Category Archives: Updates

Announcement: This Was Television

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Les Chappell

2012 is turning into a very eventful year for A Helpless Compiler. In my second year we’ve expanded our coverage far past this one site, with a guest column stint on CC2K and a freelance position with The A.V. Club. … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Now Compiling for The A.V. Club

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Les Chappell

To paraphrase what a wise man once said, running a television criticism blog in this overpopulated media landscape is akin to throwing messages in bottles out into a churning sea made up entirely of messages in bottles. The chance of … Continue reading →

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Quick Update: Giving Thanks

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Les Chappell

Happy early Thanksgiving, everyone! Wanted to provide a quick update and let you know what to expect around the holiday – which, I’m sure you can guess, is not much. I’ll be spending the next few days away from the … Continue reading →

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State of the Blog: Fall 2011 and Beyond

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Les Chappell

The start of the fall 2011 television season is now only a few short weeks away, and the wealth of material we’re about to be presented with is nothing short of fantastic. Sons of Anarchy is apparently going to be … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch Update: A Break From Baking

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Les Chappell

Well, there’s only three episodes to go in season one of Pushing Daisies now. I hope you’ve been enjoying these recaps as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them, as revisiting the show this summer has been an unabashed joy on … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch Update: The Stream is Dried Up

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Les Chappell

We interrupt our usual broadcast of television content to bring some bad news for those of you who are following along with my Pushing Daisies rewatch – more specifically, those of you following on Netflix instant. As of last Friday, … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch Announcement: 2011

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Les Chappell

Now that we’ve gotten the broad swath of shows I’ll be catching up on over the summer out of the way, it’s time for something I mentioned in passing to in that last post: selecting the show I’ll be doing … Continue reading →

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Update: Looking Forward

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Les Chappell

Some of you who have been keeping an eye on the blog regularly – I somehow get regular hits despite any non-Twitter promotion, so I know there’s a few of you – may have noticed that I’ve been conspicuously absent … Continue reading →

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A Rambling Inauguration to Future Rambling

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Les Chappell

Greetings hearts and minds! Welcome to A Helpless Compiler, the latest of the blog incarnations to spring from the mind of Les Chappell. Viewed by some as the next incisive wit to approach the offerings of popular culture, and viewed … Continue reading →

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