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James Bond Movies, as Reviewed by Archer

Adam Reed’s Archer was created with the express purpose of poking a bit of fun at the well-worn tropes of the spy movie genre, the poster boy for which is undoubtedly the Bond franchise. That’s how it started, anyway. Long running franchises have a tendency to mutate over time, and over the course of 6 (soon …

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Archer, Season 6: FXX’s animated spy comedy returns to its status quo

  Archer: Season 6 Airs Thursdays at 10m ET on FXX, starting January 8th When it was first announced, Archer Vice, AKA the completely serialized fifth season of Archer, blew minds. The notion of a popular comedy ditching its usual episodic-with-bits-of-serialization format, changing the occupations of its entire cast, and completely changing the locale for …

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Thursday Comedies: Community 3.12, 30 Rock 6.12 & 6.13, Archer 3.13

Community, Season 3, Episode 12, “Contemporary Impressionists” Written by Alex Cooley Directed by Kyle Newacheck Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC Abed is one of Community’s most intriguing characters. His pop culture hyper-literacy aligns him with just the kind of person that would be an avid fan of the show (albeit at a comically …

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Thursday Comedies: Community 3.11, 30 Rock 6.12, Archer 3.12

Community, Season 3, Episode 11, “Urban Matrimony and Sandwich Arts” Written by Vera Santamaria Directed by Kyle Newacheck Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC So, Community’s back. Maybe not with the high concept episode with meta-commentary on its absence fans were hoping for but a solid half-hour none the less. Community has always been …

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Thursday Comedies: 30 Rock 6.12, Parks and Rec 4.18, Archer 3.11

30 Rock, Season 6, Episode 12, “Standards and Practices” Written by Vali Chandrasekaran Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC “Standards and Practices” continues 30 Rock’s rebound and features the welcome return of Chloe Moretz as Kaylie Hooper. Moretz was one of many factors that made last year’s “TGS Hates Women” …

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Thursday Comedies: 30 Rock 6.03 & 6.04, Parks and Rec 4.13, Archer 3.05, Unsupervised 1.02

30 Rock, Season 6, Episodes 3 & 4, “Idiots are People Three!” & “The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell” “Idiots” Written by Robert Carlock, Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller “Ballad” Written by Matt Hubbard, Directed by Jeff Richmond Airs Thursday at 8pm ET on NBC It’s kind of disheartening to see the show has abandoned the new …

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Thurs Comedy: 30 Rock 6.02, Parks and Rec 4.12, Archer 3.04, Unsupervised 1.01

30 Rock, Season 6, Episode 2, “Idiots are People Two!” Written by Robert Carlock Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller Airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on NBC Tonight on 30 Rock an attempt is made to deal with Tracy Morgan’s homophobic outburst this summer, and I’m not sure they wouldn’t have been better off leaving it alone. …

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Nominations for First Critics’ Choice Television Awards

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association has just announced their nominations for the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Modern Family leads the comedoes with six nominations, while Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and The Killing dominate the drama series. We’ve been focussing more and more on television here at Sound On Sight and …

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