The problem I am having with this show is that we are three episodes in and it won't move on to its premise.  I call this the "Journeyman" effect.  The main character spends all his time trying to deny what is happening, even though the audience knows that no amount of denial is going to make the ghost disappear or…

I liked this episode better than the pilot, yet it still made me want to continue watching the series less.

I am not a comics guy, although I know quite a bit about them, but one thing I don't know is why we should give a damn about Black Widow. She gets the pimp spot in the cover, but is she that big of a deal? They never really established her as a superhero in IM2, just kind of a badass. Is there a reason she is so…

The Family Heirarchy discussion might have been the funniest thing the show has ever done (and I am a fan of the show).  It was a completely isolated scene, that didn't play off the specifics of the plotlines, but it perfectly encapsulated the family and the undercurrents of the show.  Just a fantastically written…

Balls: Consider yourself BUSTED!

It is really impressive what the writers have done in their construction of the love triangle, where neither of the guys is the wrong choice, and Jenna is likable enough to merit their interest (hang your head in shame, Twilight…), but I found myself kind of rooting against Jenna by the middle of the second episode. I…

I get that interpretation, and I think if this was "Undressed" or "Skins" or some other bit of MTV ephemera, I wouldn't disagree, but I feel like the writers on Awkward (I refuse to include the period) put a little more thought into their characters than that. A lot of these characters are pretty stock, but the show…

I was disappointed by Sadie in this episode. Thus far I have really liked the idea behind the character, in that everything she does is to maintain her status as the queen bee because she is insecure and knows she wouldn't be popular if she was nice. Everything she has done, to Jenna and beyond, has been about…

And somehow Gwenyth Paltrow took credit for this and claimed it prevented 9/11 or something.  Humbly.

Franco is Reggie Jackson.  He is the straw that stirs the drink.

The same complaint got repeated about Emma Stone in "Easy A" and I think it is a bit unfair to say it is unbelievable.  Being "Hot" is not the same thing as being popular.  Leaf through your old yearbook sometime and I bet you'll be surprised at some of the girls who were cute as hell, but don't carry themselves that…

I have enjoyed Awkward. since the pilot, and I think it is an entertaining show, but I do wonder how much would be written about it here, on Myles' blog or on Vulture, if it wasn't an off-model MTV scripted series.  Would it get coverage if it was on ABC Family?

Everybody, listen up!  Alex Winter has an announcement!

Will
Will Coke underwrite the production as a sponsor? The story is never "And raped her with a soda bottle of some undetermined brand." Seems like a synergistic no-brainer.

Ohmygod!!!
He got my letter!!!!!!

My Favorite Line
My favorite bit of dialogue from the entire series, and one I still quote to this day, even though it barely registers as a quote, is "Ahhhh, medium." The way Slurm says it always stuck with me.

Childrens Hospital
I want to know what kind of rabbit hole mind fuck of a character he would play on "Childrens Hospital."

Shane's Storyline
Pretty sure that he is going to be getting student loans from every bank he visited.

I'm liking the little half phillipino in yellow in the middle. I am just really excited there is finally a reality dating show for attractive people.

We need to dedicate significant time and energy to praising the awesome that is Lamarcus Tinker. Solid gold, that fella.