The Popfilter 2014 Fall TV Challenge

Round One HAPPYLAND VS TRANSPARENT See the winners and losers at http://challonge.com/popfilter   Today’s fight is brought to you by MTV and Amazon.com. It’s not enough to say that one show is better than the other. One show is clearly better than the other. This is Pacquiao versus a middle school junior varsity wrestler named…

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The Popfilter 2014 Fall TV Challenge

ROUND 2 SCORPION VS GOTHAM Follow the bracket at http://challonge.com/popfilter  Sometimes is very difficult to weigh the merit of one show against another. Comparing two shows, what each show did wrong, what each did right and declaring one better than the other can be challenging. Sometimes it’s hard to choose a winner. This, however, is…

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The PopFilter 2014 TV Challenge

Round 2   TIM AND ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES vs MADAM SECRETARY   Follow the action at http://challonge.com/POPFILTER   The second episode of Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories finds Bob Odenkirk playing a doctor that specializes in toe removal. The second episode of Madam Secretary finds Tea Leoni and crew essentially reading the same script as the…

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The Popfilter 2014 Fall TV Challenge

HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER VS BLACK-ISH See the bracket at challonge.com/popfilter   Today’s installment of the Fall TV challenge pits two ABC shows against one another. Black-ish is kind of a modern Jeffersons. It’s a 30 minute family comedy in the vein of Modern Family. It stars Anthony Anderson as the father who…

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The PopFilter 2014 TV Challenge

Round One GOTHAM vs NCIS: NEW ORLEANS   As of this article I am contractually obligated to not talk about Gotham. We are just two days away from the debut of the brand new PopFilter Podcast, The Superhero Hour Hour, which is a show completely dedicated to comic book television. This will also most likely be the last…

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The Popfilter 2014 TV Challenge

Round One FOREVER VS SCORPION You can see the bracket at challonge.com/popfilter   Here’s the debate about television: instead of it being this art form that is presented to an audience for sheer entertainment value, it is actually a mirror held up to the general public that reflects our mores and values–who we are as…

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FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA WRAP-UP

I swear to God I don’t hate TV. I love it. I love everything about a very small percentage of it. I’m one of those people who, when you tell them that “You don’t watch TV”, or that “You don’t even own a TV”, I judge the shit out of you, about how big of…

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FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA

CHICAGO FIRE – **1/2 (out of ****) NASHVILLE – *** (out of ****) The first question you need to ask yourself as you prepare to create an hour long drama is “Where does my main character work?” Real people spend about 40 percent of their lives at work, but TV characters, particularly in dramas could…

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FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA

EMILY OWENS, MD * 1/2 (out of ****)     Emily Owens, you know, from Emily Owens, MD, is a normal girl that’s just like all of us normal girls. She’s a little nerdy, a little neurotic, and not what you’d call traditionally hot. All of these traits serve one purpose: relatability! If we watch…

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FALL TV EXTRAVAGANZA

ARROW – **1/2 (out of ****) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – * (out of ****)   Arrow and Beauty and the Beast are two of the more anticipated new shows from the CW this season, as much as something on the CW can be anticipated. There’s a reason for the nation’s growing fervor: both shows…

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