Posted by Cory Barker on October 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
After cracking the code that is Supernatural season six last week, I was very excited to just sit back and let “You Can’t Handle the Truth” wash over me. Thankfully, it’s yet another strong episode, that while sometimes too obvious, is enjoyable and effective at moving the Sam plot forward. The set-up is fairly standard: … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I noted last week that it would be difficult to top the 200th episode, so there was really no reason for “Isis” to attempt to. However, I didn’t really expect or want the trend of mediocrity to continue into “Harvest,” which is unfortunately what happened. “Harvest” is also similar to “Isis” in that it writes … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Apologies for the delay in this write-up, it’s been a busy couple of days. That’s unfortunate, however, because “Epidemiology” is most certainly the highlight of Community‘s young second season and one of the best episodes the series has ever done. A few weeks ago, I wasn’t too high on “Basic Rocket Science,” the NASA-related episode … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 29, 2010 · 1 Comment
Pardon the pun, but coming into Friday Night Lights‘ fifth and final season, we as an audience have certain expectations. Because this is the final season, we expect some sense of closure for the characters we’ve loved for five seasons (and in some cases, less than that). Though we know many of the original Dillon … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sci-fi or fantasy series with big ensembles always have one big trick in their back pocket to pull out as a way to intensify the drama or weight of certain activities: bringing the band back together. Any time there is some big event that’s about to go down, rounding up all the characters under some … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2010 · 1 Comment
Halloween episodes, like any episode built around a specific holiday can be a crutch. Halloween is particularly tricky for comedies because so much humor can derive from putting the characters in idiosyncratic costumes and basically say, “Hey, look, it’s funny!” While that stuff is often funny, it’s always nice to have more. Interestingly, both Modern … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
After two episodes with more obvious thematic concerns (not that that’s a bad thing), “Agua Caliente” feels more like a twisty and turny Terriers episode that still makes sure we know exactly what the writers are trying to explore. Here, the topic of concern is partnerships, both old (Hank and Gustafson, Britt and Ray) and … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2010 · 2 Comments
One-hour blocks of a specific comedy series always annoy me. Either the block is filled with one full episode that stretches the material way too thin and ultimately makes you wish it was just 30 minutes — like countless episodes of The office — or the network has randomly selected to air two non-connecting episodes … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Test Pilot #5: Beverly Hills, 90210 Debut date: October 4, 1990 Series legacy: The first teen drama to really explode on television (and perhaps the remotely successful teen drama, period), the origin for countless series of similar ilk and one of the biggest television-related phenomenons of all-time. Welcome to the newest regular feature here at … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I’ll be the first to admit that I have not seen “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the cult phenomenon that supposedly inspired last night’s Glee. And I’d like to say that unfamiliarity helped me enjoy “The Rocky Horror Glee Show” instead of experiencing it as a fan of the film and being wholly disappointed. However, … Read more
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