Category Archives: Television

And Then: Sherlock Season Four

So this teaser for Sherlock series four dropped today. And to think we’re just over five months away from this . . . I must say, I’m surprised we haven’t seen or heard anything from the next series of Doctor … Continue reading

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Change the Game with One Move

I’ve gotten into the habit of posting some of Jeff Winger’s “greatest hits” from the now-defunct show Community. Here’s his big speech from the end of season three (what could’ve been the last one from the original show runner).  A … Continue reading

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Asking the LEGO Question

It’s a good question, one that actually comes to mind every now and then.  Community season three: the question was asked, but was it every answered?

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LOST at 30 Rock

These days I’m enjoying a quick trip back through the fifth season of 30 Rock.  The wordplay throughout the season is amazing (particularly with the episode titled “College”).  It’s also interesting to see how often LOST was occasionally referenced in … Continue reading

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“For British Eyes Only”

I’ve got a number of friends traveling abroad this summer.  Two in particular are enjoying a couple of weeks in England.  Weird to think that I was just there a few months ago myself.  A version of Britain (known as … Continue reading

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Klosterman Looks Back on Television

Chuck Klosterman’s new book, But What If We’re Wrong?, dropped this past week.  The premise of the book is to cast thought forward a few hundred years and try and understand what we think we’re getting right now but might … Continue reading

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“The Traveling Wilburys of Pain”

One of my favorite episodes of Community is “Paradigms of Human Memory,” which aired late in the show’s second season.  It’s basically a clip shows of stories that were not told previously (and yet here we have footage of those … Continue reading

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Jeff Winger on Becoming a Community

The last couple of days I’ve shared some excerpts from a Plough Quarterly interview with Stanley Hauerwas on the idea of community, particularly as it can be “played out” in Christian faith and practice.  Now for something related and yet … Continue reading

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Laughter in High Definition

I’ve recently been re-watching the fourth season of 30 Rock, and I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’ve been laughing.  In many ways, the show is a total opposite of what I think is the funniest short-lived sitcom ever, Arrested … Continue reading

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Returning to Wayward Pines

One of the highlights of last summer was Fox’s Wayward Pines.  The 10-episode run took what was (supposedly) the best of three books and turned them into an eery, chilling story of a man who wakes up very, very far … Continue reading

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