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30 Rock -30-
IT’S NOT OVER until Andy Greenwald writes about it. At least that’s how I feel about NBC’s Thursday night comedy For most of 2012, Greenwald wrote about 30 Rock, The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Community; I shared many of … Continue reading
Remembering 30 Rock (The Series that Reaganed)
NBC’S 30 ROCK wrapped up a seven-season run last night. It’s been one of my favorite shows for most of my time in Hawaii, and I’m sad to see it go. There’s been a lot of reflecting on the series, … Continue reading
Delayed Praise for Fey and Poehler
IN CASE YOU WERE LIKE ME and missed The Golden Globes last week, here’s Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s opening “monologue” for the event: I may not always agree with everything they say or skewer with their stand-up or on … Continue reading
TV in 2012: The December Dismantle
I BECAME AN INADEQUATE CRITIC OF TELEVISION the day that The Sopranos first aired. Over the last decade, “quality” televion has made premium cable channels home. So while I dabble with cable some (mostly for “genre” television), most of what … Continue reading
Being Mosby: Heart Holding Fast
THE HEART IS A FUNNY THING. People view it in extremes (which almost jives with the biblical picture). It may be deceitful, but it is also the springs of life. So I try to understand the heart in a middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Atlantic, How I Met Your Mother, Let Your Heart Hold Fast
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Being Mosby: Getting Out of the Pit
WHILE I AM MOST FOND of How I Met Your Mother comparison to LOST, some of its best moments show it a descendant of another show: Scrubs. Somewhere along the way, mixed in with the flashes backwards, forwards, and sideways, … Continue reading
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Tagged How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, The Pit
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The Doctor and Rory’s Goodbye
FEW TV SERIALS DO ‘GOODBYE’ as well or as often as the BBC’s Doctor Who. It’s a built-in reality, with either Doctor or companions leaving every season or two. The midpoint of the current season ended with the farewell of … Continue reading
Beautiful Music Meets Saturday Morning Cartoon
THIS VIDEO may not say it all, but it certainly sings a lot. Time to go find some Gummyberry Juice . . .
The Doctor’s Greatest Danger
WATCHING DOCTOR WHO AS A SINGLE GUY is always a bit unsettling. Ever since the show returned a few years ago, there’s been an emotional edge to the character rooted in his relational deficit, which becomes obvious whenever he loses … Continue reading
The Doctor Versus Calvin’s Snowmen?
ONE OF THE NICE ADDITIONS to my Christmas traditions has been the annual Doctor Who Christmas Special. These “one-off” episodes are something of a long-standing thing in Britain (a few series over there get them), and the folks at BBC … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 