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It’s Always Sunny at Emerson College
Guest post by Nadia Chaudhury

November 9th, 2009 2 Comments

I’m a devout fan of all things It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (it’s only because of the show that I want to go to Philly, having never actually visited). So, imagine my elation at a recent episode, in which Mac (played by show creator Rob McElhenney) enters wearing that familiar purple-and-yellow Emerson football shirt (you [...]

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Vampire Empire: “True Blood” deepens the obsession

August 12th, 2009 6 Comments

“If there’s one thing I hate about Santa Clara, it’s all the damn vampires.”
- The Lost Boys, 1987
“If there’s one thing I love about HBO, it’s all the damn vampires.”
- Me, TODAY
When I was about six years old, my dad read Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” to me as a bedtime story and for the next three [...]

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Watching Lost: Payoffs Outweigh Frustration; But Only Slightly

August 10th, 2009 No Comments

Warning for Lost Noobs: Possible Spoiler Alert
I find it especially challenging to compare anything else on TV to the mindtrip that has been the last five seasons of Lost (Five years already?!). Lost is a show fueled by, to a greater extent than anything else, its writing.

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