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A note about these notations: 2.1, for example, would mean the first episode of the second season. These numbers are followed by the episode's title. The listed year is when the episode first aired; the name is the episode's writer ("s" denotes story credit; "t" denotes teleplay credit). In the case of shows with no attributable writing credit, "dir." denotes director.

001. (04 Jan) The Staircase, 1.1: Chapter 1. Crime or accident? (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ***1/2
002. (05 Jan) The Staircase, 1.2: Chapter 2. Secrets and lies (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****
003. (06 Jan) The Staircase, 1.3: Chapter 3. A striking coincidence (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****
004. (06 Jan) The Staircase, 1.4: Chapter 4. A prosecution trickery (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****
[So goddamn riveting I am loathe to wait for the next disc from Netflix.]
005. (06 Jan) Roseanne, 1.17: Becky's Choice [syndicated] (1989, Laurie Gelman, David Jacobson) **1/2
006. (08 Jan) The Sopranos, 4.12: Eloise (2002, Terence Winter) **1/2
007. (08 Jan) The Sopranos, 4.13: Whitecaps (2002, Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, Robin Green) ***
<The Sopranos s4's Cumulative Season Rating (CSR): ***> [Note: CSRs are not a mathematical average of a season's episode ratings. Strict accounting can't always do justice to television's far-reaching scope and aggregate wallop.]
008. (09 Jan) /Gilmore girls, 4.11: In the Clamor and the Clangor/ (2004, Sheila R. Lawrence, Janet Leahy) ***1/2
[first viewing: ****1/2] [last seen: 26 Jun 04]
009. (11 Jan) Gilmore girls, 6.11: The Perfect Dress (2006, Amy Sherman-Palladino) **1/2
010. (13 Jan) The Book of Daniel, 1.3: Acceptance (2006, Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor) *
011. (13 Jan) The Staircase, 1.5: Chapter 5. A weak case (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****1/2
012. (14 Jan) The Staircase, 1.6: Chapter 6. The prosecution's revenge (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****1/2
013. (14 Jan) The Staircase, 1.7: Chapter 7. The blowpoke returns (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) ****
014. (14 Jan) The Staircase, 1.8: Chapter 8. The verdict (2005, dir. Jean-Xavier de Lestrade) *****
<The Staircase s1 CSR: *****> [I'm not alone.]
015. (14 Jan) Beauty and the Geek, 2.1: Episode 9 (2006, dir. info not available) *1/2
016. (16 Jan) /Gilmore girls, 4.12: A Family Matter/ (2004, Daniel Palladino) ****1/2 [first viewing: ****]
017. (18 Jan) Gilmore girls, 6.12: Just Like Gwen and Gavin (2006, Daniel Palladino) **
018. (24 Jan) /Gilmore girls, 4.13: Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels/ (2004, Amy Sherman-Palladino) ****
019. (01 Feb) Gilmore girls, 6.13: Friday Night's Alright for Fighting (2006, Amy Sherman-Palladino) ***1/2
[Might as well start posting excerpts from my casual Gilmore girls emails. These are quickly fired off to friends (usually during hectic working hours), packed with spoilers, and don't make much sense unless you've already seen the episodes in question.]
020. (02 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.14: The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais/ (2004, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino) third viewing
 [New site policy: To avoid overkill, I will stop rating TV episodes after second viewing. If I'm ever watching portions of a TV series more than twice, it's safe to say I consider the show a Major Work for the ages and we can leave it at that. Or, put another way: figuring Gilmore girls ends up running seven seasons, and I'll be re-watching the Palladinos' masterpiece throughout my entire life, that would mean the slight, perpetual tweaking of 153 different ratings. No thanks.]
021. (06 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.15: Scene in a Mall/ (2004, Daniel Palladino) ****
022. (08 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.16: The Reigning Lorelai/ (2004, Jane Espenson) **** [first viewing: ***1/2]
023. (10 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.17: Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist/ (2004, Amy Sherman-Palladino) ****
024. (10 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.18: Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom!/ (2004, Daniel Palladino) **** [first viewing: ***1/2]
025. (11 Feb) Gilmore girls, 6.14: You've Been Gilmored (2006, Jordon Nardino) ***
026. (12 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.19: Afterboom/ (2004, Sheila R. Lawrence) **** [first viewing: ***1/2]
027. (13 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.20: Luke Can See Her Face/ (2004, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino) ****
028. (16 Feb) Family Guy, 4.11: Peter's Got Woods (2005, Danny Smith) **1/2
029. (18 Feb) Gilmore girls, 6.15: A Vineyard Valentine (2006, Daniel Palladino) ***
030. (18 Feb) Arrested Development, 1.17: Altar Egos (2004, Barbie Feldman Adler) **
031. (21 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.21: Last Week Fights, This Week Tights/ (2004, Daniel Palladino) ****
032. (22 Feb) /Gilmore girls, 4.22: Raincoats and Recipes/ (2004, Amy Sherman-Palladino) ***** [first viewing: ****1/2]
<Gilmore girls s4 CSR: *****>
033. (25 Feb) Roseanne, 1.16: Mall Story [syndicated] (1989, Laurie Gelman) **
034. (04 Mar) Roseanne, 1.18: The Slice of Life [syndicated] (1989, Lauren Eve Anderson, David McFadzean) ***
035. (05 Mar) Gilmore girls, 6.16: Bridesmaids Revisited (2006, Rebecca Rand Kirshner) **1/2
THIS IS THE SCENE IN THE MOVIE WHERE I SWITCH TO A NEW SYSTEM. I'm finding logging and rating individual television episodes too oppressive (plus I don't have the time anymore, plus my CSRs are all that really matter). From now on, I'm only going to note the following information in my television logs: (A) When I began watching the season in question; (B) When I completed watching the season; (C) Show title; (D) Season number; (E) Amount of episodes in season; (F) Year(s) season aired; (G) Show creator; (H) My CSR. Re: seasons I never complete (i.e. weak shows I abandon), I might simply assign a CSR based on my partial viewing. Or I might not, pretending the show never crossed my path. We'll see.
001. (17 Jun - 24 Jun) Entourage s2 [fourteen episodes] (2005, Doug Ellin) **1/2
002. (25 Jun - 25 Jun) TCM's Edge of Outside [one hour documentary] (2006, dir. Shannon Davis) [rough cut] **
003. (12 Jul - 06 Aug) Weeds s1 [ten episodes] (2005, Jenji Kohan) ***1/2
[Just the sort of high-caliber satire I'd expect from a Gilmore girls alum.]
004. (27 Aug - 27 Aug) No Direction Home: Bob Dylan [two episodes; 207 minutes] (2005, dir. Martin Scorsese) ** [projected video]
005. (14 Aug - 29 Aug) The Wire s3 [twelve episodes] (2004, David Simon) ****1/2
006. (06 Aug - 24 Sep) Curb Your Enthusiasm s5 [ten episodes] (2005, Larry David) ****
036. (27 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.17: I'm OK, You're OK (2006, Keith Eisner) ***1/2
[Since I've come this far, I have to finish rating every Gilmore girls episode individually.]
037. (28 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.18: The Real Paul Anka (2006, Daniel Palladino) ***
038. (29 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.19: I Get a Sidekick Out of You (2006, Amy Sherman-Palladino) **1/2
039. (29 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.20: Super Cool Party People (2006, David S. Rosenthal) *1/2
040. (30 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.21: Driving Miss Gilmore (2006, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino) ***1/2
041. (30 Sep) Gilmore girls, 6.22: Partings (2006, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino) ***
[It happens midway through the episode, an offhand afterthought topping a trivial scene:
"Bye honey."
"Bye."
As far as I'm concerned, those are the last two lines of Gilmore girls.]
<Gilmore girls s6 CSR: ***1/2>
007. (22 Nov - 29 Nov) Da Ali G Show (US) s1 [six episodes] (2003, Sacha Baron Cohen) ****1/2
008. (01 Dec - 22 Dec) Da Ali G Show (US) s2 [six episodes] (2004, Sacha Baron Cohen) ****1/2
009. (29 Sep - 03 Jan) The Wire s4 [thirteen episodes] (2006, David Simon) ****
09/27/06 -- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 1.1 (2006, Aaron Sorkin) **
09/29/06 -- The Wire 4.1 (2006, s: Ed Burns, David Simon; t: D. Simon) ****
09/30/06 -- Weeds 2.1 (2006, Jenji Kohan) ***1/2
10/01/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.1 (2006, David S. Rosenthal) *1/2
10/01/06 -- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 1.2 (2006, Aaron Sorkin) **
10/02/06 -- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 1.3 (2006, Aaron Sorkin) *1/2
10/03/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.2 (2006, Rebecca Rand Kirshner) ***
10/04/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.1 (2006, Peter Berg) **
10/05/06 -- Ugly Betty 1.1 (2006, Silvio Horta) **
10/05/06 -- The Nine 1.1 (2006) *1/2
10/07/06 -- The Wire 4.2 (2006) ****
10/10/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.3 (2006) ***1/2
10/12/06 -- The Wire 4.3 (2006) ****
10/13/06 -- The Wire 4.4 (2006) ****1/2
10/14/06 -- 30 Rock 1.1 (2006) **
10/15/06 -- Weeds 2.2 (2006) ***1/2
10/16/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.2 (2006) ***
10/17/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.4 (2006) *
10/18/06 -- Weeds 2.3 (2006) ***
10/19/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.3 (2006) ***1/2
10/22/06 -- Ugly Betty 1.2 (2006) *1/2
10/26/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.5 (2006) *
10/28/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.4 (2006) ***1/2
11/05/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.5 (2006) ****
11/08/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.6 (2006) **1/2
11/13/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.6 (2006) *
11/14/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.7 (2006) ***1/2
11/18/06 -- /Friday Night Lights 1.1/ (2006) *** [first viewing: **; last seen: 10/04/06]
11/21/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.7 (2006) *
11/23/06 -- The Wire 4.5 (2006) ***1/2
11/25/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.8 (2006) *
11/26/06 -- The Wire 4.6 (2006) ***1/2
12/03/06 -- The Wire 4.7 (2006) ****
12/05/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.9 (2006) *
12/06/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.8 (2006) ****
12/12/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.9 (2006) ***1/2
12/17/06 -- Friday Night Lights 1.10 (2006) ****
12/19/06 -- Untitled Gilmore girls Spin-off 1.10 (2006) 1/2
12/23/06 -- The Wire 4.8 (2006) ****
12/26/06 -- American Dad! 2.5 (2006) ***
12/26/06 -- Family Guy 5.5 (2006) ***
12/27/06 -- Heroes 1.1 (2006) *1/2
12/28/06 -- 30 Days 1.1 (2005) **1/2
12/28/06 -- 30 Days 1.2 (2005) *1/2
12/30/06 -- The Wire 4.9 (2006) ****
12/31/06 -- The Wire 4.10 (2006) ****
12/31/06 -- The Wire 4.11 (2006) ****