Tag: USA’s “arcs”
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Character depth welcome: On why White Collar is far and away USA Network’s best series
You may or may not know this, but I am in the midst of completing my MA thesis on USA Network and the “Characters Welcome” brand campaign (among other things). I say this to point out that I have spent a good deal of time with USA Network’s slate of programming over the past year […]
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Mid-season finale review — Burn Notice, “Dead to Rights”
If you know me and you know this blog, chances are you’ve come across me discussing USA Network and its series before. At a certain point, I feel like my analysis and regularly frustrated view on how USA series like to use somewhat empty devices to keep moving the chains away from the lead characters […]
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Season Premiere — Burn Notice, “Company Man”
Season four of Burn Notice was not up to snuff but the last two episodes were very, very good. More importantly, after four years of moving the chains and delaying any resolution, the series finally pulled the trigger on bringing Michael in from the cold. Because of this (as I tweeted today), I’m very optimistic […]
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Summer Finale — Psych, “One, Maybe Two, Ways Out”
The Psych summer finale was completely entertaining and totally satisfying. In fact, it was probably the strongest episode of the season’s first half. However, it’s also the episode that has me the most frustrated after watching it.
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Summer Finale — White Collar, “Point Blank”
White Collar‘s second season has been fantastic from start to finish, but I found myself dreading the summer finale anyway.
CB, PhD 