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Happy Turkey Day!
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. The only TV watching I'll be doing today will involve football (and wondering why half my fantasy team is playing this afternoon and evening), but for those of you near your computers and in need of some more Thanksgiving-specific programming, I give you the ...
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Cougar Town, "Here Comes My Girl": Popping your balloon
Quick spoilers for tonight's "Cougar Town" coming up just as soon as I get the rolling pin... It's not at the level "Modern Family" is maintaining right now, but "Cougar Town" has found itself a nice little groove, and the show feels particularly strong in episodes like this one that just ...
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Modern Family, "Fizbo": The day the clown cried
Thoughts on tonight's "Modern Family" just as soon as I drive through neighborhoods that have only recently been gentrified... Thirty seconds into Fizbo, I tweeted an objection to "Modern Family" being the latest show to use the very tired in media res opening device. (See Tuesday's "V" for a ...
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Sons of Anarchy, "The Culling": I love it when a plan comes together
Spoilers for tonight's "Sons of Anarchy" coming up just as soon as I play with the siren... "I love all of ya." -Clay The previous two episodes of "Sons of Anarchy," "Balm" and "Service," took the show to a new creative level. Based on those two shows, and the general momentum of a cable ...
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V, "It's Only the Beginning": In treatment
Spoilers for the fall finale of "V" coming up just as soon as I show you my turbine room... "The more predictable we are, the more vulnerable we are." -Erica Well, if you're gonna make it that easy, "V"... As many of you know, Scott Peters was replaced as "V" showrunner shortly before the ...
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Fox mid-season schedule: get it while it's hot!
Over at NJ.com, I have the full details on Fox's mid-season schedule , which, as usual, requires a certain knowledge of trigonometry to completely understand.
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Lie to Me, "Secret Santa": Over there
Spoilers for last night's "Lie to Me" (plus some random thoughts on Jason Gedrick) coming up just as soon as I learn how to pronounce "Baltimore" the way the natives do... "Lie to Me" initially seemed like it was going to be just another crime procedural in a primetime landscape dotted with ...
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Dexter, "Hungry Man": Turkey for me, and a turkey for you
There's been clamor for a place to keep the "Dexter" discussion going, and I'm not made of stone. So as soon as I'm done watching an episode (as I did with "Hungry Man" a few minutes ago), I'll do a post that at least gives you guys the opportunity to talk about it. All I have to say is that ...
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How I Met Your Mother, "Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap": Slap your hands, everybody, and everybody slap your hands
Spoilers for last night's "How I Met Your Mother" coming up just as soon as I get crow's feet... "Slapsgiving 2" was a fun episode, and in some ways a sequel that improved on the original. Where the first "Slapsgiving" had one story that was a lot of fun (Slapsgiving), it also had one that ...
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Big Bang Theory, "The Vengeance Formulation": The Pasadena way
Thoughts on last night's "Big Bang Theory" coming up just as soon as I try to be the 101st caller to my favorite radio station... The biggest laughs in "The Vengeance Formulation" were contained in the Sheldon vs. Kripke storyline, with the one-two punch of Sheldon way overdoing the prank and ...
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House, "Ignorance Is Bliss": That's it for me?
Brief spoilers for last night's "House" - and an explanation for why I may not be writing about the show again for a while - coming up just as soon as I wonder what took them so long to acknowledge the resemblance between Omar Epps and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ... Okay, we're now at a point ...
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"I'ma call you back. I snitting next to Borpoh!"
In my haste to get out of the office on Friday, I neglected to link to my column about Oprah Winfrey deciding to end her syndicated talk show. At this late date, this post is mainly an excuse to quote one of my favorite Liz Lemon lines.
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What is the new logo?
You may have noticed that the blog logo has changed again. After last week's discussion , I've decided to do a new post each week announcing that a new logo has been posted, and inviting everybody to speculate on what it is. After a few days - or, at least, after enough people have very clearly ...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Seinfeld": The two Costanzas
Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Seinfeld": The two Costanzas
sepinwall.blogspot.com — A review of the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" finale (and the quasi-"Seinfeld" finale contained within) coming up just... as soon as I discriminate amongst wood... "That ending was so much better than the one that I wrote." -Larry David In that moment, ... Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Seinfeld": The two Costanzas
Getting caught up
Yesterday from around 4:30 on was a particularly busy time on the blog. Not only did I have all four NBC comedies to watch and review, plus a "Fringe" I'd seen in advance, but ABC and NBC announced the respective premiere dates and timeslots for "Lost" and "Chuck" right as I was getting ready ...
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30 Rock, "Sun Tea": That's a Cosby sweater!!!!
Quick thoughts on last night's "30 Rock" coming up just as soon as I take a low-volume shower with Ed Begley Jr... This was the strongest overall Thursday this season for NBC's comedies, and "Sun Tea" brought the evening to a fine close. Not all of it worked, but enough of it did (in that ...
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The Office, "Shareholders Meeting": Now we're up in the big leagues
The Office, "Shareholders Meeting": Now we're up in the big leagues
sepinwall.blogspot.com — Spoilers for last night's "The Office" coming up just as soon as I feel lacrimose... Michael Scott... believes he is a performer at heart, and "Shareholders Meeting" put him - and the show - on the biggest stage to date. It's one thing for Michael to ... The Office, "Shareholders Meeting": Now we're up in the ...
Parks and Recreation, "Hunting Trip": The good wound
Spoilers for "Parks and Recreation" - and if you missed it earlier, go check out Amy Poehler's favorite moments so far (complete with clips) - coming up just as soon as I peg you as a user of mouth tobacco... "Guys love it when you can show them you're better than they are at something they ...
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Community, "Environmental Science": Tigre, tigre, burning bright
Community, "Environmental Science": Tigre, tigre, burning bright
sepinwall.blogspot.com — Spoilers for "Community" coming up just as soon as I rest gently on your pecs... This was... a really strong night for all four of NBC's comedies, and this week I think "Community" was my favorite of the bunch. I'm always more kindly disposed to ... Community, "Environmental Science": Tigre, tigre, ...
Fringe, "August": I drink your cough syrup milkshake
Spoilers for tonight's "Fringe" coming up just as soon as I add "messy" to the APB... I've been waiting half the day to write this review, frequently procrastinating on other projects (like the return of "Lost" ), even though I watched a screener of "August" yesterday and could have banged it ...
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