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  Colbert and the Talk Show Games

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  August 31, 2015

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  Colbert and the Talk Show Games The Late Show With Stephen Colbert television late night comedy Curator's Note This clip says much about the ranks of network late night “talk shows” that Stephen Colbert will soon join. Bob Odenkirk doesn’t want to pl ...
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  Making the Past Visible: Introduction

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  March 15, 2015

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  Making the Past Visible: Introduction television making the past visible history archive Curator's Note From newly indexed collections in brick and mortar archives, to “official” online sources, to hidden or just under-funded collections, there is an ...
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  NBC Comedy, 2011 Style

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  September 22, 2011

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  NBC Comedy, 2011 Style up all night seinfeld NBC fall season comedy arnett Curator's Note I watched Up All Night, a new NBC sitcom starring two supremely talented comic actors (Will Arnett and Maya Rudolph) and another exceptional one, Christina Appl ...
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  Reading the Book of John (from Cincinnati)

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  September 17, 2007

  Reading the Book of John (from Cincinnati) HBO David Milch John from Cincinnati surfing culture Deadwood Gidget Curator's Note Despite being a lifelong surfer, I managed to pick an occupation where that qualifies for less cultural capital than being ...
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  Making Sense of South Park, or Is a Snuke in a Sniz more than a Snuke in a Sniz?

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  July 26, 2007

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  Making Sense of South Park, or Is a Snuke in a Sniz more than a Snuke in a Sniz? narrative satire politics South Park Comedy Central cartoon carnivalesque taste election Hillary Clinton CNN Curator's Note South Park has parlayed crude animation and c ...