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Shit My Boyfriend Says

or, A Television-Related Word Association Experiment With the Love of My Life

Here’s a list of every current show I watch, and my boyfriend’s instant reaction to each.

  • 30 Rock “Oh, Tina Fey…” (smiles)
  • American Horror Story ”Thrills me.”
  • Boardwalk Empire “Costumes…”
  • Breaking Bad “Oh, I don’t know.  I don’t know.  Come back to me with that one.”
  • Burn Notice “Never saw it… oh, but that guy is hot.”
  • Californication [...]

The Prime Times: Patriotic Housewives Edition

No need to bother reading as many television blogs as I do. Here’s the news you should know:

2010 Primies: Best Episodes

It’s often hard to remember all of the television I watch every year, but some episodes make themselves impossible to forget. The following hours or half-hours of television were exemplary in some way, whether it was for the writing or the direction of the episode; for the way they ended [...]

As Seen on TV

If you’re a diehard fan of a show, you can proclaim your love loud and proud with your standard t-shirt bearing the show’s logo. But sometimes, you want merchandise that’s a bit less conventional. Maybe a bit less straightforward. Maybe a bit more of an insider-y reference. For such occasions, I recommend the following items.

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2010 Pilot Watch

‘Tis the season for development, and Lynette Rice at EW.com has released a list of the pilots the broadcast networks are considering. (Bear in mind that only a fraction of these shows will make it to the airwaves.) After perusing the [...]

2009 Primies: Best Shows

Because I’m theoretically on vacation, let’s just speed through this! Here are my picks for the ten best programs on the boob tube for the year of 2009. (Hint: AMC takes the cake!)

  1. Breaking Bad
  2. Mad Men
  3. Lost
  4. Battlestar Galactica
  5. 30 Rock
  6. True Blood
  7. Modern Family
  8. Fringe
  9. Glee
  10. Dollhouse

2009 Primies: Best Episodes

Aloha, dear TV junkies.  I may be on vacation, but thanks to some coffeshop wi-fi, I’m still able to update this here blog with cinnamon-bun-sticky fingers.  Surely you didn’t think I’d forgotten about honoring the best small-screen moments of 2009!  Listed below are my favorite episodes across the airwaves from all [...]

2009 Primies: Best Characters

Because it’s the end of the year (and of the decade), every TV critic is releasing best-of lists. And I am no exception, though small-potatoes I may be. Ergo I announce the First Annual Primie Awards! And the first category honors the 15 characters whom I appreciate most, in descending order of awesomeness. Frankly, the shows below would [...]

41 Shows Reviewed in 140 Characters or Less

Rose Byrne in "Damages"

Note: The following post first appeared as an article by the same name in The Climax, Hampshire College’s newspaper. Also, some of these micro-reviews may exceed 140 characters—my bad!

I am a student of television. Writing television scripts is my Division III [a senior project, in Hampshire speak]. So I have no shame in the [...]

The Prime Times: Vai Com Deus Edition

A promotional image for "V"

Here are the latest news items from the idiot-box world:

  • Lost finally has a return date—the final season will premiere with a two-hour installment on Tuesday, February 2, at 9/8c on ABC.
  • Chuck‘s return date was also announced today. The action-comedy will return with two episodes on Sunday, January 10, and then another one the following [...]