Tag: Michael-Raymond James
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2011 Dream Emmy Ballot: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
It’s that time again, folks. The Emmy nominations will be announced on July 14, which means I have almost an entire month to flood this space with hopes, dreams and predictions about what could happen come nomination time. To kick things off, I’ll be bringing back the Dream Emmy Ballot. It’s something I did last…
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TV Surveillance’s Best of 2010: The 25 Best Series, 10-1
2010 has been a fantastic year for television. This year brought us a slew of great new programs and if we include the second halves of all the series that debuted in the fall of 2009 (which I am for these features), we have probably just experienced the best run of newbies since 2004. While…
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Season Finale — Terriers, “Hail Mary”
I’m a little short on time, but I certainly wanted to get some thoughts about the Terriers finale out there. Even though I suggested it might be fine for Terriers to drive off into the sunset (to Mexico, apparently) after this one great season, I still approached the season finale, “Hail Mary,” with some sadness.…
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Value in departure: Why a Terriers cancellation isn’t the worst thing in the world (but it’s probably close)
Terriers airs its season finale tonight at 10 p.m. on FX. You should, without question, watch it. It is the best new series of the fall and probably my favorite new drama series of the post-WGA strike era. With this being the afternoon before said finale unspools, I could spend a thousand words imploring current…
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Terriers, “Sins of the Past”
With only three episodes left, critics and fans alike are moving into “Save Terriers” mode — if you missed Sepinwall’s piece yesterday, it’s a good read — and the series is continuing to prove why all those columns and Twitter hashtags are worthwhile. “Sins of the Past” is a flashback episode to the case that…
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Terriers, “Pimp Daddy”
Based on my exploration of last week’s reviews it seems I was higher on “Aqua Caliente” than most, but that’s okay. And even though I really, really enjoyed that episode, I found that “Pimp Daddy” holds together a little bit better and is thus a “better” episode. Like last week’s effort, “Pimp Daddy” separates Hank…
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Terriers, “Agua Caliente”
After two episodes with more obvious thematic concerns (not that that’s a bad thing), “Agua Caliente” feels more like a twisty and turny Terriers episode that still makes sure we know exactly what the writers are trying to explore. Here, the topic of concern is partnerships, both old (Hank and Gustafson, Britt and Ray) and…
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Terriers, “Missing Persons”
For the second straight week, Terriers dips into the standalone pool with a story that intensely mirrors the lives of the lead characters. While last week’s case mirrored Britt and Katie’s relationship, “Missing Persons” focuses on Hank and Steph, to almost the same amount of effectiveness. There is some risk in continuing to go down…
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Terriers, “Ring A-Ding-Ding”
With the Lindus case wrapped up and the Montague aftermath still to come, Terriers takes a detour into more procedural fare this week, but by pushing the character arcs further and tying the case to the personal lives of Hank and Britt, the resulting episode is one of the best thus far. The opening sequence…
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Terriers, “Manifest Destiny”
I couldn’t get to writing up last week’s “Fustercluck” because of my time at Flow 2010, which is unfortunate because it was a fine, fine episode. However, because “Manifest Destiny” is something of a direct continuation I think I’ll be able to sum it all up in one nice post. After two episodes toiling around…
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Terriers, “Change Partners”
Just like yesterday, I’m still playing catch-up with the exciting amount of new television in front of me, so apologies for just now getting to Wednesday’s stellar Terriers, which should definitely calm any concerns about the series’ ability to tell standalone stories or even the lesser concerns about the weight of the stories being told.…
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Terriers, “Dog and Pony”
After a fantastic pilot episode, “Dog and Pony” proves that Terriers is going to be a must-watch new series this fall. The episode is fairly standalone in nature with only a few mentions of the Lindus case that Hank and Britt are now the prime witnesses in, but spending 45 minutes with these two guys…
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Series Premiere — Terriers, “Pilot”
Obviously, pilot episodes have a lot of balls in the air. Good pilots have to set up the plot in the most broadest of ways. They have to present compelling characters who are interesting to watch. They have to create a sense of place that is worth enough to bring the audience back. And most…
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Fall TV “Preview”: Gauging my excitement for all of fall’s new series
The fall television season is just about to begin! To celebrate, I’ll be doing a series of fun features and previews for both returning and brand-new series. I have not seen any of the new pilots or premieres from veteran series, and thus the quotes around preview. No matter, that won’t stop me from doing…
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