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The Olympic Myth: NBC’s Failure Overshadows Parenthood’s Potential Success
The Olympic Myth March 3rd, 2010 I really should have written this post in advance so I could post it as soon as the headlines started to hit, but alas I held out hope that perhaps we could disconnect...
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Series Premieres: CTV’s Hiccups and Dan for Mayor
Personally, Corner Gas had overstayed its welcome when Brent Butt chose to end its run after its sixth season, but the Canadian public didn’t feel the same way: the show was still a success to the...
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Life Unexpected –“Formal Reformed”
“Formal Reformed” March 15th, 2010 I don’t have a whole lot to say about “Formal Reformed,” to be honest: by nature of its winter formal setting, it played into the show’s history exactly as one would...
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Parenthood –“The Big ‘O’”
“The Big ‘O’” April 6th, 2010 I am well aware that Parenthood is not a perfect show, oscillating between moments of quiet complication and moments of tidy resolution without really earning the latter,...
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Procedural Pacing: Why Justified’s Non-Serial Episodes are…you know…Justified
Procedural Pacing: FX’s Justified April 8th, 2010 Over the past few days, there have been a number of pieces being written about FX’s future, as the network recently announced that they were moving...
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Jimmy Johnson vs. Survivor: Notoreity and Narrative in Nicaragua
“Young At Heart” September 15th, 2010 The biggest challenge for a reality series like Survivor is finding a way to make things interesting in the beginning. The show so heavily relies on characters...
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Season Premiere: The Big Bang Theory –“The Robotic Manipulation”
“The Robotic Manipulation” September 23rd, 2010 My relationship with The Big Bang Theory is more or less entirely critical: while I do have an affection for Sheldon as a character, and was very...
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Season Premiere: Caprica –“Unvanquished”
“Unvanquished” October 5th, 2010 Returning to numbers below its performance earlier this year, Caprica seems to be heading for an early death. On the one hand, this disappoints me: as a fan of this...
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Fringe –“The Firefly”
“The Firefly” January 21st, 2011 There is a lot to like about “The Firefly.” Any episode which centers on John Noble is bound to be of high quality in the performance area, and pairing him with guest...
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What Does TNT Know, Again?: On The Fate of Men of a Certain Age
On The Fate of TNT’s Men of a Certain Age July 11th, 2011 It hasn’t exactly been a secret that critics are fans of TNT’s Men of a Certain Age, but the simultaneous posting of two independent articles...
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Better Without The Bear: How The Cancellation Bear Damages Ratings Culture
Over the past year or so, I’ve engaged with what I would call a friendly feud with the Cancellation Bear, the—as far as we know—fictional mascot of ratings site TV By The Numbers. In truth, I have no...
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A Singular Success: On NBC’s Curiosity-courting The Sound of Music Live
The Sound of Music Live is officially a ratings success by nearly every metric imaginable, with the records—Highest rated non-sports Thursday in the demo since ER finale! Most watched non-sports...
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No one watched a great Emmys telecast, which really shouldn’t surprise us
The 2016 Emmys were, quite objectively, a well-produced show. They came in on time, helped by a couple of absent acting winners. They included a meaningful number of surprises, including wins for...
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