On Tuesday, New Girl debuted its fourth season with an episode that gives the impression of a re-pilot attempt; the show has made a clean break from its failed Nick&Jess romance and returned to the show's template of humorous hijinks that serve to ultimately re-emphasize the familial (decidedly non-romantic) relationship between the roommates. Ideally this show would give equal time to all of its characters, but since the start of season 3 the show seems to have firmly strapped Winston into the passenger seat of the car driven by Jess/Nick/Schmidt. This would be fine if this hierarchy accurately reflected the characters' relative value. I am, however, of the opinion that Winston is clearly the funniest character on the show. Season 3 systematically morphed Winston into a veritable maniac, one who combines George Costanza's neurotic, volatile insecurities with Cosmo Kramer's oblivious eccentricity. Lamorne Morris's superb acting and commitment to the bits allow Winston to steal every scene by aggressively subverting the expectations of both the other characters and the audience.
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2013 in Television
I don’t know if 2013 was the greatest year for Television, but I feel confident saying it was the most intriguing. It’s definitely my personal favorite calendar year of television in my lifetime, and I can’t help but pay tribute to it. Full disclosure: I watch way too much television for my educational good, but I also watch way too little television to give a holistic account of the best television of 2013. Therefore this post is poorly written, incomplete, and probably a waste of your time; but at least these thoughts are now on paper and not stuck in my head, which is good for my own sanity. Spoiler alert: this piece contains spoilers, so read at your own risk. With all disclaimers out of the way, here are my eight personal favorite television episodes of 2013.
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