Monthly Archives: February 2008

Media Maven’s Friday Five – 2/29/08

It’s a leap year! Sweet. Here are my 5 media-related observations of the week: 1. As Lindsey pointed out on my quarterlife post, the show was so awful, NBC has already shipped it off to Bravo. The show premiered Tuesday … Continue reading

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Quarterlife – Season 1, Episode 1 – “Pilot”

As a young man in my twenties, a fan of NBC, and an avid blogger, I felt it only appropriate that I check out NBC’s newest drama, quarterlife.  The series, created by Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz  (the brains behind … Continue reading

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Academy Awards 2008: Running Blog

So as I watched the 80th Academy Awards, I decided to jot down my thoughts in real time, so you could all see what I was thinking as I watched. Wish I could’ve been in your living room to make … Continue reading

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Academy Awards 2008 Picks

Has it really been a year already? Sweet sassy molassey! For those of you who have been reading this blog since its inception last January (you guys are awesome! all five of you), you’ll remember the lengthy post I wrote … Continue reading

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Media Maven’s Friday Five – 2/15/08

Happy day after Valentine’s Day!  Enjoy this week’s Friday Five… 1. Last night’s Lost was a big step down from the previous two episodes.  Why?  Because we didn’t get a whole of information, and not a lot really happened.  Still, … Continue reading

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Friday Night Lights – Season 2, Episode 15 – “May the Best Man Win”

So, not even the Maven is perfect, and apparently he forgot to set his tivo for the series finale of FNL. When he asked me to write about it, I sadly informed him that the show had ended 4 weeks … Continue reading

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Media Maven’s Friday Five – 2/8/08

Hey ya’ll! I was in Nawlins this week for Mardi Gras, (hence my absence until this morning’s Lost post) but I still wanted to leave you with my 5 big media-related thoughts of the week.  Have a great weekend! 1. … Continue reading

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Lost – Season 4, Episode 2 – “Confirmed Dead”

Surprise, surprise. This week’s episode of Lost was SICK. Oh, and by the way– the season is already 25% over now! With only 6 episodes to go in this strike-shortened season, things are cooking nicely on everyone’s favorite island, which, … Continue reading

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Lost – Season 4, Episode 1 – “The Beginning of the End”

Watching last night’s season premiere of Lost, a.k.a. the best show on television right now(sorry Dexter, your time is up), I felt like a man who had wandered the desert for months in search of water, only to come upon … Continue reading

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