TV Buzz Blame Ryan (and Pete) if you have to. Mindy Kaling really has to prefer this write up.

Amanda Dobbins about 2 years ago

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TV Buzz Today's pop culture exegesis is courtesy of Bryan Lynch, who posits that 30 Rock is a ripoff (or homage!) of The Muppet Show. The Kenneth/Scooter comparison really brings it home. You can also bet your life's fortune that the Muppets will make another round of cameos now (way to remember, Scott).

Amanda Dobbins about 2 years ago

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TV Buzz Slate's Jonah Weiner argues that every blue-stater's favorite TV show is actually conservative. His thesis: “Liz starts from a progressive perspective before coming around to Jack's way of seeing things” and “we seem meant to accept Liz's Jack-ward drift…as part of her maturation.” The whole article (charmingly titled “I Want To GOP To There”) is worth a read, even if it makes you feel old and Republican.

Amanda Dobbins about 3 years ago

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Movie Buzz There's been a good amount of Ferris Bueller analysis circulating this week, but the Fight Club Theory is my favorite. In a nutshell: “Ferris Bueller, the person, is just a figment of Cameron’s imagination, like Tyler Durden, and Sloane is the girl Cameron secretly loves.” My brain hurts now.

Amanda Dobbins about 3 years ago

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