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ReviewsMolestation Jokes are Hi-LARIOUS: Community 2×20 – “Competitive Wine Tasting”

I have a low tolerance for rape jokes.  Even as someone who believes that comedy should take no prisoners, and that everyone and everything should be fair game for humor, I mostly find rape and molestation jokes abhorrent and not … Continue reading

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ReviewsJeff Winger’s Little Indian Girl Story: (Delayed) Thoughts on Community 2×19 – “Critical Film Studies”

Last week on my favorite sitcom, Community fans tuned in to watch the Pulp Fiction-themed episode that NBC had been heavily promoting.  At the end of the half hour, the fans cried foul that they had been denied a real … Continue reading

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ReviewsCommunity 2×18 – “Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy”

This week, Community was renewed for a third season on NBC, and there was much rejoicing.  Also, Britta ruined a friend for Troy and Abed, and Jeff tried to get rid of Chang by convincing him to try to impress … Continue reading

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ReviewsQuinn Fabray and the Prom Queen Endgame: Thoughts on Glee 2×16 – “Original Song”

I have many thoughts about last night’s episode of Glee. First, while the lyrics for the original songs “Trouty Mouth,” “Big Assed Heart,” and “Oh Hell to the No” fell into the “so-bad-it’s-hilarious” category, the melodies for said songs were … Continue reading

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ReviewsCommunity 2×17 – “Intro to Political Science”

On last night’s Community, Jeff and Annie went head-to-head in a political election and continued to refuse to acknowledge the searing hot sexual tension between them, while a Secret Service agent showed a romantic interest in Abed. The Feminist in … Continue reading

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Reviews30 Rock 5×16 – “TGS Hates Women”

I don’t usually review 30 Rock even though I love it because I often have very little to say other than, “These are the ten Tracy Jordan lines that made me laugh the hardest.”  But last night’s episode was all … Continue reading

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ReviewsMovie Rental Review: Lars and the Real Girl

When I watch a movie or read a book about a subject that is deeply personal to me, I often wonder – does my personal connection to the text hinder or enhance my ability to look at it critically? Looking … Continue reading

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ReviewsGlee 2×14 – “Blame it on the Alcohol”

On this week’s episode of Glee, everyone gets drunk, and it’s even more epic and hilarious than the time the kids all got hooked on Vitamin D. The Characters/Relationships: In the early part of the episode, Rachel was firing on … Continue reading

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ReviewsCommunity 2×16 – “Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking”

In this week’s episode of Community, Pierce continues to be a jerk of massive proportions, Jeff unleashes his rage after years of father issues, and Donald Glover continues to be one of the best comedians on television. Summary: Pierce is … Continue reading

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ReviewsCommunity 2×15 – “Early 21st Century Romanticism”

In this week’s Community, Jeff takes a break from the group after an angry disagreement about the Barenaked Ladies, Britta becomes friends with a woman she thinks is a lesbian and rubs it in the face of everyone who is … Continue reading

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