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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

GCB recap – 1×06-1×07: ‘Turn The Other Cheek,’ ‘Sex is Divine’

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Courtesy of ABC

We get a double dose of GCB this week with two new episodes back to back. Looks like ABC is trying to see how our show will fare in the Desperate Housewives timeslot. But before we start to think about a second season, let’s focus on these new episodes. The two big themes of the evening are sex and marriage, and in good ole’ Christian tradition, the marriage comes before the sex.

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I Just Want My Pants Back recap – 1×12: ‘Jerk or Dork’

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Courtesy of MTV

Well folks, we have reached the end of the road for our beloved NY hipsters. After twelve episodes, we come full circle as Jay (Peter Vack) finally meets up with the girl who stole his pants all the way back in the pilot!

In honour of this historic occasion, let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]

Game Of Thrones recap – 2×02: ‘The Night Lands’

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Courtesy of HBO

After a rousing re-introduction to the land of Westeros last week, Game Of Thrones continues to roll out a number of storylines. This second episode fleshes out several of the new players even as it continues to expand the world of the show. Rather than give a traditional recap,  I think discussing the interesting (problematic?) portrayal of women in the show is the way to go this week.

Let’s bitch it out…

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Fringe recap: 4×17 – ‘Everything in Its Right Place

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Courtesy of FOX

This week on Fringe we go back to the ‘other side’ as Lincoln (Seth Gabel) tries to define who he is, we get the triumphant return of tight t-shirt (TTS) Broyles (Lance Reddick) and we learn a tad bit more about the human shapeshifters.

Let’s take a closer look after the jump.

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