Credits where Credits Are (or Aren’t) Due: Why Nurse Jackie has the Worst...
Credits where Credits Are (or Aren’t) Due: Why Nurse Jackie has the Worst Credits Sequence in Television January 3rd, 2010 When you write about television as much as I do, there are always ideas for...
View ArticleSeries Premiere: Human Target –“Pilot”
“Pilot” January 14th, 2010 Airing two nights before its American premiere (Sunday at 8pm ET) may seem like a big deal for Canadian viewers of FOX’s new series Human Target, but it’s not as if the...
View ArticleThe Theme Song Lives: 2009-10′s Emmy Contenders for “Main Title Design”
The Theme Song Lives: “Main Title Design” in 2009-10 April 19th, 2010 There’s a lot of news posts out there today which are viewing the elimination of the “Outstanding Main Title Theme Music” Emmy...
View ArticleThe Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations
The Trick is to Actually Watch TV: The 2010 Emmy Nominations July 8th, 2010 The Emmy nominations (which you can find in full here) are less a sign of what’s truly great on television and a more a sign...
View ArticleA Manipulated Medium: Thoughts on Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs and White Collar
A Manipulated Medium: Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs and White Collar July 21st, 2010 Television is by and large a manipulated medium: whether it parcels a larger story into smaller segments, or...
View ArticleOn Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead
On Zombies: Community and The Walking Dead October 31st, 2010 I’ve already written enough about Halloween episodes (both in my review of The Office at The A.V. Club and in my piece on Halloween-themed...
View ArticleReview: Archer Season Two (Tonight at 10/9c on FX)
Review: Archer Season Two January 27th, 2011 In December, as the semester wound down, I took the opportunity to catch up on a show that I honestly hadn’t given much thought to when it premiered. As I...
View ArticlePerfect Couples –“Perfect Jealousy”
“Perfect Jealousy” February 10th, 2011 Perfect Couples is, ironically enough, rife with terrible couplings, or at the very least dichotomous components. The theme song, from Carl Newman of The New...
View ArticleSeries Premiere: Game of Thrones –“Winter is Coming”
“Winter is Coming” April 17th, 2011 “That’s an honor I could do without.” The moment which brings “Winter is Coming,” the series premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones, to a close is meant to shock the...
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