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TV Report Card: Summer 2011
Summer is over and so are the short summer runs of a few TV shows I enjoy watching. We said goodbye for good to two of them, one with some bittersweetness and the other none too soon. I was really sad...
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TV Report Card: Fall/Winter 2011
Way, way too much television this season. I’ve made many attempts to cut back over the years, but failed miserably by having 12 (!) rotating shows during this season. Why so much? Truthfully, I’ve...
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The Great TV Shows: Quantum Leap (1989-1993)
“Theorizing that one can time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator… and vanished!” Every week for five seasons from 1989-1993, we heard that...
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TV Report Card: Winter/Spring 2012
Summer is here! You know what that means? Most of my shows have wrapped up for the year. I’m sad to say that it hasn’t been a thrilling run since two of my favorite shows ended way back in Feb/March...
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Quick Take: Breaking Bad: Seasons 1-4
Breaking Bad (2008-2011) Seasons 1-4 Created by Vince Gilligan One word: Wow. Two more words: Holy shit! Not since Lost have I been blown away so much by a television show. Granted, it wasn’t long ago...
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Emmy Awards Post Mortem
No Monday Movie Showcase today. Instead, I have some quick thoughts about last night’s Emmy Awards and, in keeping with the theme of TV, this week I will have a quick take on a few seasons of Damages...
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Quick Take: Damages Seasons 3 and 4
Damages Seasons 3 and 4 Created by Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Todd A. Kessler Oh Patty Hewes, you conniving little bitch. You better watch your back. Hewes may be less of a backstabber in these two...
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TV Report Card: Summer 2012
Ah, the dog days of summer. A misnomer if there ever was one. It was a terrific summer all around for me, especially in the area of television. I used to despise TV during the summer months. The...
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Tube Talk: Enlightened, Season 1
Enlightened, Season 1 (2010) Created by Mike White and Laura Dern The most vivid memory I have of Laura Dern is back in 1996 when I saw Citizen Ruth at Kendall Square in Cambridge. I was alone – which...
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Tube Talk: Parenthood, Season 4
Parenthood, Season 4 Showrunner: Jason Katims It deeply saddens me to say that the fourth season of this beautiful show is the weakest one we have seen so far. I’m unsure if it was due to the shortened...
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