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More Fall Premieres

October 3, 2013
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More Fall Premieres

As successive posts pushed our Fall pilot reviews down to the hinterland of Page 2, we remind you that they're there with handy links.
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Marilyn Hagerty Once Mentioned Me in a Column

September 27, 2013
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Marilyn Hagerty Once Mentioned Me in a Column

Discussing Hagerty's new Anthony Bourdain-endorsed book, Kyle Conway ruminates on taste, humor, and geography in the post-modern era.
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Fall Premieres 2013: ABC

September 26, 2013
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Fall Premieres 2013: ABC

Antenna contributors review the new fall series from the alphabet network.
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Fall Premieres 2013: Dads

September 18, 2013
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Fall Premieres 2013: Dads

In an effort to replicate the scattershot nature of so many other Seth MacFarlane projects, Antenna reviewers exchanged brief, occasionally offensive, and utterly superficial thoughts about the MacFarlane-produced live-action sitcom Dads on Fox.
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Fall Premieres 2013: Fox

September 18, 2013
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Fall Premieres 2013: Fox

Antenna contributors review the new fall series from America's former #1 network in Adults 18-49.
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Why Verizon v. FCC Matters for Net Neutrality— and Why It Doesn’t

September 6, 2013
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Why Verizon v. FCC Matters for Net Neutrality— and Why It Doesn’t

The policy battle over net neutrality is heating back up with the hearing in Verizon v. FCC. Here's what's at stake in the case.
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Conflicted Coverage: ESPN and Johnny Manziel

September 5, 2013
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Conflicted Coverage: ESPN and Johnny Manziel

ESPN reacted to Heisman-winner Johnny Manziel's controversial return to college football with both praise and criticism. What message are they trying to send to viewers, and why is it important culturally as well as financially?
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The Diets of the Goldbergs

August 20, 2013
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The Diets of the Goldbergs

Jennifer Lynn Jones explores dieting episodes in the classic family sitcom, The Goldbergs.
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Breaking Bad Breakdown: Digging Down

August 19, 2013
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Breaking Bad Breakdown: Digging Down

All of the characters are digging themselves out, and deeper, after last week's confrontation.
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What Are You Missing? Aug 5 – Aug 18

August 18, 2013
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What Are You Missing? Aug 5 – Aug 18

Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Deadline Extended: The Velvet Light Trap CFP: On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)

August 16, 2013
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Deadline Extended: <i>The Velvet Light Trap</i> CFP: On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)

The Editorial Board of The Velvet Light Trap has extended the deadline for its forthcoming "On Sound (New Directions in Sound Studies)" issue to September 1. In particular, VLT seeks sound-related research that addresses issues and topics in radio, television, video games, digital/new media, and other non-film media. Read on for the CFP.
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Let’s talk about search: Some lessons from building Lantern

August 14, 2013
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Let’s talk about search: Some lessons from building Lantern

This week, Lantern, a search and visualization platform for the Media History Digital Library, reached its first wide public.
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Embracing Fan Creativity in Transmedia Storytelling (LeakyCon Portland)

August 13, 2013
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Embracing Fan Creativity in Transmedia Storytelling (LeakyCon Portland)

LeakyCon's value lies in its participants’ willingness to forgo boundaries and to explore what new connections happen as a result of creative mergers and blendings.
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Redefining the Performance of Masculinity at LeakyCon Portland

August 11, 2013
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Redefining the Performance of Masculinity at LeakyCon Portland

Part six of a seven-part series: LeakyCon’s space alters norms of masculine performance, creating a set of genderqueer performance aesthetics tailored to its fangirl attendees.
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Teach Hacks: Creating Clips from DVDs

August 8, 2013
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Teach Hacks: Creating Clips from DVDs

Extracting clips from DVDs is and will continue to be a crucial skill for media educators and researchers even as cloud and streaming services threaten DVDs; here's how to do it.
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