Modern Family Review: "The Musical Man" (Episode 2.19)
Network comedies generally have 22 minutes to hit the plot points and get to the resolution. While many sitcoms struggle to fill those minutes, this week’s Modern Family episode, “The Musical Man,” tried to cram in way too much for its three storylines.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe Comedy Awards Winners Include Zach Galifianakis and Tina Fey
Comedy Central aired the inaugural edition of The Comedy Awards last night, and winners include ABC’s Modern Family, Zach Galifianakis for Dinner With Schmucks and Tiny Fey for Date Night, among others.... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsAustin L. Ray's Greatest Hits: The Paste Years, Volume 1
Or: Some Retrospective Navel Gazing From Which Probably Not Enough Has Been Removed So, this is my final List of the Day for Paste. This is also my final full-time week with the publication, and while I’m excited to be moving on to new things, it’s going to be weird not editing the majority of the content on this site, writing a list every week, poring over reader feedback, running meetings with interns and doing all the myriad things I’ve grown so accustomed to doing over the past five years.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayModern Family Review (Ep. 2.17 - “Two Monkeys and a Panda”)
Modern Family got semi-serious this week. Everyone seemed to be fighting—about things of consequence and others, not. While the episode wasn’t a laugh fest like last week’s “Regrets Only,” there were some heartwarming moments that created levity.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsModern Family Review (Ep. 2.16 - “Regrets Only”)
Listening—or the lack thereof—served as the central theme to this week’s Modern Family episode “Regrets Only,” setting up dozens of punch lines that the show’s great ensemble delivered with aplomb.... read more
Found in: TV, Reviews30 Rock Leads Nominees for Comedy Central Awards
Comedy Central recently unveiled its nominees for its inaugural Comedy Awards, and 30 Rock leads with seven nominations; The Office and Modern Family each came away with four.... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsModern Family Review (Ep. 2.14 - "Bixby’s Back")
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Found in: TV, Reviews"Nuthin' But A Glee Thang" - Glee Cast Members Spoof Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg
The Fox show Glee is often criticized for pushing the envelope for network TV (both on screen and off). But there are some things that even Glee can’t do on television. That’s what the Internet is for.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWriters Guild Announces 2011 Award Nominations
The Writers Guild of America announced its nominations for exceptional achievement in screenwriting in 2010. Screenplays for both Aaron Sorkin’s The Social Network and Stuart Blumberg’s The Kids Are Alright were among those selected. However, several celebrated films this year including The Kings’ Speech, Winter’s Bone and Toy Story 3 did not make the cut due to the WGA’s controversial and complicated Minimum Basic Agreement.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe 25 Best TV Performances of 2010
A year ago we proclaimed that a new Golden Age of Television had emerged during the new millennium. The good news is that much of the amazing talent from that first decade is still here; and better yet, some new kids on the block are causing a stir. read more
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