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Welcome to TV Surveillance! I’m Cory Barker, I’ll be your guide through the world of television here. I'm a wannabe television critic, but also a budding academic studying television.
This blog will cover television from as many angles possible. I review many of today’s most important series, comment on television-related news items, throw up lots of goofy, but not frivolous lists and work through more long-term projects that will provide us with some interesting discussion topics – hopefully. In that sense, TV Surveillance will serve as a point where critical and academic viewpoints on television collide, while entertaining all along the way.
If you'd like to contact me, e-mail me at barkerc65@gmail.com or find me on Twitter @corybarker.
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Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: “The Other Woman”
Howdy, folks. Welcome back to our Mad Men roundtable. This entry comes a bit late thanks to the agency taking an extra classy four-day weekend. That is just how we do. Nevertheless, we had a lot to discuss with “The Other Woman,” one of Mad Men’s most powerful episodes ever. Cory: Gentlemen, I am full … Read more
Filed under Featured, MAD MEN, Mad Men Roundtable · Tagged with Andy Daglas, Bert Cooper, Betty Francis, Christina Hendricks, Cory Barker, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, Jaguar, January Jones, Jared Harris, Jessica Pare, Joan Harris, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, Lane Pryce, Les Chappell, Mad Men, Mad Men Death Pool, Mad Men Peggy Leaves, Mad Men Peggy Leaves Agency, Mad Men Peggy Leaves SCDP, Mad Men Reviews, Mad Men Roundtable, Mad Men Season 5, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 11, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 11 Recap, Mad Men Season 5 Episode 11 Review, Mad Men Season 5 Reviews, Mad Men The Other Woman, Mad Men The Other Woman Recap, Mad Men The Other Woman Review, Megan Draper, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, Vincent Kartheiser
About the future of TV Surveillance
Hey all. We just passed the two-year anniversary for TV Surveillance and after a fairly tumultuous opening half to this year, I want to thank everyone for sticking around, engaging with me on Twitter and the like. The good news is that this summer should open me up to write more. The slightly bad news is … Read more
Filed under Blog News · Tagged with Blog news, Cory Barker, Site updates, TV Surveillance
Genre Welcome?: Formula, Genre and Branding in USA Network’s Programming and Promotional Content (A thesis)
It has come to my attention that I have yet to link to a work that I spent the last year working on, my MA thesis. Thankfully, I busted my butt last summer and didn’t have much to re-write or tinker with over this school year, but all sorts of other responsibilities kept me from … Read more
Filed under Featured, USA Network · Tagged with Branding, Burn Notice, Common Law, Cory Barker, Cory Barker MA Thesis, Covert Affairs, Fairly Legal, Genre, In Plain Sight, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Monk, Necessary Roughness, Psych, Suits, TV Branding, TV Marketing, USA Network, USA Network "Characters Welcome", White Collar
Test Pilot: File #44, The Shield
Test Pilot #44: The Shield Debut date: March 12, 2002 Series legacy: One of the best cop dramas, and series, of all-time Hello, everyone. Welcome back to your favorite discussion of television pilots on the internet, Test Pilot. Today we conclude our survey of the contemporary police drama. Hopefully we have done a fine job … Read more
Filed under Featured, Test Pilot, The Shield · Tagged with Anti-heroes, Benito Martinez, Boomtown, Carrie Raisler, Catherine Dent, CCH Pounder, Clark Johnson, Claudette Wyms, Contemporary cop shows, Contemporary police drama, Cop Drama, Cory Barker, CSI:, Curtis Lemansky, Danny Sofer, Dexter Morgan, Dutch Wagenbach, FX, Gregory House, Jay Karnes, Kenny Johnson, Kurt Sutter, Law & Order, Michael Chiklis, NCIS: Los Angeles, Pilots, Police drama, Police Dramas, Reed Diamond, Shane Vendrell, Shawn Ryan, Southland, Terry Crowley, Test Pilot, The Killing, The Shield Season 1, The Shield Season 1 Episode 1, The Shield The Shield Pilot, The Wire, Tony Soprano, TV Pilots, Vic Mackey, Walter White, Walton Goggins
Goodbye, House: Ranking the seasons of House
With House airing its series finale this evening, I thought it was time to bust out a list or two. I love House and I love lists. It seems only fitting. First up, one of the lists I “do best”: ranking the seasons. Obviously, the finale could have some influence on the placement of season … Read more
Filed under Featured, House, Lists · Tagged with Allison Cameron, Amber Tamblyn, Best seasons of House, Chris Taub, Cory Barker, David Shore, Eric Foreman, FOX, Gregory House, House, House Finale, House Season 1, House Season 2, House Season 3, House Season 4, House Season 5, House Season 6, House Season 7, House Season 8, House Series Finale, Huddy, Hugh Laurie, James Wilson, Jennifer Morrison, Jesse Spencer, Kal Penn, Lawrence Kutner, Lisa Cuddy, Lisa Edelstein, Lists, Martha Masters, Odette Annable, Olivia Wilde, Omar Epps, Peter Jacobson, Ranking the seasons of House, Robert Chase, Robert Sean Leonard, Sela Ward, Thirteen
TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 26 — Upfronts 2012
Happy Monday, y’all! Although Upfronts came to a close last week, we’re not done talking about it. Hopefully you saw my posts on NBC, FOX, ABC and CBS (sorry, I just couldn’t get to the C-Dub), but today we offer you an extended look at all five networks’ big scheduling-related decisions. My buddies Les Chappell … Read more
Filed under ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Featured, The CW, The TV Surveillance Podcast, Upfronts 2012 · Tagged with 666 Park Avenue, ABC, ABC 2012-2013 Schedule, Arrow, Beauty and the Beast, Ben and Kate, Bones, CBS, CBS 2012-2013 Schedule, Community, Community Season 4, Community Season 4 Renewal, Cory Barker, Dan Harmon, Dan Harmon contract, Dan Harmon fired, Dan Harmon fired by Sony, Dan Harmon gone from Community, Dan Harmon leaves Community, Dan Harmon NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Elementary, Emily Owens MD, Eric Kripke, FOX, FOX 2012-2013 Schedule, Fringe, Glee, Gossip Girl final season, Happy Endings, Hart of Dixie, Les Chappell, Made in Vegas, NBC, NBC 2012-2013 schedule, New Community showrunners, New Girl, Raising Hope, Revenge, Revolution, Save The Secret Circle, The CW, The CW 2012-2013 schedule, The Finder, The Following, The Mindy Project, The Mob Doctor, The Neighbors, The Secret Circle canceled, The Voice, Touch, Upfronts 2012, Vegas, Wes Ambrecht, Whitney
Upfront Week 2012: CBS’ Schedule and Analysis
This week is basically like Christmas for television nerds like myself. Frankly, it is better. Of course, I am talking about Upfronts, the time of the year where the networks bring new fall schedules (and sometimes winter/spring schedules that do not end up sticking) to advertisers. Thanks to the glorious nature of the internet and … Read more
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Upfront Week 2012: ABC’s Schedule and Analysis
This week is basically like Christmas for television nerds like myself. Frankly, it is better. Of course, I am talking about Upfronts, the time of the year where the networks bring new fall schedules (and sometimes winter/spring schedules that do not end up sticking) to advertisers. Thanks to the glorious nature of the internet and … Read more
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Upfront Week 2012: FOX’s Schedule and Analysis
This week is basically like Christmas for television nerds like myself. Frankly, it is better. Of course, I am talking about Upfronts, the time of the year where the networks bring new fall schedules (and sometimes winter/spring schedules that do not end up sticking) to advertisers. Thanks to the glorious nature of the internet and … Read more
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Upfront Week 2012: NBC’s Fall Schedule and Analysis
This week is basically like Christmas for television nerds like myself. Frankly, it is better. Of course, I am talking about Upfronts, the time of the year where the networks bring new fall schedules (and sometimes winter/spring schedules that do not end up sticking) to advertisers. Thanks to the glorious nature of the internet and … Read more
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- New post: @lesismore9o9, @andydaglas and I needed an extra day to evaluate Sunday's #MadMen. Our roundtable is live: bit.ly/JwqAWH 14 minutes ago
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