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Friday Night Lights: “Keeping Up Appearances”
I was mocked tonight for tearing up near the end of this episode. I can’t help it, as I’ve got much love for Billy Riggins. Every time I see that dumb lug bust his ass to help out his ungrateful little brother, I get to thinking maybe there’s hope for humanity after all. I know…
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Friday Night Lights: “It Ain’t Easy Being J.D. McCoy”
There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza a hole. And with that unguarded, completely vulnerable moment, Herc and the Riggins boys know what’s at stake. This isn’t about Jason making money; it’s about Jason being a father. The reaction shot of Herc was a…
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Friday Night Lights: “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
It’s when all the scared rats start running away from a sinking market that the true entrepreneurs come in. The true visionaries. The Smash Williams Farewell Tour complete, it’s time for Six to take his lap around Dillon. And just like Smash, the start of his story places him on a road out of town.…
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Friday Night Lights: “Hello, Goodbye”
Y’all think I’m going to talk about Smash, right? Or maybe Matt’s mom coming back into his life like a bad penny? Or Tami relinquishing ground like some Soviet general setting up a pincer for the German army? I will. I’ll get to that stuff. But first let me tell you how I know this…
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Friday Night Lights: “How the Other Half Lives”
There were a few great, moving lines in this episode, but as usual it was the silences that spoke loudest. Two minutes, one line of dialog, and Death Cab for Cutie singing a lamentation.
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Friday Night Lights: “Tami Knows Best”
Was it just me, or did anyone else get chills when the team came out to run with Smash? FNL does epic moments better than any show in recent memory, but we haven’t had one of them since the first season. Last week was a workman-like return to competence, but it was tentative and had…
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Friday Night Lights: “I Knew You When”
So much joy in Mudville tonight. FNL returned. Pushing Daisies returned. I’ve only got one more day at my job. All in all, a pretty good day. And you know what? My first day at my new/old job on Monday won’t be nearly as bad as Tami’s. For those without DirecTV (and those who are…
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Lipstick Jungle Axed – Anyone Surprised?
Early this morning, word spread that NBC had axed Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy due to poor ratings. As a female who enjoyed seeing other females make the dough and get the guy, I was disappointed about Lipstick Jungle. My Own Worst Enemy? I never bothered to tune in for, even having had…
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30 Rock: Missed opportunities
30 Rock came back last week but felt a bit off. It was madcap and witty, clever and bright, but I thought too much of the episode was bookkeeping, trying to get everything back into balance. With Jack’s departure from GE at the end of last season, the world was shaken up. The writers could…
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Jon Hamm hosts SNL
Jon Hamm hosted the old warhorse SNL last night and I didn’t know what to expect. As expected, there was a lame Mad Men sketch, made only barely palatable by the presence of Elizabeth Moss and John Slattery, but whether Hamm could do comedy or not was up in the air. Plus, with Amy Poehler…