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48 Microlog entries tagged with ‘tv’
How to be a fan of problematic things
“As fans, sometimes we need to remember that the things we like don’t define our worth as people. So there’s no need to defend them from every single criticism or pretend they are perfect.” For me this goes for stuff like The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises as much as it does for the ‘isms’ tied up in stuff like Game of Thrones. Permalink ·
The World of 30 Rock
It’s not the sitcom du jour anymore (that’s probably Community) but I love the hell out of 30 Rock and it’s interesting to get some of the backstory here. Permalink ·
Way More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Animaniacs
An insanely good show that still holds up today, nearly 20 years after it first aired [c/o Boing Boing]. Permalink ·
This Is The End, My Only Friend, The End
Colm Tobin remembers The End, one of the two best things Irish TV ever produced (the other being Blizzard of Odd). Permalink ·
What is the difference between The Hobbit and the news? Not as much as there should be
This is some serious Baudrillard-level shit Brooker’s messing with here. Permalink ·
IntoNow from Yahoo!
Like the Zeebox network I linked to last December, this is kind of what I was talking about two years ago, but still not quite there. Permalink ·
Paul Feig walks the AV Club through Freaks And Geeks
Saving this for when I rewatch the series, once I finally procure the box set. Permalink ·
Watch 130 episodes of The Simpsons simultaneously
If you ever feel the need to catch up, like [c/o Kottke.org]. Permalink ·
The 50 greatest cartoons
They sure don’t make ‘em like they used to. Permalink ·
The Family Hour: An Oral History of The Sopranos
Saving this for when I get around to watching all the seasons. It doesn’t feel like five years since it ended. Permalink ·
Every Itchy and Scratchy Show Ever
Filing this for future reference [c/o mental_floss]. Permalink ·
What’s my motivation?: Sam Bain on writing for TV
“My writing partner Jesse Armstrong and I have run the gamut. On one of the first sitcoms we were hired to write for, we were keen to be involved at every stage. We asked for an office, and the producer obliged by giving us a desk in the photocopying room. The symbolism could only have been clearer if he’d ushered us into a spare cubicle in the gents.” Ouch. Permalink ·
Thieves Are Your Best Customers in Waiting
“These days the most common answer I get to ‘Why’d you pirate that?’ isn’t ‘It was free’ but ‘It was the only way I could get my hands on it.’ Or ‘It was a bazillion times easier.’” My sentiments exactly. Permalink ·
The downside of TV’s golden age
“By focussing on series arcs rather than individual episodes, today’s acclaimed series don’t reward the traditional once-a-week viewer. Any given hour — [AV Club writer Ryan] McGee calls them ‘installments’ rather than ‘episodes’ — is judged primarily on how it moves along the bigger storyline.” I love shows like The Wire, but I’ve been complaining about this for the longest time. Permalink ·
Hands on with Zeebox, your new social TV guide
This is kinda what I was talking about last year. Almost, but not quite. Permalink ·
Binge watching contemporary TV
Dan Hill five years ago, being very prescient. Binge watching, timeshifting, whatever you call it — between the DVR and box sets, it’s 90% of our home viewing now. Permalink ·
The Bill’s Reg Hollis actor wins US award for Soviet-era film
This warms my heart, so it does. Feelgood story of the month. Permalink ·
50 Documentaries to See Before You Die: The Full List
Great list, but nothing released before 1988, and no foreign-language docs. There’s an opportunity to fill in the gaps here. Permalink ·
Orange you glad you got your Nickelodeon?
An epic MeFi post on the history of the kids’ TV channel. I haven’t even begun to delve into it yet. Permalink ·
A Very Special Episode: Arrested Development, ‘Good Grief’
It’s about one episode, but it also explains why the show as a whole is so damn good. Permalink ·
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