Archive for 2009

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12/08/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 9, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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12/07/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 8, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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12/06/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 7, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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12/5/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 6, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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12/4/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 6, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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DEGRASSI | YouTube spoof nails “Next Generation”

In Degrassi: The Next Generation on December 4, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

Degrassi: The Next Generation has gotten long in the tooth since its 2001 debut. The name of its American cable home has changed more times than the cast, and I can’t really explain why I’ve kept watching after the show’s second crop graduated two seasons ago. I enthusiastically present this scathing NSFW parody…it was bound to happen eventually, and obviously the guy behind this is (or was) a fan of the show, so it’s perhaps coming from a place of love.

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12/3/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 4, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

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PREVIEW | “Men of a Certain Age”

In Reviews on December 3, 2009 by thetvmanifesto Tagged: , , , ,

Entertainment Weekly sent me a nifty screener on a mixtape-shaped USB drive. Sadly, it only contained the first half of the pilot. Happily, it was a swift, immersive twenty minutes. Read More »

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GE selling NBCU to Comcast

In Quickies on December 2, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

Tomorrow’s announcement presents a web of questions about the future of television. Foremost, can the cable interest survive this merger of two mediocre titans?

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12/2/09 | what I watched

In what I watched on December 2, 2009 by thetvmanifesto

  • Gilmore Girls 5×13: “Wedding Bell Blues” (ABC Family)
  • The New Adventures of Old Christine 5×09: “I Love Woo, I Hate Who” (CBS)
  • Rita Rocks 2×15: “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” (Lifetime)
  • Glee 1×12: “Mattress” (Fox)