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SitCombat: 11/29/12

Hello there, SitCombat.  It’s been a while. It is nearly December, and, in these virtual pages, SitCombat makes a return that I can only assume will be triumphant.  A combination of some downtime for the shows, plus a week in … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 10/11/12

30 Rock pulled off the win last week with an episode that was as much about setting the table for its final season as it was delivering laughs (it did both).  The Office had an “off” week after a strong … Continue reading

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SitCombat is SitComBACK!

The venerable NBC franchises which are the subject of the equally-venerable “SitCombat” conflict will both cease production at the end of this season.  It seems incredibly likely that this (if not “tired,” at least a little “sleepy”) format will likewise … Continue reading

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SitCombat 3/24/11

I’m not sure why the NBC shows would want to go head-to-head with the third round* of the NCAA Tournament, rather than waiting one more week to come back, but they didn’t. Poor strategy aside, we got three new episodes … Continue reading

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SitCombat 3/17/11

I wasn’t originally planning on doing a SitCombat article this week.  Two reasons: One, the NCAA Tournament takes precedence over my viewing schedule.  Two, I thought 30 Rock was going to be another rerun this week.  It turns out, it … Continue reading

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SitCombat: 2/24/11

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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