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Pete and Pete

I think The Adventures of Pete and Pete was the first TV show I ever watched that felt subversive and greater than its genre. I was familiar with plenty of TV shows that pushed the envelope and broke new ground, but those shows were all known for that reason. Pete and Pete, …

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Heather Morris

My relationship with Glee went from disgust, to curiosity, to fandom and then back to disgust again. Initially, I reacted to it like most people who aren’t children or gay men react to these sorts of things, which is to reject it outright. I kept that stance for the majority …

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Annoying TV Commercial Trends: Part Two

#2. Fresh, Never Frozen I’m going to say it right off the bat, Wendy’s can go fuck themselves. I don’t know who in their marketing department decided it was a good idea to define the public persona of their company as snarky, condescending assholes, but they they can eat a …

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The end of Lost, a year later

So now that it’s been a year or so, I feel like I’ve properly digested the series finale of Lost and how it all wrapped up. I can pretty comfortably say that I was mostly satisfied with the ending. Though I do, in some ways, undertsand SOME of the critism. …

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Rorelai

While the concept of “shipping” isn’t new to me, I only became aware of the term fairly recently. It essentially describes an emotional attachment to a perceived relationship between fictional characters. Typically characters in a TV, movie or book series. It goes hand in hand with fan fiction, but can …

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Worlds collide

I can only assume that this is a reference to the fact that Colbert has a framed photo of Hugh Laurie on the back wall of his set. Sometimes life is awesome. For a few minutes tonight it certainly was.  

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Hawaii 5-0

Sandra watches Hawaii 5-0. I usually leave the room when she watches it because it’s not a show I’m into. Also because I tend to talk shit about it and that’s rude and I comment on all of the brand new Chevy cars that they drive. Anyway, there was a …

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How to fix Jon and Kate Plus 8

As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve cut off Jon and Kate Plus Eight. I’ve always hated Jon and Kate, but I watched the show for the lulz. But then after Kate’s spanking photos went online, I stopped watching entirely. And now that they’ve announced that they’ve filed for divorce, TLC is …