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2009 Emmy Nominations Analysis: Power to the People?
Power to the People? 2009 Emmy Nominations Analysis The people have the power, and the people have pretty darn good taste. That’s the story out of this year’s Emmy award nominations (click here for...
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Series Premiere: V –“Pilot”
“Pilot” November 3rd, 2009 “Where were you this morning?” From an overall scheduling standpoint, V’s early November debut is problematic. It forces the show into airing only four short episodes this...
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V –“There is No Normal Anymore”
“There is No Normal Anymore” November 10th, 2009 “You still don’t understand humanity.” And neither does this show. After a fairly solid pilot that did a good job of making this premise seem like it...
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Fall Finale: V –“It’s Only the Beginning”
“It’s Only the Beginning” November 24th, 2009 “Is this the real life / is this just fantasy … open your eyes / look up to the skies and see” In addressing the fall finale of ABC’s science fiction...
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Season Premiere: Lost –“LA X”
“LA X” February 2nd, 2010 “Nothing is Irreversible.” To say that I am excited about the final season of Lost is an understatement, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. I was excited, for instance,...
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Spring Premiere: V –“Welcome to the War”
“Welcome to the War” March 30th, 2010 I was tweeting earlier this week, in response to some questions from Chris Becker about why we start or stop watching shows, as it relates to what I’d call...
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Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Official Ballot Miscellany
Official Ballot Miscellany June 4th, 2010 Earlier this evening, Emmy voting officially began; this isn’t particularly important to us non-voters, but it does mean that the official ballots were...
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The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations
The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations July 8th, 2010 [For complete analysis of the 2010 Emmy Nominees, head to my full breakdown, "The Trick is to Watch TV," here.] Here are the nominees for the...
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The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations
The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations July 8th, 2010 The Emmy nominations (which you can find in full here) are less a sign of what’s truly great on television and a more a sign...
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2010 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions: Guest Acting
2010 Creative Arts Emmys Predictions August 21st, 2010 Each year the Creative Arts Emmys are a celebration of the unsung heroes, albeit a celebration which remains largely unsung: few ever really get...
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