Thoughts on David Simon's next HBO outing, Treme
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Archive for April, 2010
I Saw God and/or Treme*
Record Store Day, or Vinyl Record Day?
Today is Record Store Day, a music industry event taking place at hundreds of independent record shops internationally. But is this "holiday," intended to bolster record retailers, really better seen as an assertion of vinyl's renewed importance in the industry?
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Laugh it Up, Fuzzball: Star Wars as Sit-com
The news of a greenlit sit-com based on the Star Wars saga is liable to set millions of eyes rolling and heads shaking, but while comedy and Star Wars are uneasy companions, it may be worth giving this latest venture a chance.
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For the Love of Glee
Glee has garnered ardent fans, or Gleeks, around the world. Just as notable, it appears to have been embraced as particularly American. What is it about the series that has inspired this phenomenon?
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Auteurism vs. Superhero Synergy
Warner Bros. and DC have handed the keys to the kingdom to Christopher Nolan. Is there a downside?
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Lost Wednesdays: Revving Up the Engine
Explosions, vehicular manslaughter, and throwing someone down a well make for a satisfying hour - but the real fun is in true love's kiss.
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Egregious Product Placement: Toyota & Bones
The inclusion of Angela's Toyota Sienna in the script of a recent Bones episode demonstrates an unusual alignment of product placement and ad campaign.
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Smart Girls; Or, Why Do People on TV So Rarely Act Like We Would?
The Vampire Diaries has a set of surprisingly complex and even more astoundingly likeable characters who consistently are depicted as real friends. They fight and disagree; they forgive and make up.
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Something’s Rotten in the State of Heterosexual Love?
The Second City's "Sassy Gay Friend" Shakespeare videos have received over 2 million hits to date. Why are they so popular?
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What Are You Missing? Mar 28-Apr 10
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently
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My Deaf Family, My New Web Series?
Oscar-winning deaf actress Marlee Matlin is producing a new reality show, My Deaf Family. It follows the Firl family - father Leslie and mother Bridgetta are both deaf, and they have four children, two of whom are hearing and two of whom are deaf
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We’re Running Out of Time!
With only eight hours left, 24 dies as it lived--made up as it goes along.
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Spelunking for Gayness in Glass Closets
Ricky Martin’s decision to come out last week elicited collective yawns from many who had long suspected that the recording artist was gay, sparked rumors that Martin’s coming out was a publicity stunt designed to promote his book and jumpstart his musical career, and provoked some LGBT observers to say it was about time.
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Letting Go of Criticism: Only in America?
Has Hollywood's dominance of the international film market led other countries to inoculate themselves against the decline of film criticism? If so, perhaps only America will "let go."
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Lost Wednesdays: Our Scottish Savior
Will Desmond deliver the payoffs we've been hoping for? Or are we still searching for The One?
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