Posted by Cory Barker on May 8, 2012 · 1 Comment
It’s that time again, folks. This is the Barker Chappell Daglas Reviewing Agency. It’s time to reconsider our life insurance policies and sleep with our favorite WB starlets, as Les, Andy and I take on this week’s great episode of Mad Men, “Lady Lazarus.” Cory: Welcome back, gents. I’m sorry. I said I was out … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on May 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Hey folks. You likely now notice that TV Surveillance features a few (hopefully unobtrusive) ads at the top and on the side of the page. These new additions to the site layout are part of WordPress giving certain .com blogs the opportunity to make a few cents here and there. I get enough page views … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on May 1, 2012 · 2 Comments
Good afternoon all. We are coming to the end of our already-established Test Pilot themes and files, which means it is time to select some new ones. I have a slew of random notes and ideas scattered around, but I always like asking you folks what you would like to see covered in this space. … Read more
Posted by Cory Barker on May 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
As I think most of you know, this has been an extremely crazy, busy time for me. Content has been sparse around these parts — something I promise that will change as early as next week — but I’ve still been lending my voice to various television-related works over the last few weeks. I just … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on April 25, 2012 · 1 Comment
Test Pilot #42: CSI: Debut date: October 6, 2000 Series legacy: One of the most popular, but not necessarily well-regarded series of the last decade-plus Hey there, party people. Welcome back to the internet’s most popular discussion of television pilots, Test Pilot. We’re still early into our contemporary police drama theme. Before you groan or … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on April 24, 2012 · 3 Comments
I talk television with a lot of people. Friends, family, other critics on Twitter, vagrants on the street. I just love talking about TV. Because I don’t have the time and resources to do a podcast like I used to in college, I’m going to sort of replicate that experience in textual form in a … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on April 17, 2012 · 3 Comments
Hey all, it’s that time again. This Sunday’s Mad Men was one of the strongest the series has ever done, and the Barker Chappell Daglas Reviewing Firm is here to break it all down for you. Enjoy this, or Les will challenge you to a round of gentleman’s fisticuffs. Cory: Les, Andy: Welcome back to … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on April 11, 2012 · 2 Comments
Test Pilot #41: Homicide: Life on the Street Debut date: January 31, 1993 Series legacy: One of the most well-respected series of all-time, but still, somehow, undervalued Hey there, party people. Welcome back to the internet’s most popular discussion* of television pilots, Test Pilot. We’re still early into our contemporary police drama theme. Before you … Read more
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Posted by Cory Barker on March 29, 2012 · 2 Comments
I talk television with a lot of people. Friends, family, other critics on Twitter, vagrants on the street. I just love talking about TV. Because I don’t have the time and resources to do a podcast like I used to in college, I’m going to sort of replicate that experience in textual form in a … Read more
Filed under Chitchat, Featured, The Good Wife · Tagged with Alicia Florrick, Anna Camp, Archie Panjabi, Carrie Preston, Cary Agos, CBS, Chris Noth, Christine Baranski, Colin Sweeney, Cory Barker, Dana Lodge, Diane Lockhart, Dylan Baker, Eli Gold, Elsbeth Tascioni, Gary Cole, Grace Florrick, Graham Phillips, Jackie Florrick, Jill Flint, Josh Charles, Julianna Margulies, Kalinda Sharma, Lisa Edelstein, Louis Canning, Makenzie Vega, Mary Beth Peil, Matt Czuchry, Matthew Perry, Michael J. Fox, Michelle King, Monica Raymund, Morena Baccarin, Noel Kirkpatrick, Parker Posey, Peter Florrick, Robert King, The Good Wife, The Good Wife renewed for Season 4, The Good Wife Season 3, Wendy Scott-Carr, Will Gardner, Zach Florrick
Posted by Cory Barker on March 28, 2012 · 2 Comments
Test Pilot #40: NYPD Blue Debut date: September 21, 1993 Series legacy: Descendant of Hill Street Blues, one of the catalysts for an era of grittier police dramas Hiya, folks! Welcome back to Test Pilot. This is our 40th entry and that’s simply crazy to me. Thanks to everyone who has read or written with … Read more
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