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Community

October 11th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
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Community 2.03 "The Psychology of Letting Go" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Community typically strikes a nice balance between it's riffs on the sitcom form, reference humor and heartfelt endings, usually in that order. With that in mind, this week's episode, 'The

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Cougar Town

October 7th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
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Cougar Town 2.03 "Makin' Some Noise" Review

Written By Cory Barker

This week, Cougar Town saw its characters deal with the aftermath of a big moment as well, but instead of the artificial and singular earthquake in this week's Modern Family,

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Terriers

October 7th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
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Terriers 1.05 "Manifest Destiny" Review

Written By Cory Barker

I couldn't get to writing up last week's 'Fustercluck'because of my time at TV conference, which is unfortunate because it was a fine, fine episode. However, because 'Manifest Destiny'is something

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Community

October 4th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
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Community 2.02 "Accounting for Lawyers" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Throughout the second half of Community's first season, I wondered when the series would finally step outside Greendale and tell other stories. It wasn't that I didn't love what was

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Cougar Town

October 4th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
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Cougar Town 2.02 “Let Yourself Go” Review

Written By Cory Barker

Though Cougar Town didn't have much trouble in its premiere convincing me it was a funny series that could mix in the heart with ease, 'Let Yourself Go'still does a

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Cougar Town

September 28th, 2010 at 7:40 am
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Cougar Town 2.01 "All Mixed Up" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Cougar Town is a series that I didn't watch regularly but always enjoyed when I did last season. Anytime I catch it, the series seems much more willing to explore

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Community

September 28th, 2010 at 7:34 am
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Community 2.01 "Anthropology 101" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Sorry for the delay folks, just picked up the Community reviews. Disclaimer: Community is, by far, my favorite comedy on television. There are no episodes of the first season that

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Terriers

September 28th, 2010 at 7:28 am
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Terriers 1.03 "Change Partners" Review

Written By Cory Barker

I'm still playing catch-up with the exciting amount of new television in front of me, so apologies for just now getting to Wednesday's stellar Terriers, which should definitely calm any

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Lonestar

September 21st, 2010 at 6:47 am
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Lone Star 1.01 "Pilot" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Lone Star is, without question, the best broadcast drama pilot I've seen since Friday Night Lights' premiere back in 2006. That comparison is interesting (aside from the obvious inclusion of

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Terriers

September 19th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
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Terriers 1.02 "Dog and Pony" Review

Written By Cory Barker

After a fantastic pilot episode, 'Dog and Pony'proves that Terriers is going to be a must-watch new series this fall. The episode is fairly standalone in nature with only a

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Covert Affairs

September 15th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
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Covert Affairs 1.10 "I Can't Quit You, Baby" and 1.11 "When the Levee Breaks" Review

Written By Cory Barker

I've unfortunately been unable to keep up with writing up my thoughts on Covert Affairs in recent weeks after the Auggie episode, but even if I did write each week,

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Terriers

September 12th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
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Terriers 1.01, "Pilot" Review

Written By Cory Barker

Obviously, pilot episodes have a lot of balls in the air. Good pilots have to set up the plot in the most broadest of ways. They have to present compelling

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White Collar

September 12th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
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White Collar, 2.09, "Point Blank" Review

Written By Cory Barker

White Collar's second season has been fantastic from start to finish, but I found myself dreading the summer finale anyway. Why you ask? USA cliffhanger dread, of course. I've discussed

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Emmys

August 31st, 2010 at 10:02 am
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The Emmys to split into two shows? Other suggestions for TV's biggest awards night

Written By Cory Barker

Just one day after the Emmys aired, the Hollywood Reporter ran a story that speculates the Emmys could be split into two different shows in the future. Under the possible

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Emmys

August 30th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
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Reflections on the 2010 Emmys

Written By Cory Barker

There's one thing I'll say about this telecast of the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards: It was far from boring. Well, at least the first 90 minutes weren't boring. I did

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