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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Busy Phillips in “Freaks and Geeks”

[Women’s History Month, Day 13] You know what’s an amusing exercise? Watching an episode of Freaks and Geeks and counting the number of famous people in it: Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, Rashida Jones, and Professor James Franco, to name a … Continue reading

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Blog PostsQuick Blog Note

I have fifty or so recent comments that I have not yet replied to, but I’m not ignoring you, folks. I just got a new full-time job and thus am a lot busier than I was before. Most of the … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Tina Fey in “30 Rock”

[Women’s History Month: Day 12] I really should have written something about Tina Fey and 30 Rock before today. But better late than never. Tina Fey has become super famous over the last decade, and rightly so. She’s multitalented, hilarious, … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Naya Rivera in “Glee”

[Women’s History Month, Day 11] Fuckin’ Glee, man. It’s such a dumb show, so filled with preachy speeches, ridiculous storylines, and repetitive musical performances, but when it shows gay people loving each other, it gets it so, so right, because … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Zooey Deschanel in “New Girl”

[Women’s History Month, Day 10] I really like Zooey Deschanel and I don’t care who knows it. Haters gonna hate. I do understand why one might find Deschanel unappealing, or why one might have issues with her Manic Pixie Dream … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Maisie Williams in “Game of Thrones”

[Women’s History Month, Day 9] When people hear “Game of Thrones” and “great acting” in the same sentence, the first name that comes to mind is usually Peter Dinklage, and for good reason. His character is THE fan favorite and … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Jessica Walter in “Arrested Development”

[Women’s History Month, Day 8] I can’t believe it’s taken me eight days to acknowledge one of the best female villains in television history. She’s a villain of a comic nature, the worst human being on a show filled with … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Yunjin Kim in “Lost”

[Women’s History Month, Day 7] The actress I’m honoring today first caught my attention with a single look. I watched LOST from the very beginning because of one actor (Dominic Monaghan), but was soon swept up in the drama, the … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Mindy Kaling in “The Office”

The performance I want to highlight on Day 6 of Women’s History Month is from a writer/actress/producer triple threat: Mindy Kaling from the American version of The Office. As Kelly Kapoor, Kaling plays a character who is, out of context, … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFormative Performances: Nina Dobrev in “The Vampire Diaries”

On Day 5 of Women’s History Month, I would like to honor an actress who had the unique opportunity to play the protagonist and antagonist of an exciting, addictive show: Nina Dobrev on The Vampire Diaries. As Elena Gilbert, Nina … Continue reading

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