Category Archives: Reviews

SitCombat: 3/3/11

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Tom Garrett

We have an abbreviated edition of SitCombat this week, as NBC pulled a fast one, showing six consecutive episodes of the Office. All were reruns. So, while I would normally review all three series, even if only some were airing … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: 2/24/11

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Yesterday was quite a day around these parts.* I can think of no better way to follow up an academic-style commentary about the Obama Administration’s decision to cease defending DOMA than with an analysis of the relative merits of three … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: 2/17/11

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Can the long-awaited cinematic tale of Michael Scarn top defending champ 30 Rock, or will Sterling Archer’s own action / intrigue (and Burt Reynolds references) allow upstart Archer to take the crown from venerable and little-watched NBC fare? Here’s how … Continue reading →

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SitCombat

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I only watch about eight television shows on anything resembling a regular basis. I realized recently that three of those shows are sitcoms airing on Thursday nights. I usually watch all three and informally think to myself, “Show X won … Continue reading →

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Review of Books No. 001

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Some friends of mine run a blog called The Culturephiles, a link to which may be found on the right sidebar of this site. The aims of that blog are not entirely dissimilar to those in play here. The primary … Continue reading →

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The Other Guy(s)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I had planned on doing a comprehensive movie review for 2010’s “The Other Guys,” which I saw last night for the first time. However, this buddy cop comedy(?) starring Mark Wahlberg as Detective Terry Hoitz and Will Ferrell as Will … Continue reading →