

December 7, 2012 – 11:30 pm

With the show back on for three weeks in December, I check in over at HitFix on the latest ep.
Enjoy!

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“Parks and Recreation” Review: “Pawnee Commons”

November 29, 2012 – 10:33 pm

When all is said and done, “Parks and Recreation” is going to make my year-end Top 10 list, and make it comfortably on there. When it’s on, it’s on like little else on TV, and Leslie Knope voting for herself in the season four finale was not only one of the best TV moments of […]

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“30 Rock” Review: “Mazel Tov, Dummies!”

November 29, 2012 – 9:14 pm

Whether or not Tina Fey intends Liz Lemon to be a proxy for issues related to feminism, it’s clear that Liz herself views herself within that prism. So much of tonight’s episode “Mazel Tov, Dummies!” depicts Liz’s struggles with her desire for a “princess” wedding clashing with her desire to buck societal trends at the […]

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“Homeland” Review: “Two Hats”

November 25, 2012 – 10:48 pm

Warning: spoilers for tonight’s “Homeland” below the fold…

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