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WikiLeaks “Bombshell”: The CBC is the Enemy

December 1, 2010
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WikiLeaks “Bombshell”: The CBC is the Enemy

Considering the revelations which could emerge from WikiLeaks, news that U.S. Embassy Officials in Canada were vilifying CBC's fictional programming was...unexpected.
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Dancing with Democracy

November 23, 2010
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Dancing with Democracy

While controversy is nothing new for reality TV, the political overtones of Bristol Palin's run on Dancing with the Stars illuminate the genre's tenuous relationship with the principles of democracy.
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Late to the Party: Twin Peaks (1990-91)

November 17, 2010
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Late to the Party: <i>Twin Peaks</i> (1990-91)

Welcome to our new feature, Late to the Party. Each week, our contributors will consume and report on a canonical or otherwise significant piece of media that they have missed until now. First up: Myles McNutt on Twin Peaks.
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Replying with the Enemy: Showrunners on Twitter II

November 11, 2010
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Replying with the Enemy: Showrunners on Twitter II

For showrunners, the risks and rewards of replying to Twitter users are magnified: replying could create a sense of a personal relationship with their followers, but getting into long conversations with fans (especially antagonistic fans) could spark controversy.
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Television and the Haunted Holiday

October 28, 2010
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Television and the Haunted Holiday

By disrupting the everyday with a yearly tradition which unite a show's cast, Halloween episodes can use the holiday's blurring of fantasy and reality to speak to questions of character.
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Mr. Draper’s Wild Ride: “Tomorrowland” and Mad Men’s Season in Review

October 18, 2010
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Mr. Draper’s Wild Ride: “Tomorrowland” and Mad Men’s Season in Review

As Mad Men's fourth season comes to a close, we look back on what Antenna contributors have had to say, and how it reflects on the eventful finale.
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Tweets of Anarchy: Showrunners on Twitter

September 17, 2010
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Tweets of Anarchy: Showrunners on Twitter

For today's television showrunner, Twitter is simultaneously rife with potential and littered with pitfalls.
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