Category Archives: Television Columns

CC2K Column: New Girl Wins 2011-2012’s “Most Improved Sitcom” Award

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Les Chappell

Friend of the blog Phoebe Raven is on a well-deserved vacation from her duties as CC2K’s TV editor, and following my column on the virtues of Revenge she asked if I wanted to fill in for her. I did, and … Continue reading →

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CC2K Column: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Revenge

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Les Chappell

Obviously, there are a lot of TV shows that for one reason or another I don’t have time to write about on a regular basis. However, I do like to periodically check in on programs that are of interest to … Continue reading →

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Hanging One’s Hat: Haberdashery as TV Criticism

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Les Chappell

Last Sunday, sandwiched between the juggernaut of the NFC/AFC championships and the surprising resilience of Once Upon A Time, NBC elected to burn off the two remaining episodes of their beleaguered drama Prime Suspect. The decision came as no surprise … Continue reading →

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Column: Viewing List for Summer 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Les Chappell

With the passage of Memorial Day we are now completely past the endpoint of the 2010-2011 television season, which ushers in the typical summer slump for television critics. A time of year when they are mostly free of the constant … Continue reading →

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