Category: Featured
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The List: Ranking the episodes of The Office — Introductions and Tier 5 [Episodes 115-93]
![The List: Ranking the episodes of The Office — Introductions and Tier 5 [Episodes 115-93]](https://corybarker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/office_logo1.jpg?w=620)
I’ve been re-watching The Office on DVD this summer in hopes of reminding me how good the series once was. I’ve accomplished that completely, but with TVS in mind, I’m always thinking about how I transfer what I’m watching into some sort of post or feature or whatever else. If you follow me on Twitter…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series! Sorry for the delay, I’ve been busy with my “wonderful”…
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TV Surveillance Podcast Episode 3 — Gleeful about the Emmys
In the third episode of the TV Surveillance Podcast, Austin Morris and I discuss our issues with the second half of Glee before moving on to a lot of Emmy talk where we pretend that some of our favorites like Friday Night Lights, Fringe and Matthew Fox have a chance to be nominated. This one…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Writing for a Drama Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Today: Writing for a Drama Series!
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TV Surveillance Dream Emmy Ballot: Writing for a Comedy Series
This week I’ll be pretending that I have an Emmy vote and discussing my picks for all the major categories. Once it gets closer to the time that nominees are actually announced, I’ll do an official “picks” column. Up first: Writing for a Comedy Series! Two things before we get going: First, I’m only choosing…
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2009-10 season wrap: Lost
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: The final season of Lost had otherworldly expectations placed upon it — and that was before the writers decided to introduce a controversial storytelling device in the flash-sideways.…
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2009-10 season wrap: Parks and Recreation
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: After a short first season that felt too much like an Office spin-off that didn’t quite know how to make its characters act like real people,…
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2009-10 season wrap: Fringe
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: The season one finale of Fringe pushed the series into new, better territory and gave us fans all hope for the second season. And almost every…
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Surveillance Summer Watch, Sons of Anarchy: A family affair
If you’d like to check out previous posts in this series, visit the Surveillance Summer Watch page. After I finished up the first season of The West Wing I was ready for something else to occupy my television viewing time, if only for a little bit. I sent out a tweet asking followers if I should…
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2009-10 season wrap: 30 Rock
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be summarizing my thoughts on many of the series that ended just as the “official” television season came to a close recently. Overview: After a hotly uneven third season that was overwhelmed by guest stars and a lack of narrative through-line, season four of 30 Rock was somewhat of…
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The Good Guys, “Bait & Switch”
Last night, I tweeted that, “The Good Guys is unbelievably goofy and maybe a little stupid. But it makes me smile. What else can you ask for in June?” Yeah, that pretty much sums up my thoughts on the series. But I will say that I liked “Bait & Switch” even more than the pilot…
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