Series Premiere: Dollhouse –“Ghost”
“Ghost” February 13th, 2009 According to logic, and the internal methodology given to Echo before an important mission, you can’t fight a Ghost. And, let’s be realistic, you can’t really pin one down...
View ArticleMoving into a Higher Genre Bracket: Consistency and Balance in FOX’s Fringe
Moving into a Higher Genre Bracket April 1st, 2010 There are some shows that I can honestly say I’ve given up on: I stopped watching shows like Desperate Housewives because it was clearly not going in...
View ArticleJustified –“The Collection”
“The Collection” April 20th, 2010 I don’t have anything particularly important to say about last night’s episode of Justified, but since I didn’t talk about last week’s episode (featuring the...
View ArticleHaven –“Butterfly”
“Butterfly” July 16th, 2010 The second episode of any series is often more telling than its pilot, as it represents the writers’ first chance to give an indication of where the series goes beyond the...
View ArticleSeason Premiere: Fringe –“Olivia”
“Olivia” September 23rd, 2010 Earlier this year, I wrote about what I called “procedural pacing,” wherein FX’s Justified gradually became more serialized throughout its first season: by starting with...
View ArticleReality Spoilers: Why The Jinx Can Be Spoiled (Even If It Should Be)
Last night, The Jinx ended its six-episode run on HBO. The documentary series came to a conclusion with a stunning sequence of events, building a tremendous amount of suspense: would the second...
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