Monthly Archives: September 2011

Pilot Review: Whitney

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Les Chappell

While I still hold to the theory that you can’t really judge how good a comedy is going to be based on a pilot episode, there are some ways to put a new show in context and get a taste … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review, Sons of Anarchy: “Dorylus”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Les Chappell

Two weeks ago, when I wrote my review of the Sons of Anarchy season four premiere, I expressed some concerns as to how watching this season weekly, as opposed to my consuming it in chunks of three or four episodes. … Continue reading →

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Column: All Shows Should Be Breaking Bad, Fall 2011 Edition

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Les Chappell

The fall 2011 season premieres have almost drawn to a close, and in this flood of new shows we’ve learned two things. One, despite a couple bright spots here and there, this is not a strong season for new television … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: The Playboy Club

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Les Chappell

Going into it, it seems there are two already established ways to view NBC’s The Playboy Club, and neither one reflects well on it. One is the view, put forth by such draconian entities as the Parents Television Council, that … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: New Girl

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Les Chappell

As a lot of other critics have been saying in the early days of the 2011-2012 season, comedy pilots are hard to do well. The best comedies are built on the rhythms that the writers and the ensemble establish as … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review, Sons of Anarchy: “Booster”

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Les Chappell

Well, that didn’t take very long, did it? After a fairly calm premiere that seemed to give all of our main characters a genuinely peaceful moment, “Booster” shows that the storm clouds are once again gathering over the boys of … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review, Sons of Anarchy: “Out”

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Les Chappell

I don’t think there’s a single television show I find as eminently devourable as FX’s Sons of Anarchy. It’s not that it’s the best show I’ve ever seen or even the best show on TV right now, it just happens … Continue reading →

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