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LATEST ARTICLES ( 147 )

• Five Ways to Ruin Your Pilot

  

  I’ve been trying to think of a good reason to write a post on this topic for a long time. The Mindy Project is as good a reason as any. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Pramface

  

  With a title like Pramface, a show has to draw at least a little curiosity. Add to that a pilot titled ”Like Narnia but Sexy,” and I’m in. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Can You Tell from the Pilot?

  

  Can you tell if a TV show is going to be any good based on its pilot? io9′s Charlie Jane Anders recently posted How to Tell from a Pilot if a TV Show is... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Welcome Back, Kotter (for Real This Time)

  

  You have to be pretty cool to get applause just for getting out of bed. Apparently Gabe Kaplan was that cool in 1975. The opening scene of the pilot (which is... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Go On

  

  Let’s face it, we don’t watch a pilot without attaching bias to the actors. (Except when we do. See my forthcoming post on Pramface. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Make It Or Break It

  

  Gymnasts are an ideal subject for a television show, as anyone currently enamored with Gabby Douglas, et. al., might attest. The sport provides the perfect... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Episodes, and Musings on “in Media Res”

  

  Is it me, or has it gotten really trendy to use the device known as in media res in pilots? It can be a very effective way to tell a story, obviously, since it’... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO

• Arrow and Revolution

  

  It's official. Bows and arrows are the hottest accessory for fall. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Andy Griffith Show

  

  Since today the world is mourning the loss of Any Griffith, I thought I’d take a look at his namesake show. I am coming at this largely unbiased, as I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Shelf Life

  

  I’ve been hearing about the web series Shelf Life* for a while now at cons and such and keep meaning to check it out — already, it’s in its third season. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Louie

  

  This show has done very well in its first two season, and I don’t even remember how or when I first heard about it. But you can see how someone watching the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Battleground

  

  If you happened upon the pilot episode of Battleground, you might think you were watching a documentary. For a few minutes at least, Battleground defies the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Best Deaths in Pilots

  

  Death often marks a beginning -- often for the survivor learning to carry on, but sometimes even for the dead getting on with the afterlife. So, going to the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Falling Skies

  

  returns for its second season in a couple of weeks so it’s a good time to revisit how the TNT series began. When it debuted in the summer of 2011, carrying an... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Bunheads

  

  Ballet does not get a lot of pop culture recognition, and I love ballet. Like love it. Doing it, watching it, teaching it. So I wanted Bunheads, a show about... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 TV & VIDEO

• Top 5 Ways Glee Has Let Us Down Since Its Pilot

  

  The premiere episode of Glee, airing in February of 2009, wasone of the great pilots. Which might leave you to ponder, upon the conclusion of the dramedy’s thir... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Incredible Hulk

  

  Although the character The Incredible Hulk was born in 1962 and took animated form in 1966, the television series that ran from 1977-82 is probably responsible... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Revenge

  

  I finally had see what all the hype was about. I found Emily VanCamp first endearing, then later super annoying on Brothers and Sisters. (The pilot of which I... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Married… with Children

  

  Fox ran the pilot of Married… with Children in honor of its 25th anniversary, and the broadcast may have led some people to wonder what anyone ever saw in this... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• 25 Years of Fox Pilots

  

  Since the Fox network is celebrating its 25th anniversary on April 22, I thought I should write a blog post in honor of it. First I thought I’d pick a show... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, TV & VIDEO