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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 [...]

2011 Emmys: My (Overdue) Recap

Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned. It’s been months and months since my last blog post. And in that time span, the Emmys broadcast came and went, uncommented on—until now! Yes, though it may be ridiculously belated, I’m here to opine, ruminate, and wax poetic on all things Emmy. Hey, at least I’m doing so before next [...]

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 [...]

The Prime Times: Part Labrador, Part Russell Crowe Edition

Television news and scoop, right off the grill:

  • The next season of Dexter will feature laudable thespians Julia Stiles (Save the Last Dance) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Eli Stone).
  • A failed FOX pilot was rescued by A&E: the cable network ordered 13 episodes of Breakout Kings, a drama about an [...]

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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The Prime Times: Post “Lost” Edition

Lordy lordy, do I have a ton of news items to share. Let’s waste no time:

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 [...]

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 [...]

2009 Emmys: My Winners

Chandra Wilson in "Grey's Anatomy," Jon Hamm in "Mad Men," Glenn Close in "Damages," Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad," and Kristin Chenoweth in "Pushing Daisies"

The Emmys snuck up on me this year, but ever since I learned that the ceremony [...]

To Be Seen, Not Tasted

Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi of "Top Chef"

Why do we enjoy Top Chef so much? Aside from the fact that it’s one of the few respectable, legitimate competition shows, and aside from the fact that we are all gluttons for culinary-inferiority punishment, why do we watch a show in which we cannot participate? With So You Think You [...]