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New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Community - "Digital Exploration of Interior Design"

[Review based on "Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts" (3.11), "Contemporary Impressionists" (3.12) and "Digital Exploration of Interior Design" (3.13). Also, I'm trying a new format for this review where I separate my commentary by...

Mar 30 at 12:20am
New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Short Hiatus

I'll be on hiatus for the next couple weeks as I'll be traveling. I won't be able to watch or review my normal television shows so there will be no posts during this time.

Feb 21 at 12:18am
New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Parks & Recreation - "Dave Returns"

[Review based on "Bowling for Votes" (4.13),"Operation Ann" (4.14) and "Dave Returns" (4.15)] With Louis C.K. returning to Parks this week as Leslie's former beau Dave, we were guaranteed some awkward moments. While I'm not sure this episode...

Feb 18 at 1:34am
New post in TV Potpourri:

TV's Best Title Sequences

In response to Allen's post about the best TV opening sequences (over at It's Primetime Somewhere), I made a list of my favorite title sequences. The best openings set the mood for the show, often featuring distinctive visuals or a catchy theme...

Feb 17 at 1:43am
New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Happy Endings - "Everybody Loves Grant"

[Review based on "Makin' Changes!" (2.12), "The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre" (2.13) & "Everybody Loves Grant" (2.14).] While Happy Endings has always been a show about the entire group, there are certain characters whose relationships receive...

Feb 15 at 11:29pm
New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Smash - "The Callback"

[Review based on "Pilot" (1.01) and "The Callback" (1.02)] In a way, Smash is a balancing act, even if the different sides only battle inside the writers' minds. Because it shares some superficial similarities with other shows, it must deal...

Feb 15 at 10:14pm
New post in Song of the Week:

"I Belong in Your Arms" by Chairlift

As far as origin stories go, Chairlift's is pretty unique: the band came together in 2005 to create live music for haunted houses. In 2006, the band outgrew their original aspirations and moved to New York. After the departure of founding...

Feb 13 at 9:56pm
New post in Liveblogs:

54th Grammys

Allen (of It's Primetime Somewhere) and I will be conducting a liveblog of the 54th Grammys. It will mainly consist of us trying to entertain ourselves with (debatably) clever pop-culture references, praise or criticism of each award winner and...

Feb 11 at 4:58pm
New post in TV Episode Reviews:

Happy Endings - "The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre"

[Review based on "Meat the Parrots" (2.11), "Makin' Changes!" (2.12) & "The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre" (2.13).] After a 3-week break, Happy Endings returns and makes use of the small hiatus to mark a new direction. Following a small arc of...

Feb 10 at 2:55am
New post in Music Reviews:

Music Review Methodology

[Before starting my television reviews, I wrote a post outlining how my television reviews would work. Since my music reviews will have a different focus and goal, I wrote this post to explain what you can expect.] Music criticism tends to...

Feb 9 at 2:55am
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