Review: The Walking Dead, “Save the Last One”
Posted by Cory Barker on October 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
That’s more like it. “Save the Last One” is definitely the best episode of The Walking Dead since the pilot and it might be one that I actually like more than that stirring initial offering. This is the kind of series that I hoped The Walking Dead would be and this is the kind of … Read more
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Pilot rapid-fire review: Grimm
Posted by Cory Barker on October 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There are so many new series debuting and unfortunately, there is only so much time in the day for me to write about television while balancing my “real” life. You know, the one I spend on Twitter. ANYWAY, I’m going to try to touch on each new series once it airs a pilot, but these … Read more
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Season Premiere review — Chuck, “Chuck Versus the Zoom”
Posted by Cory Barker on October 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Chuck is one of those series that has trouble with season premieres, or at least it has been recently. Because the seasons two and three finales have suggested big changes for characters and for the narrative as a whole, the subsequent S3 and S4 premiere have been forced to deal with those changes. And because … Read more
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Early-season check-in: Prime Suspect
Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Over the next week or so, I’m hoping to check in with a number of the fall’s new series. Most have aired half-dozen or so episodes by now, so it feels like a fine time to see what they’ve improved on, if anything, since the pilot. These pieces won’t be too long, but they will … Read more
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Early-season check-in: Whitney
Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2011 · 2 Comments
Over the next week or so, I’m hoping to check in with a number of the fall’s new series. Most have aired half-dozen or so episodes by now, so it feels like a fine time to see what they’ve improved on, if anything, since the pilot. These pieces won’t be too long, but they will … Read more
Chuck Versus the List of Greatness: Chuck’s 15 best episodes
Posted by Cory Barker on October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Chuck’s somewhat-anticipated final season begins tonight. And although I already wrote a piece to celebrate the series’ return, I thought it would be best to stray away from the negative and focus a little bit more on the good times. In that vein, I figured the best way for me to do that would be … Read more
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Review: Community, “Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps”
Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Halloween is a big deal for Community. Although the series was off to a solid start, “Introduction to Statistics” is the first great or borderline great episode the first season had. From Pierce’s ridiculous freak-out to Abed’s Batman costume/voice, “Statistics” nicely combined the series’ pop culture-soaked sensibilities with its thematic and character aims. Of course, … Read more
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Chuck Versus the Final Season: Four things the series needs to do to make the final season great
Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
It is hard for me to say this, but Chuck has been a disappointment. I’m well aware of the high expectations everyone had for the series after fans, critics and randos on Twitter decided that they wanted to spread the word and eat a bunch of Subway sandwiches. When you feel like you personally helped … Read more
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Early-season check-in: Suburgatory
Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Over the next week or so, I’m hoping to check in with a number of the fall’s new series. Most have aired half-dozen or so episodes by now, so it feels like a fine time to see what they’ve improved on, if anything, since the pilot. These pieces won’t be too long, but they will … Read more
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Early-season check-in: Revenge
Posted by Cory Barker on October 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Over the next week or so, I’m hoping to check in with a number of the fall’s new series. Most have aired half-dozen or so episodes by now, so it feels like a fine time to see what they’ve improved on, if anything, since the pilot. These pieces won’t be too long, but they will … Read more
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