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Monday, May 03, 2010
Only the beginning
Still a full day to go here, including whatever news happened, plus tonight's "Chuck" as the final review of this iteration of the blog. Then we move in the morning to HitFix. But before I go, I wanted to look back over the last 4 and a half years at the blog, as well as looking ahead a bit to the new place...
As I've said before, I started out writing about TV online with the "NYPD Blue" website, and nearly a decade into my time at The Star-Ledger, I missed the immediacy of that interaction, as well as the ability to write about shows after they'd aired (when I could discuss all the juicy stuff) rather than before (when I'd have to be wary of spoiling anything). NJ.com was still experiencing a lot of growing pains at the time, and I wasn't sure I wanted to commit to the idea long-term, so on October 7, 2005, so I started the site here on Blogger as an experiment. I figured I'd try it out, see if I liked the process, and also see if anyone but the friends I'd e-mailed the link to might ever find me and care to keep reading.
If you go back and look at those early posts from 2005, the blog then bore little resemblance to what it became. No pictures, no spoiler protection after the jump (and therefore no "just as soon as"), nearly everything done in a grab-bag format where I talked about multiple shows at once, and very few comments - and all of those from my friends.
The outside world began to discover the place on a fluke: while looking over NBC's schedule for the January 2006 TCA press tour, I noticed Aaron Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme were listed as panelists for the "West Wing" farewell session, and I threw up a quick post noting this. It turned out to be an error - someone told me later that no one at NBC had even asked Sorkin or Schlamme about it at that point - but somehow, that story got picked up, the link spread around, and suddenly the blog had a small but growing - and smart - audience.
As you guys began to find me, I in turn began to find my way in blogging, and the site slowly but surely evolved into what you see today. People complained about being spoiled on the main page, and I figured out how to hide the bulk of each post on the jump. I noticed that posts dealing with one show at a time tended to get far more comments than the grab bags, and so I began doing more and more of those. And beyond that, I saw that the deeper I went into discussing episodes - moving past the simple "I liked this"/"I didn't like this" of the blog's early days into discussing not only why I liked things, but what I thought they meant - the deeper in turn your comments got, and I started trying to apply the depth and breadth of my "Sopranos" Rewind columns to lots of other shows. When I got bored with summer TV one year and suggested that instead we all watch and discuss "Freaks and Geeks" on DVD, a lot of you went along with me, paving the way for later summer DVD projects, including the early seasons of "The Wire" (with Season 3 coming up in June on HitFix).
Along the way there have been some great highs (the David Chase interview, Ben Silverman telling me I saved "Chuck") and some weird lows (the "Chuck"pocalypse, overwrought discussion of "SNL" in the fall of 2008 leading to the No Politics rule), but the good has vastly outweighed the bad. This blog rekindled my interest in a job I'd been doing for a very long time, and it taught me how to do it in a new way. And I thank all of you for helping me figure that out.
As I said last week, the goal is for as little to change as possible at HitFix, with shows moving in and out of the rotation based on my level of interest (and time). The blog URL, once again, is http://hitfix.com/whatsalanwatching, while the new RSS feed will be at http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching.rss. As before, I'll also be using my Twitter account to tweet links to new posts as they go up.
I know some of you in the last week have expressed concern about the design and functionality of HitFix versus this place. Just know that every issue you've raised is one that I'd already thought of, and in turn most of those were ones that Team HitFix was already aware of and working on when I asked about them. (And a few of them may be addressed/solved by the time I put my first real post up there tomorrow.) Because you guys are so valuable to the experience of both reading and writing What's Alan Watching?, I want the new site to be as user-friendly as this one was. I would just ask for your patience, and if you have a specific concern, feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
End of one era today, start of what I hope will be an awesome new one tomorrow. Hope you can come along with me.
80 comments:
- Jarvis and Anita said...
I'll be with you all the way Alan! Love your blog! Loving Treme too and happy to have your reviews as always...
- 7:05 AM, May 03, 2010
Congrats again Alan!
I've already bookmarked the new site at hitfix - 7:14 AM, May 03, 2010
- scott w. h. young said...
i'm happy for you Alan.
may there be many more posts! (with amusing spoiler alerts, of course) - 7:21 AM, May 03, 2010
Good luck!
How are you and Fienberg handling assignments at HitFix? Are you divvying up shows or will there be overlap ie Lost/Chuck etc because I enjoy reading both your thoughts on those shows. - 7:40 AM, May 03, 2010
- Matt said...
Congrats, good luck, and thanks for all the fun Alan
- 7:50 AM, May 03, 2010
Best blog logo ever.
- 7:58 AM, May 03, 2010
I've been faithfully reading your Lost reviews for several years now. Your appreciation for the show, not only as a critic, but more importantly, as a fan is what made me turn first to your reviews before reading any others. It's also what keeps me coming back. Thanks, Alan, for writing from the heart! You've done a great job and I'm sure that will continue in your years at HitFix. Looking forward to your future reviews....
- 7:59 AM, May 03, 2010
- Jaynee said...
I look forward to reading you at HitFix, Alan! I've been a longtime reader (I've been here since before the Freaks & Geeks marathon because I remember being SO excited about pulling out my own DVDs to join along in the viewing). I don't comment too much on your blog since everyone else is so much smarter than me, but I'm a faithful reader!
- 8:06 AM, May 03, 2010
Congrats Alan...I've been following you in the Ledger for about 10 years, and here for more than 3 years. I know this sounds a bit pathetic, but my wife and I sometimes fight for the laptop as soon as one of our favorite shows airs (eg-Chuck) just to see what Sepinwall thought. We will always be fans and we look forward to many more great shared tv experiences.
- 8:09 AM, May 03, 2010
- Kelly Nissen said...
I just want to say that I've only stumbled across your blog this year, but it has quickly become one of my must read sites. Your insight on all the shows you watch is fantastic. I look forward to reading more over on Hitfix.
- 8:10 AM, May 03, 2010
- Andrew said...
I started reading your blogs for the incredible "The Wire" reviews and subsequently have stayed to become a big fan of your work. Pretty sure all your followers will be following you to hitfix and we all look forward to...season 3 review of "The Wire" of course, but also everything else. Cheers.
- 8:24 AM, May 03, 2010
How about David Simon posting comments on your Wire reviews? That's gotta be a high!
- 8:35 AM, May 03, 2010
- Beth M. said...
For me, a show is truly "watched" until I've seen it AND read what you wrote about it. I can't begin to list all the tv shows I've started watching and loved because you recommended them. I love that I can relax and enjoy Lost because you'll explain it all to me later.
Anyway. Hope you're happy at Hitfix and have many more years of blogging ahead! - 8:46 AM, May 03, 2010
Alan, is HitFix available through Google Reader like your blog has been? I can't seem to find it. That's one of the only ways I can look at things while at work!
- 8:58 AM, May 03, 2010
- Review-Bot said...
Ally: You can add Alan's new blog to your Google Reader right here: http://www.google.com/ig/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching.rss
(And just for future-things, you can add any blog/website to Google Reader by adding the RSS-feed of that website to Google Reader, and it'll automatically do the rest for you.) - 9:03 AM, May 03, 2010
- David said...
I've been around since the "NYPD Blue" days, so I am happy to make the move along with you.
- 9:15 AM, May 03, 2010
I'd say the David Chase interview for the Sopranos finale is akin to hitting for the cycle. It was the only one he gave, right?
Ben Silverman on Chuck, on the surface sure. But as noted by Mr. Sepinwall himself, was probably half in jest. As well NBC had been treading water for so long that weak ratings was tolerated to some degree.
I got here from a television without pity recap of HIMYM, so by then already many commenters.
On the blog, basically the more in depth the review the better. So: Sopranos, The Wire, Freaks and Geeks, Lost were all great. Chuck is a good diversion, but I'd have gone with BSG.
Now that I'm going through The Shield for the first time, I really wish there was a complete Sepinwall annotation for all the seasons. It's a great show, but with the analysis even better.
But really, thanks Alan, for not ever really pimping your book on The OC. I'm sure there's some who would have tried to do that a lot more. - 9:23 AM, May 03, 2010
Congratulations and Best of luck at the new gig Alan! I've been reading the blog since the last 2 seasons of Sopranos.
At Hitfix, is there any way to read the comments in chronological order, instead of the most recent ones showing up on top? Also, having to click to read each set of 25 comments could be tough when it comes to these last few LOST episodes - I'm sure there'll be plenty of discussion. Hopefully Hitfix will keep improving it's format like you said. - 9:33 AM, May 03, 2010
- zehava said...
You are one of my first stops on the web every day. Thank you for all that you do! Looking forward to your new site! - 9:45 AM, May 03, 2010
- Paintings and Postings - Camerons of Erie Beach said...
Hola Amigo - Hope this opportunity brings you a much broader exposure as well as closer connections to all your fans.
I believe that this form of review and communication will be the fulcrum of every TV show - having very loyal and invested fans over abstract numbers and ratings. - 9:56 AM, May 03, 2010
This week's logo theme: top-billed actors who disappeared from their own show for significant lengths of time.
McNulty: season 4
Mr. Eko: season 3 and beyond after being top-billed in season 2
Joan: about half of season 3
(I haven't watched much Chuck, but I think I'm almost certainly wrong about that one :) ) - 9:57 AM, May 03, 2010
- Salted Carthage said...
Interesting that your blog first started out as "only friends reading it," because the blog, and your articles, still feel like you're writing for a bunch of friends. It's one of the many reasons your work is so enjoyable and easy to read. I'll definitely be following you over to HitFix, and I look forward to continuing to read your articles in the Star-Ledger.
- 10:02 AM, May 03, 2010
Awesome blog logo, and I look forward to seeing you at Hitfix! I already bookmarked it.
Mazel Tov on the new venture! - 10:15 AM, May 03, 2010
Congratulations Alan! That is exciting news. I'll also be on board. Looking forward to many more blogs and discussions.
- 10:24 AM, May 03, 2010
- Steve said...
I'd have gone with Friday Night Lights instead of Chuck.
- 10:29 AM, May 03, 2010
Thomas -- Thanks so much for the tip. Clearly, I'm a Google Reader newbie :).
- 10:34 AM, May 03, 2010
I may not always agree with your assessments (and sometimes I don't agree with what seems to be the consensus of a particular episode or series), but your blog has always enhanced the viewing of my favorite shows and for that I salute you (and the many readers/contributors of your blog). Looking forward to the future at HitFix. - 10:44 AM, May 03, 2010
Can't say I'm looking forward to trying to read past all those ads, but I'll put up with it for you, Alan. Congrats!
- 10:45 AM, May 03, 2010
For you Alan, I'm very happy and completely understand making a move to advance your career.
For me however, this change will take some getting used to and as of right now, it sucks.
However, you've gained me as a loyal fan and I'll make the transistion but just wanted to say I wish you could still keep the blog the way it was.
Good luck! - 10:47 AM, May 03, 2010
I have been following your writing in the Ledger since the days when you shared the TV duties with Matt Zoller Seitz.
Your reviews have led me to several shows I otherwise would not have tried, the biggest (to me) of which was Scrubs so thank you for that. Good luck with the new digs and see you on the other side. - 10:58 AM, May 03, 2010
I've only been reading your blog for a little over a year. I work late on Mondays, and last year would always miss Chuck. About mid-season, I started Googling after it aired, looking for spoilers. That's when I came across your site, with the absolute best review imaginable. Since then, this place has been a regular place to visit.
Can't wait to see what you do over at HitFlix.com! - 11:05 AM, May 03, 2010
Got the new site bookmarked! Congrats on the move and good luck.
- 11:19 AM, May 03, 2010
- LA said...
I found your blog during season 1 of Mad Men. I was an obsessive fan of the show who came across a link to this site from Bryan Batt's website, and the rest is history.
You have made my television watching a richer and more interesting experience, so please accept my thanks and congratulations as we all make the move with you to HitFix. It's going to be a smashing success.
See you there as I change my moniker from LA to LJA (nicknames must be a minimum of three characters). - 11:20 AM, May 03, 2010
- Unknown said...
I'm one of your many readers who've been with you since your college days reviewing and recapping NYPD Blue. Your voice, even in those days, was one of the most intelligent in television commentary and your many years in newsprint have sharpened it. Unlike many others, you're adept at engaging with your audience without pandering to them. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do at HitFix; they obviously recognize your value, as do we. Best of luck!
- 11:26 AM, May 03, 2010
I can't remember how I started reading this blog or how I even found it, and it hasn't really been all that long (wished I found it sooner!), but I'm so glad I did and hung around.
See you all on the other side!
p.s. Does this mean "just as soon as I..." will still remain over on hitfix (since they do have a cut jump)? I really like them! - 11:42 AM, May 03, 2010
- barefootjim said...
While following you to Hitfix is a no-brainer, it's gonna be awhile before I remember to not to start typing "sep" into my browser and let the auto-complete take me here when I want to find out what you think of Tuesday's LOST.
It will, of course, be an easy transition, but a little bit sad, because "What's Alan Watching" was the first place I discovered that was doing smart next-day TV recappage on a regular basis. (TWOP existed, of course, but they had a longer deadline period.)
Of course, I'm still going to have to come back here, because I'm currently re-watching both "Freaks and Geeks" AND "The Wire," and the first thing I do after watching an episode is read your recap.
Good luck, and see you in the next life! - 11:50 AM, May 03, 2010
It seems to me I stumbled upon your blog when looking for critiques of The Wire and definitely after the post-finale Chase interview. I was immediately struck by the depth of thought put into the posts and this quickly became one of my two or three most visited websites. On Sunday nights in particular, with either the current crop of shows or when Mad Men is on, the first thing I do when the show is over is pull out my laptop and read your review. Congratulations Alan, and I look forward to following you to HitFix.
Any way you and Feinberg can incorporate Todd VanDerWerff into your work at HitFix? His work at HitFix and for THND matches very well what you two do. - 12:06 PM, May 03, 2010
- Hatfield said...
I first found this blog via the comment section on one of Heather Havrilesky's posts about The Wire in its final season. I can't remember what was being debated, but someone pointed out that David Simon had popped up in the comments over here to speak his mind, and I thought that sounded like a pretty cool blog. So I came over, read the comments, and soon realized what an amazing discovery I'd made. No other forum on the internet has the kind of smart analysis from both critic and commenters that is such a basic part of the What's Alan Watching? formula.
Your abilities, both as a writer and in analyzing what you watch, speak for themselves, but what always made this blog that much cooler was the level of interaction one could have with you. Twitter has made access seem the norm, but you were here first, and there's a lot to be said for being able to debate and joke directly with someone whose opinion you are actively seeking out.
I may not love the HitFix layout, but I trust you, and their dedication to making you happy, to get the necessary changes rolling. The destination may be different, but the words will be the same, even if in a smaller font. Good luck, and see you there tomorrow.
Word verification: "deptual" - a word that, if it were real, would defintely be an adjectiive for this place. - 12:45 PM, May 03, 2010
Alan leaving here really does smell like poop.
Good luck Alan in your new job. You're the best!!!! - 12:52 PM, May 03, 2010
I'll look forward to following you to HitFix.
You know, I gave both MadMed and Breaking Bad another chance based on your support, and I'm glad that I did.
You won't be too busy at welcome parties to post a review of Lost tomorrow, will you? :-) - 12:59 PM, May 03, 2010
I'm very glad for your career going in a direction you want it to.
I would like to believe I'll follow you to your new digs. But in reality once the blogspot blog ceases to exist I'll probably only read your stuff on rare occaisions.
Not that I don't like and respect your work though. Just being realistic. Having your blog here made it much more accessible for someone like me to get addicted to it.
As a critic I'd like to think you welcome honest feedback since it's what you do for a living. - 1:15 PM, May 03, 2010
- JW said...
Best of luck, Alan! Congrats on the new job!
- 1:27 PM, May 03, 2010
I was hoping the site would do a quick fade to black....followed by credits, maybe a link to hitfix. Good luck Alan.
- 1:35 PM, May 03, 2010
- Mo Ryan said...
Good luck with the new gig.
So say we all. - 1:48 PM, May 03, 2010
There is so little intelligent discussion of anything on the internet that finding your comments has been a breath of fresh air. You are the Roger Ebert of television. (Not just for the similarity between your jobs, but because of the depth of insight in your reader's comments. Honest, deep critique breeds honest, deep responses.) Thanks for the last couple years here- I'll definitely be following you to HitFix.
- 1:51 PM, May 03, 2010
- GMB said...
I'm proud to say I've been reading your stuff since NYPD Blue. I found it randomly looking for an explanation of dialogue I couldn't understand, and you not only answered the question but made me think about television in a way I never had before...dissecting it as though it was a good novel, and enhancing the enjoyment. These days, I like reading your HIMYM reviews as much as The Wire -- it doesn't have to be brilliant television to write and read about it. The reviews just make it all more fun. Now, just like in the old days, I find myself getting irritated when your posts aren't quick enough for me. I guess that's a sign what you do is connecting with folks.
And I simply do not understand the folks who say they love your stuff but aren't willing to invest a couple of extra clicks (or whatever minimum effort it takes) to get to your new digs. I can remember waiting on your site to load on a computer that I practically had to pedal to power. The things we take for granted....
Anyway, good luck. I'll be there. - 2:01 PM, May 03, 2010
- Mr Whirly said...
"Well then I'm happy and sad for you."
See you on the other side, Alan! - 2:10 PM, May 03, 2010
- marlark said...
I've been following you every day starting with your Soprano reviews. In some cases RUSHING to reviews after shows have aired to see what insights you've gleaned and compare with what I thought I saw. Yours were always brilliant and fascinating. Mine? Not so much. I'm pleased to follow you to your new home.
- 2:42 PM, May 03, 2010
- rosengje said...
I found your blog relatively recently when a friend of mine heard you were doing recaps of The Wire Season 1 two summers ago. I started following your writing every week, and have never looked back. I have since made What's Alan Watching mandatory daily reading. Thanks to you, I have discovered and become addicted to shows ranging from Sons of Anarchy to Party Down to Better Off Ted. I have also devoured your earlier writing, finally finding a forum to express my love for older shows like Freaks and Geeks and Sports Night. I still have my concerns about the functionality of your move to HitFix, but I will definitely be there to experience it.
- 2:54 PM, May 03, 2010
I found this blog somewhere around 2 years ago, I believe in looking for some writing on the ending of the Sopranos. The quality of the reviews and the comments have kept me here on almost a daily basis since, and as a result of your writing I ended up checking out 30 Rock, Better Off Ted, Chuck, Freaks and Geeks, Lost, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Party Down, and most importantly The Wire. Needless to say I'll be keeping up with your writing over at the new digs. Glad to hear they're working on improving the comment system/ability to review older content since their design is pretty borked right now. I sure hope everyone else tags along, cause reading what everyone has to say has become a major part of my TV experience (nerdy, yes, but I realized the level of awesome this blog is at when people pieced together who Connie on Mad Men was based on a tiny bit of detail in the dialogue). Anyhow, best of luck with the move, probably best to get out of print before they offered you the ability to keep your existing job for half the pay if you also agree to cover gardening and highschool sports.
- 3:12 PM, May 03, 2010
- justjoan123 said...
Alan, my bags have been packed for a week, and while I'm still not sure whether my reduced-fare NJ Transit card will get me any traction over on Hitfix I am ready to make the leap. See you on the flip side!
- 3:13 PM, May 03, 2010
- Unknown said...
Congrats! I'll be following you along to HitFix faithfully! I hope you partake in some blogging mashups with your trusty podcast partner, Dan Fienberg.
- 3:56 PM, May 03, 2010
I happened upon your blog some time ago. Reading your critical analysis is always enjoyable and thought provoking.
Those who contribute add a great deal too!
I think that you are one of the most intelligent and well-read critic's that I have had the pleasure of reading.
Your blog (besides discussing some of my favorite shows) is a needed respite in my day.
I congratulate you on the move! - 4:02 PM, May 03, 2010
- Linda said...
Good luck to you, sir. I will read you anywhere, though I concur with those who have noted that it will take a while to stop just typing "sep" into my browser.
I look forward to more writing, more good things, and more of the Old Married Couple Podcast. - 4:52 PM, May 03, 2010
- Naomi Kalmus said...
Congrats. Is this a physical move as well as a cyber move? Will you and Dan continue your podcasts?
- 4:52 PM, May 03, 2010
- Unknown said...
Hi Alan -- I've also been reading since your NYPD Blue days and enjoyed seeing that site again. My favorite part is that you can't loan anyone tapes of episodes. I still miss NYPD Blue, but love your current blog too.
- 5:21 PM, May 03, 2010
what will happen to the archives?
- 6:48 PM, May 03, 2010
Found your blog looking for Mad Men discussion on Google and have been a regular ever since. You've pointed me towards great shows with virtually no audience here in the UK - notably Freaks & Geeks and The Shield - which I would never have seen otherwise.
Good luck in your new home! I hope the standard of discussion is maintained in the new place - you've managed to build up one of the most literate communites on the 'net, long may it continue! - 6:50 PM, May 03, 2010
- John Sturgeon said...
Thanks for all the great blogs here. You are the best tv critic on the net. Looking forward to your stuff on the new site.
- 7:47 PM, May 03, 2010
Alan, I may not comment often, but immediately pulling up your blog to read your review and the comments is part of the ritual of watching my favorite shows.
Yeah, Hitfix is kind of a mess. I've been trying to follow Dan and I put his blog on Google Reader, but that doesn't seem to gather all his writing in one place. I don't mind clicking through for writers I enjoy, but I'm not going to hunt in a lot of clutter.
Regardless, you've created such a quality space here for TV lovers that you've earned a LOT of trust from me. I will bookmark/subscribe/register over there and keep right on reading. I have to believe that if they brought you on, it's because they have some faith in your practices that have made this blog so great.* I hope you have a lot of influence on the culture over there.
* FANTASTIC moderating - I cannot say enough about the blog rules! I never read unmoderated comments anymore. Bullies and trolls are a depressing waste of time. In places like this blog, spending time online leaves me feeling enriched - and that's worth a hell of a lot to me. - 7:53 PM, May 03, 2010
I started reading your column and your blog in high school, and ever since then my day is just not complete until I read your opinions and thoughts on my favorite TV shows. Reading your work was a major push in decding to be a communications/journalism major in college so thank you for that, and for all the dedication you put into your writing.
Best of luck with the new job...see you at HitFix! - 7:55 PM, May 03, 2010
- Angela said...
Alan, This blog is still a fairly new concept for me. It reminds me of what an on-line book club might be, (not that I've ever belonged to one to really know) only for TV. And it's exactly what I was looking for, even though I didn't know it!
I'm still trying to remember how I found you in the first place. I wish I could say I had been following your blog since NYPD Blue. It sure would have been fun. But I'm looking forward to more fun over at Hitflix.
Thanks for everything thus far. - 8:16 PM, May 03, 2010
- Angela said...
@Thomas, thanks for the Google reader info. I'm another reader newbie.
- 8:17 PM, May 03, 2010
As someone who read all (and I mean all) those NYPD Blue columns, even after you left, let me say, where you go, I will follow. Reading your posts on Lost, Madmen, basically everything has enhanced the shows immensely. Good luck and I'll be watching.
- 8:21 PM, May 03, 2010
- Unknown said...
I found the blog a few years ago when my Star Ledger wasn't delivered one day and I wanted to read your column about a show. Found it on nj.com and until I found this site I remember feeling bad that you wrote such a great column and asked at the end of it "what did you guys think?" and there were never any comments. Then I found this site and realized that's where all the comments are. It's a shame you're moving on from the Ledger but I'll definitely by following you!
Thanks! - 8:39 PM, May 03, 2010
- Angela said...
Just read your Twitter comment about leaving the building for good, after 14 years. Ouch! Even good change is awfully hard.
I'm repeating everyone else but, you have something *so* unique and great going on here. I'm really glad you've decided to go full out with it.
Thanks again, - 8:58 PM, May 03, 2010
- Devin Mitchell said...
I haven't ever commented before now, but I just wanted to say that I first looked at your blog after hearing you on The B.S. Report in October and have thoroughly enjoyed your recaps of Chuck, Friday Night Lights, and The Office among others. Look forward to reading you at HitFix.
- 9:06 PM, May 03, 2010
I look forward to seeing how you take to your new home -- love this blog. Honestly, I have no idea why there isn't more interest in sustained, intelligent discussion of the best television has to offer. I would expect more of the people who recognize the potential of the medium would go for this sort of thing. Movie criticism has long since established itself as a legitimate form -- it would be great if more people followed your lead, Alan!
- 9:12 PM, May 03, 2010
I just wanted to chime in and encourage everyone to follow Alan because I love various posters that provide their reflection for shows like Breaking Band and US of Tara.
JWIII - 10:13 PM, May 03, 2010
- Alan Sepinwall said...
For those who were concerned about the HitFix comments being in reverse order, that is no longer the case.
- 10:45 PM, May 03, 2010
- arrabbiata said...
One last comment before you close the shop...
Like many here, I've been reading your stuff for years in the Star Ledger. I probably discovered the blog when looking online for some of your Sopranos summaries. Didn't take long for it to become a very regular stop almost every time I hit the web. I remember those early days when the postings were a sentence or two about a night's worth of shows. I remember back when your reviews of MadMen drew a few dozen comments, not the 300 or so that you usually got by season 3. The increased popularity if a good thing, as so much additional insight has come through comments on that show and many others.
Many of the shows that you regularly blogged are things that I probably would have watched anyway (the one exception might be Middleman, a wonderful little show that I never would have run across on my own), but this blog made sure that I didn't miss a joke in my favorite comedies, or an important piece of information in a drama. It helped me sort out characters in large casts, and remind me of connections to characters and plot points of seasons past. As some people have mentioned, the experience of watching some shows wasn't complete until after coming here to read the analysis and comments.
There may be a few bugs to work out, but I'm sure all this will continue into your new location. I'll be seeing you there. - 12:41 AM, May 04, 2010
The "comment as a guest" feature at Hitfix doesn't work for me. I will see if I want to bother signing up after a while but right now don't want to.
- 12:42 AM, May 04, 2010
It's a wonderful blog..just had to add that in the wee hours, and the move to the new place is in play.
It's a pleasure to read the reviews and stories. So thanks and enjoy the new place. - 1:19 AM, May 04, 2010
- Oaktown Girl said...
Good luck on your new venture, Alan, and thanks for keeping this site up so folks can access the archive. I can't tell you how many times I've linked to this blog when posting comments on other blogs. And I can't tell you how many "thanks!" I've gotten from people for doing that. It's such a great resource for people just getting into shows like Mad Men,Lost and The Wire.
And for what's probably my final act on this incarnation of Ye Olde Alan Blog, I just gotta be me and wave the Deadwood flag once again: submitting my formal (and most humble) request that at some point in the not-too-distant future you host a Deadwood watch/re-watch (Seasons 1 and 2) as you've done for The Wire (which I've really enjoyed and made good use of, by the way). Don't think of it as more work. Think of it as a public service. And fun, of course.
See you on the other side. - 4:04 AM, May 04, 2010
Before the tumbleweeds start blowing through this blog / internettube, I just wanted to thank you Alan for creating such an awesome and insightful blog.
Without your discerning analysis of The Wire it would of taken me much longer to understand the show. And I doubt I would even have discovered the awesomeness that is The Wire, if it weren't for the constant references on your blog to that show.
Also a big thank you for creating a place on the Internet where people actually participate in a respectful and incisive debate.
I'll definitely be following you to your new home, but I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and wish you the best of luck. Or as they say in my neck of the woods: "heel veel succes". - 6:36 AM, May 04, 2010
My apologies for the spelling / grammar errors in my previous post. Stayed up late last night watching the season 4 finale of The Wire. A lack of sleep does not help in this case.
- 6:39 AM, May 04, 2010
I grew up in northern New Jersey, and the Star-Ledger was one of two papers we had delivered to the house (and the only one I read daily--it had comics, and better coverage of the Mets and Giants). So it's been a nostalgia trip, three decades later, for me to read a regular columnist for the Star-Ledger. I'll miss that connection, Alan, but I look forward to following you to your new home. Best of luck to you.
- 10:09 AM, May 04, 2010
- vchung said...
While much praise has been directed towards Alan's incredible insight and dedication, I do want to pat the backs of others that read What's Alan Watching.
I don't comment much, but reading Alan's posts and then following the thought-provoking and civil dialogue is such a refresher compared to the head-pounding chauvinism displayed at 90% of other outlets. It's such a rarity.
Thanks, Alan, for fostering and mediating one of the best television forums out there, and we'll see you over at your new digs. - 2:27 PM, May 04, 2010
- Hyde said...
Since it's a time for nostalgia, I want to mention that I still recall the first time I read this blog: it was a discussion of the infamous rape episode of Rescue Me, which I found from a link on (I think) TV Tattle.
Arts staffers are a dying breed at even the big metro dailies, so I can't blame you for wanting to leave on your own terms. Good luck at Hitfix, where I will keep reading even though those damn Facebook plugins slow my pageload considerably. (And you might want to turn off comments here at some point, just so you don't get pharmaceutical spam forevermore.)
Word verification: imissid - 3:06 PM, May 04, 2010
I'm another reader from the wayback (NYPD Blue days). I am glad to see your continuing success as well as the pleasure you continue to give and (hopefully) get from what you do so well. Kudos.
- 1:49 AM, May 05, 2010

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The way he came up on that boat, wearing the sh-t out of his suit, come on. I will take that over Ryan Lochte any, ANY time. We will get to Ryan Lochte later. But if your argument is that Becks is dumb and talks with a weird voice, you should really, really avoid a Ryan Lochte presser is all I'm saying.
Anyway, many of you noted that Becks looked a little smirky during his torch delivery at the Opening Ceremony on Friday night. I don't know that it was smirky so much as emotional. At certain points it seemed like he needed to take a deep breath and not cry. I really think he was trying to not smile as widely and as excitedly as he wanted to. A lesson, I suppose, he's learned from his wife. Besides, men don't like smiling big. Is it beaten out of you boys in grade school or something? Look at them on red carpets. The go-to pose is the Blue Steel. With the exception of Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Will Smith who always grin with teeth. Now I think we may have hit on something...
Anyway, before the torch ride Becks spent the afternoon with Michelle Obama, helping out with her fitness message. And yesterday, even though he was left off the squad, Becks was there to support Team GB's first match alongside his friend, Prince William. The three Beckham boys were also there. Check out Cruz. That one cracks me up.


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WASHINGTON —Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Co-Chairman Sen. Ben Cardin (MD) mourned the passing of former Czech President Vaclav Havel.
"Vaclav Havel was a true hero of the human rights movement," observed Chairman Smith. "As a founding member and first spokesman for the Charter 77 movement, whose reports the Helsinki Commission published, he demanded his government implement the Helsinki Final Act and other human rights commitments it had freely undertaken. He remained constant to his ideals – prison and persecution notwithstanding. As a dissident, he exemplified the 'power of the powerless,' as he called it, the ability of ordinary people to live for truth and by doing so face down a regime built on lies."
Senator Cardin added, "Even after becoming president, Vaclav Havel continued to serve as the conscience of the continent, warning presciently in 1993 that the treatment of Roma was 'a litmus test' for post-communist civil society. He remained a tireless defender of the unjustly persecuted whether they were Czech, Cuban, or Tibetan. And, in 2009, as a committed transAtlanticist, he joined other statesmen and women from Central Europe in calling for a renewal of that relationship. Vaclav Havel's leadership and integrity will be sorely missed."
"It is testimony to his enduring devotion to human rights that one of his last public messages was an expression of solidarity with political prisoners in Belarus. Our thoughts and prayers today are with the people of the Czech Republic, his friends and family, and all those inspired by his ideals and the life he led," concluded Chairman Smith.
Chairman Smith and Co-Chairman Cardin met with Havel in 2007 and commemorated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Charter 77 human rights movement.


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As I reported last week, Dr. John Sullivan, Executive Director of the Florida Baptist Convention, recently mailed out Dr. Jerry Vines' sermons entitled, "Baptist Battles," to every Southern Baptist pastor in Florida. Included in that series is an error-filled message entitled, "A Baptist and His Election: Calvinism."
Many pastors and other concerned Baptists have contacted me to express their displeasure over this action. Several have suggested that, in the interest of unity and fairness, the Executive Director should mail out material that presents the other side of the issues that Dr. Vines addresses. As the pastor of a cooperating Florida Baptist Convention church, I certainly agree with that suggestion. But as one who has witnessed this kind of misrepresentation from denominational leaders over the last 25 years, I am under no delusions that this will happen.
While no cooperative program money was spent to send out Dr. Vines' sermons, Dr. Sullivan reportedly was able to finance the mailing with the help of Eddie McClelland, President of Florida Baptist Financial Services. According to the article linked above, Mr. McClelland said that he was asked to raise money for this project. Dr. Sullivan, he said, asked him for a gift. He was unaware of the exact nature of the project. According to the article, he said, "I did not know it was political. Our agency doesn't get involved in politics. We serve all Florida Baptists."
I have been in contact with several Florida Baptist pastors (as well as many Southern Baptist pastors outside the state of Florida) who are very disappointed that those CDs were mailed from our state offices. A similar gaffe was made last year by the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. Their Executive Director apologized once he realized how inappropriate that action was.
At the suggestion of my brother, Bill, I have made a special arrangement with the producers of the Amazing Grace DVD to secure and distribute copies of this tool to the very pastors who received the "Baptist Battles" CDs. Subtitled, "The History and Theology of Calvinism," this two-disk DVD presentation contains more than 4 hours of professionally produced interviews, quotes and explanations of the issues surrounding the doctrines of grace. Among those interviewed are Dr. Tom Nettles, the most prominent historical theologian among Southern Baptists today. Also, Pastors Walt Chantry, Walter Bowie and yours truly contribute to the DVD. For a sample clip, go here.
It will only cost $20,000 to get a copy of this powerful presentation into the hands of every Southern Baptist pastor in Florida. A special fund has been established by Founders Ministries for this very purpose. Let me encourage you to contribute to this project, as you are able and are led by the Lord, to help give Florida Baptist pastors the other side of the story–the side that was seriously caricatured by Dr. Vines' sermon.
You can send your tax exempt contributions to:
PO Box 150931
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Riverbend Church of Ormond Beach, Florida, under the leadership of Dr. Roy Hargrave, has offered to match up to $5000 that is given by July 8. That means that your gift can be doubled if you give in the next two weeks.
In addition to supporting this effort by giving, I am asking that over the next several weeks you commit to fast and pray that the Lord will use this project to renew and rekindle a deep love for His Word and the Gospel of Jesus Christ not only in the churches of Florida but beyond them throughout the whole Southern Baptist Convention. Specifically, from June 24 through July 31, pray that those who receive this DVD would honestly watch it and open their hearts and minds to the truths from God's Word that it presents. Please encourage or lead your church to join in this prayer effort, as well.
Let me reiterate the purpose of this effort. The historic Southern Baptist understanding of salvation was blatantly misrepresented in the sermon sent out to Florida Baptist churches by our state Execuive Director. A growing number of pastors and churches in Florida believe the Bible teaches exactly that historic perspective. Thus, we and our churches were severely and widely misrepresented and the truth that we proclaim was caricatured to our fellow pastors and sister churches by our own state convention leadership. In an attempt to right this wrong, we are asking for all who love the doctrines of God's sovereign grace and are weary of seeing them distorted beyond recognition by Southern Baptist leaders to join with us in making the Amazing Grace DVD available to Florida Baptist pastors and churches.
We have no interest in division or in being contentious. We do have an interest in truth. We believe what we believe because we think the Bible teaches it. We understand that not everyone shares our convictions. But we desire of ourselves and ask of others, not to misrepresent the views of their brothers and sisters with whom they disagree on these vitally important issues.
For the cause of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, please pray that His truth will prevail and that we will all be humbled before it.


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FLINT, Mich. — Earnest moralists lament Americans' distrust of government. What really is regrettable is that government does much to earn distrust, as Terry Dehko, 70, and his daughter Sandy Thomas, 41, understand.
Terry, who came to Michigan from Iraq in 1970, soon did what immigrants often do: He went into business, buying Schott's Supermarket in Fraser, Mich., where he still works. The Internal Revenue Service, a tentacle of a government that spent $3.5 trillion in 2013, tried to steal more than $35,000 from Terry and Sandy that year.
Sandy has a master's degree in urban planning but has worked in the store off and on since she was 12. She remembers, "They just walked into the store" and announced that they had emptied the store's bank account. The IRS agents believed that Terry and Sandy were or conceivably could be – which is sufficient for the IRS – conducting a criminal enterprise when not selling groceries.
What pattern of behavior supposedly aroused the suspicions of a federal government that is ignorant of how small businesses function? Terry and Sandy regularly make deposits of less than $10,000 in the bank across the street. Federal law, aimed primarily at money laundering by drug dealers, requires banks to report cash deposits of more than $10,000. It also makes it illegal to "structure" deposits to evade such reporting.
Because 35 percent of Schott's Supermarket's receipts are in cash, Terry and Sandy make frequent trips to the bank to avoid tempting actual criminals by having large sums at the store. Besides, their insurance policy covers no cash loss in excess of $10,000.
In 2010 and 2012, IRS agents visited the store and examined Terry's and Sandy's conduct. In 2012, the IRS notified them that it identified "no violations" of banking laws. But on Jan. 22, 2013, Terry and Sandy discovered that the IRS had obtained a secret warrant and emptied the store's bank account. Sandy says that if the IRS had acted "the day before, there would have been only about $2,000 in the account." Should we trust that today's IRS was just lucky in its timing?
The IRS used "civil forfeiture," the power to seize property suspected of being produced by, or involved with, crime. The IRS could have dispelled its suspicions of Terry and Sandy, if it actually had any, by simply asking them about the reasons for their banking practices. It had, however, a reason not to ask obvious questions before proceeding.
The civil forfeiture law is an incentive for perverse behavior: Predatory government agencies get to pocket the proceeds from property they seize from Americans without even charging them with, let alone convicting them of, crimes. Criminals are treated better than this because they lose the fruits of their criminality only after being convicted.
Sandy remembers her father exclaiming "Aren't we in the United States? We did nothing wrong." They did something right in discovering the Institute for Justice's activities against civil forfeiture abuse. The Institute for Justice, a libertarian defender of property rights and other American premises, says that what was done to Terry is done routinely across the nation.
Civil forfeiture proceeds on the guilty-until-proven-innocent principle, forcing property owners of limited means to hire lawyers and engage in protracted proceedings against a government with limitless resources, just to prove their innocence. Says the Institute for Justice:
"To make matters worse, forfeiture law treats property owners like random bystanders and requires them to intervene in the lawsuit filed by the government against their property just to get it back. That is why civil forfeiture cases have such unusual names, such as United States v. $35,651.11 in U.S. Currency – the case involving Terry and Sandy."
In what it probably considered an act of unmerited mercy, the IRS offered to return 20 percent of Terry's money. Such extortion often succeeds when the IRS bullies bewildered people not represented by the Institute for Justice, which forced the government to return all of Terry's money.
The Institute for Justice's countersuit seeks an injunction to prevent such IRS thefts and extortions. Meanwhile, earnest moralists might consider the possibility that Americans' distrust of government is insufficient.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A story about Manti Te'o's girlfriend dying of leukemia, which the Notre Dame All-American credited with inspiring him as he led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker, the school said Wednesday.
The university issued a news release Wednesday after Deadspin.com reported it could find no record that Lennay Kekua ever existed.
The university said that Notre Dame coaches were informed by Te'o and his parents on Dec. 26 that Te'o had been the victim of what appeared to be a hoax. Someone using a fictitious name "apparently ingratiated herself with Manti and then conspired with others to lead him to believe she had tragically died of leukemia," the school said.
The university said "the proper authorities" are investigating a "very cruel deception to entertain its perpetrators." Notre Dame would not say who, specifically, was investigating the case.
The week before Notre Dame played Michigan State on Sept. 15, coach Brian Kelly told reporters that Te'o's grandmother and a friend had died.
Te'o didn't miss the game.
He said Kekua had told him not to miss a game if she died.
Te'o turned in one of his best performances of the season in the 20-3 victory in East Lansing, and his playing through heartache became a prominent theme during the Irish's undefeated regular season.
Te'o went on the become a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing second in the voting, and leading Notre Dame to its first appearance in the BCS championship. Te'o and the Irish lost the title game to Alabama, 42-14 on Jan. 7.
He has graduated and was set to begin preparing for the NFL combine and draft at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., this week.
Four days ago Te'o posted on his Twitter account: "Can't wait to start training with the guys! Workin to be the best! The grind continues! (hash)Future"
Te'o's mother did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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DENVER—Pot at the county fair? Why not?
Colorado's Denver County is adding cannabis-themed contests to its 2014 summer fair. It's the first time pot plants will stand alongside tomato plants and homemade jam in competition for a blue ribbon.
There won't actually be any marijuana at the fairgrounds. The judging will be done off-site, with photos showing the winning entries. And a live joint-rolling contest will be done with oregano, not pot.
But county fair organizers say the marijuana categories will add a fun twist on Denver's already-quirky county fair, which includes a drag queen pageant, tattoo competitions and a contest for dioramas made with Peeps candies.
"We thought it was time for us to take that leap and represent one of the things Denver has going on," said Tracy Weil, the fair's marketing and creative director.
The nine marijuana categories include live plants and clones, plus contests for marijuana-infused brownies and savory foods. Homemade bongs, homemade roach clips and clothing and fabric made with hemp round out the categories.
Judges will look only at plant quality, not the potency or quality of the drugs they produce. Other contests—patterned after Amsterdam's famed Cannabis Cup—already gauge drug quality and flavor.
Top prize is $20, plus of course a blue ribbon. The fair already has a green ribbon—awarded for using environmentally conscious methods.
The entries will be shown in a "Pot Pavilion" open only to people over 21. Alongside the pot entrants will be 12 categories of homemade beer, four categories for homemade wine and one category for "spirits and liqueurs."
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Prizes will also be given for speedy joint-rolling, though fair organizers insist there won't be any marijuana consumption on-site. Competitors in the live Doritos-eating contest will have to acquire their munchies elsewhere.
Even the photographs of the winning plants will be viewable only by adults 21. Organizers don't want 4-H competitors in the popular rabbit and goat contests wandering by a pot display.
"We have a lot of families and kids at the fair, of course, and we wanted to be respectful of that," Weil said.
Denver's fair is far from traditional, though. Denver County didn't have a county fair until 2011. Organizers wanted an urban, hip element alongside traditional fair favorites like a Ferris wheel and cotton candy.
There's a speed text-messaging contest, and the highlight staple of a Western fair, a rodeo, has been replaced with a bicycle rodeo and a troupe of performing pigs.
The marijuana contests aren't likely to spread to other fairs in Colorado. Officials in Routt County, in western Colorado, voted last year to expressly ban marijuana from its county fair.
And Colorado State Fair organizers have expressed no interest in marijuana competition.
California holds an Emerald Cup at the fairgrounds in Sonoma County, Calif., where guests with medical clearance are able to sample the drug. That contest is held at the fairgrounds but isn't a part of the county fair.
Kristen Wyatt can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/APkristenwyatt


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SOGTTSETSII, Mongolia — After years of testy debate, Mongolia broke ground this spring for a railroad that will haul coal across the pebbled Gobi desert to China, but with one costly condition.
Citing national security, the government ordered the rails be laid 1,520 millimeters apart, Mongolia's standard gauge inherited from the Soviets, which still allows for interconnectivity with Russia.
But the width ensures that the rails cannot connect to China's, which are 85 millimeters closer together. So at the border, either the train undercarriages will need to be changed or the coal transferred to trucks, adding costs in delivering the fuel to Mongolia's biggest customer.
When it comes to China, Mongolia will only go so far and no further.
"This is a political decision," shrugs Battsengel Gotov, the tall, boyish-looking chief executive of Mongolian Mining Corporation, which is building the railway from its prized coal mine, a few hours' grinding truck drive north of the Chinese border.
In the world's rush to get rich off China, Mongolia works mightily to ensure that Chinese investment does not become Chinese dominance. It's a balancing act shared by many countries, especially on China's periphery. Mongolia, though, stands out for its vulnerability and determined deflection of Beijing's embrace.
Landlocked and with 2.8 million people spread over an area twice the size of Texas, Mongolia is dwarfed by China, with its 1.3 billion people and the world's second-largest economy.
Fully 90 percent of Mongolia's exports — coal, copper, cashmere and livestock — go to China, which in turn sends machinery, appliances and other consumer goods that account for a third of Mongolian imports.
The rising trade with China now amounts to three-fourths of Mongolia's economy, one of the highest ratios in the world, according to an Associated Press analysis of IMF trade data.
Mongolia's one other neighbor, Russia, remains important, supplying fuel and owning half a mammoth copper mine and half the national railway system, legacies of the 70 years Mongolia spent as a Soviet client state. But China, with its huge population and voracious demand, looms larger than resource-rich, thinly populated Russia.
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Mongolia has sought to minimize both Moscow's and Beijing's influence by forging links with other world powers. The fledgling democratic government has contributed troops to UN peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone and other countries, and to the American war in Iraq. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit in July, praised Mongolia as "an inspiration and a model."
In measures that politicians here say are aimed at China without naming it, Mongolia also caps the number of immigrants allowed from any one country at 0.33 percent of the population, or less than 10,000 people, and restricts the numbers of foreign workers and types of investment.
"We will not be another Africa," said Ganhuyag Ch. Hutagt, a banker and former vice finance minister who wants to turn Mongolia into an international center of finance. "We cannot afford to have one particular nation control our businesses."
From the steppe to the streets of the capital, Ulan Bator, Mongolians evince a distrust of Chinese. The sentiment goes beyond a neo-Nazi fringe that shaves the head of Mongolian women who sleep with Chinese. Almost everyone says China is stealing Mongolia's coal.
When NBA star Dwight Howard appeared at an outdoor promotion for leading mobile phone operator Mobicom in Ulan Bator in 2011, the popular Mongolian rapper Gee warmed up the crowd with his hit "Hujaa," a pejorative term for Chinese.
Unlike neighboring countries from Japan to India, Mongolia has no Chinatowns. The tens of thousands of Chinese workers drawn to Mongolia's mineral boom are rarely seen, living in fenced-off mining camps hidden in the vastness of the Gobi or behind high construction walls at building sites in the capital Ulan Bator. They are told to stay off the streets to avoid being beaten up by youth gangs. The few Chinese restaurants advertise "Asian" food, not Chinese.
Coal country is where Mongolia's balancing act is put to the test. Chinese demand for copper and especially coal has propelled the Mongolian economy to one of the world's fastest growing, making some wealthy and driving down poverty in a still poor country, and China wants a larger share of the resources.
Tsogttsetsii, the county seat closest to Mongolia Mining Corporation's coal mine and the planned railroad, bursts with activity. A new airport and apartment complexes rise out of the empty, tawny Gobi. Trucks full of coking coal veer off a company-built paved road to the Chinese border to avoid potholes, crushing tufts of grasses herds of camel and goats feed on.
Across the Fence
On the Mongolian side of the border squat a few blocky concrete buildings for guards. Across the fence, the Chinese city sprawls and gleams, tangible reminders of how much richer Mongolia might be if fully open to China.
"There are more buildings. There's more construction. It's more developed. The landscape is nicer," said Dizaibadiin Luvsandorj, a gaunt former Buddhist monk-turned-coal hauler who makes the trip every week or so. Still, he doesn't like to stay on the Chinese side, he said, because "food is expensive."
Nowhere else does China's footprint loom so large yet seem so faint. Even in totalitarian, hermetic North Korea, Chinese road-building crews string banners of Chinese characters along the construction sites.
In Cambodia, where trade with China has nearly doubled from 10 percent of GDP in 2006 to 19 percent in 2011, and Chinese investments run from rubber plantations to telecommunications, the government has done Beijing's bidding. It sent back ethnic Uighurs seeking asylum. In July, it squelched an attempt by Southeast Asian allies to use an annual forum to pillory Beijing for its expansive claims to disputed South China Sea islands.
China's presence became so intrusive in Myanmar, also known as Burma, that it incited a backlash. A military-led government counted on China for investment and diplomatic protection during two decades of Western sanctions. Trade with China hovered around 10 percent of GDP, not including widespread smuggling. Chinese companies have been so busily extracting timber, gems, oil and gas that locals complain, "China is using Burma as a supermarket." In the city of Mandalay, a real estate rush by Chinese has priced locals out of the market. Alarmed by the onslaught and the outcry, the government moved away from Beijing last year, taking steps toward democracy.
Mongolians have worried about being swallowed by China at least since Genghis Khan's Mongol conquerors swept across much of Asia in the 13th century. Wanting a written language to unite Mongol tribes, he turned to a Turkic people, the Uighurs, to develop a script, and not to China, whose character-based language was used in Korea, Japan and Vietnam.
Chinese came to dominate commerce and comprised about 10 percent of Mongolia's 1 million population after it was absorbed into the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing, set up by another group of horseback warriors, the Manchus. Purges, first by a murderous White Russian general and his motley army and then in the 1960s and '70s by Mongolia's Soviet-backed government, killed or drove off the remaining Chinese.
After peacefully shedding communist rule, Mongolia searched for ways to shake off its dependence on Moscow and keep Beijing at bay.
"It's an identity problem we Mongolians have not to be drawn into that big melting pot" of China, said Col. Munkh-Ochir Dorjjugder, director of defense studies at National Defense University and a former head of analysis for Mongolia's intelligence agency. "This tiny tribe, this tiny group that has survived all this time now wants to preserve what we have."
Third Neighbor
To do so, they crafted a plan for outreach to major global players; they called it the "third neighbor" policy, taking a throwaway phrase U.S. Secretary of State James Baker used on an early bridge-building trip in 1990.
Beyond sending troops to Iraq and Afghanistan and offering an air base after September 11 to court the U.S., Mongolia has drawn in Japan as a key investor, the European Union for guidance on development and even faraway NATO as a security partner. The approach has been enshrined in a national security strategy.
Amid the current China-fueled rush for resources, the strategy identifies Mongolia's mineral wealth as a security Achilles' heel, citing the risk of "turning into a raw materials appendage to other countries." As part of that, China and Russia are each limited to a third of Mongolia's total foreign investment.
The government has kept foreign companies bidding to mine off-balance, drawing in U.S., Japanese, British as well as Chinese and other firms so that no one dominates. A $500 million low-interest loan from China for development projects sits untouched, because the government worries Beijing wants to use it to force mining concessions.
When the government-run Aluminum Corp. of China, known as Chalco, tried to take a controlling stake in a South Gobi coal mine near the Chinese border by buying shares from other foreign investors, parliament hurriedly passed a law this summer to stop it. Chalco dropped its bid.
By requiring Mongolia Mining, a private company listed in Hong Kong, to use a different railway gauge than China, the government is adding $2 to $4 in costs to every ton of coal, or about $120 million each year. The railroad was debated for more than two years in parliament. A transportation minister and other powerful politicians argued that the railway should first connect with existing tracks to Russia.
In a compromise, both are being built, though Russia doesn't need the coal and its nearest port is 4,000 kilometers away. The coal could be shipped via the port to Japan or South Korea, but the trip would add $100 to every ton.
"Mongolia's mining fever is driven by Chinese consumption," said mining company CEO Battsengel. On the wall of his 16th-story corner office in the center of Mongolia's capital hangs a map of the northeastern China cities, railways and ports his company wants to tap into. "We have two big superpowers as neighbors. Virtually, we have one customer."
Even in the coal belt, where the prosperity of the China boom is most evident, the China trade is unpopular.
Myadagmaagiin Zolzaya, a retired carpenter and herder, left the pasturelands to live in a traditional round tent known as a "ger" in one of the neighborhoods springing up on the fringes of Dalanzadgad.
The city, near where American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews made his much-heralded discovery of dinosaur eggs in the 1920s, is now Mongolia's richest because it's a staging ground for Tavan Tolgoi, a prized deposit estimated to hold 6.4 billion tons of coal, enough to meet Chinese demand for centuries.
Myadagmaagiin left his goats and sheep to his eldest son and followed his other children to the fast-growing city, where they found work: three sons in construction and his daughter as a cook.
Now, while looking after his grandchildren, the balding 58-year-old Myadagmaagiin fumes about the mines, the environmental damage and the throngs of Chinese workers they have attracted. Like many across Mongolia, he knows that a state-owned mining company is selling China coal at below international market prices, a fact repeated endlessly on the country's independent but highly partisan TV stations.
The mining company agreed to a relatively low price of $70 a ton in return for an upfront payment of $250 million that it used to develop the mine.
"Mongolians should get the jobs in Mongolia, and the benefits should go to Mongolia, not the Chinese. They will take the wealth and leave a big hole," he said.
Money is spilling out of the South Gobi, funding businesses and creating jobs elsewhere in the country. If growth holds, economists project that in a few years every able-bodied Mongolian capable of holding a job will likely be able to find one. Full employment means that Mongolia must import labor to keep growing. China is the handiest source.
In its desire for coal, Beijing has treaded carefully against Mongolia's pushback. In the pre-boom days of 2002, Beijing blocked freight trains from entering China for two days when the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader reviled by the communist government, came to preach to Mongolian Buddhists. In November 2011, the Dalai Lama returned, and Beijing protested in words only. It did not cancel long scheduled Cabinet-level meetings.
The Dalai Lama preached in a new 4,000-seat sports arena in Ulan Bator. It was built and donated by China.
n Russia and Mongolia are forming a working group on subsurface resource use, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said following a meeting of an inter-governmental commission this week, Interfax reported. The working group will hold its first meeting during the first half of the year.
The ministry said the countries were interested in implementing practical projects in the field of geology and mineral development, involving Russia geological research and development institutes and the state-owned Russian Geology corporation. The countries also agreed to step up cooperation in forestry and noted that the environmental risks of commerce in the catchments basin of Lake Baikal should be assessed.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Maine Shrimp Chowder - Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a light and lovely soup that's more like an oyster stew than a traditional seafood chowder. Save for shrimp and potatoes, there is little in this soup to distract from the briny taste of its creamy, but thin, broth. A traditional chowder has a base of bacon and is thickened with crushed crackers or a roux. They were originally made with chunks of fish and vegetables that were boiled in a large pot that the French called a "Chaudiere." The Chaudiere named both the cooking vessel and the stew that cooked in it. Over time, the word was corrupted by our New England ancestors and the stew became known as a chowder. Today's chowder contains no bacon, and no thickener of any type is added to the milk or cream in which the shrimp are simmered. This is a really easy dish to make. If you are at all skilled with a knife, you can move this simple meal from pot to table in less than 45 minutes. I found the recipe at Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes, a wonderful blog that I hope you all will visit. I've made some small changes to the recipe. I cut all ingredients in half because this type of chowder doesn't reheat well. I also utilized the shrimp shells to help flavor the chowder base. While you can use light cream or half-and-half to make a slightly richer chowder, an effort to make it less rich by using reduced fat milk will yield disappointing results.. I know that those of you who try this chowder will love it. Here's the recipe.
Maine Shrimp Chowder...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Mary at Ocean Breezes, Country Sneezes
1 pound of fresh shrimp in shells
2 cups light cream, half-and-half or whole milk
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 large onion sliced
2 tablespoons butter
3 medium russet potatoes, cut in 1/4-inch slices
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
1) In a medium saucepan, bring cream or milk to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low.
2) Shell and de-vein shrimp. Rinse shells and place in pan with simmering cream. Cover and simmer very gently for 15 minutes. Pour cream or milk through a sieve. Discard shells. Add cheese and stir until cheese melts. Keep warm.
3) Meanwhile, saute onions in hot butter in deep pot until tender. Add boiling water, then sliced potatoes, salt and pepper. Simmer covered 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Then add shrimp, and hot milk and simmer just until shrimp turn pink and are cooked through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately. Yield: 3 to 4 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Bouillabaisse - The Hunger Struck
Fish Soup - Tobias Cooks
Oyster Stew - Seriously Soupy
Provencal Seafood Bisque - Simply Recipes
Swedish Fish Soup - Klutzy Chef
Fish and Shellfish Soup, Spanish Style - The Winter Guest
Seafood Bourride - Blue Kitchen
Manhattan Clam Chowder - One Perfect Bite
New England Clam Chowder - One Perfect Bite
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56 comments :
- Linda Starr said...
I've always heard of Maine lobster, but not shrimp, but never mind they are both good I am sure as those cold waters raise them up to such good flavor and your recipe look delicious.
- January 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Ushnish Ghosh said...
Dear MAry
How are you? Happy New year!! (This is for 2011, as it will be too early for 2012).
I was travelling and was in the wilderness of the Ganges delta, criss-crossing water bodies, mangrove forest and frighteningly beautiful too.
I like this dish. I have located a place in Delhi, from where I can get varieties of cheese and will try soon.
Let me see what all I have missed here.
Have a nice weekend - January 22, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Monet said...
There is nothing like a good chowder...and I love that you included my seafood of choice: shrimp. Thank you for sharing yet another delicious recipe. I hope you have a wonderful weekend...enjoy yourself and eat well!
- January 22, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
This is so pretty! And I love your origin of the word story!
- January 22, 2011 at 12:53 AM
- Don't Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys! said...
One of my favorite foods, chowder. This is on the top of my "to make" list. It looks wonderful.
- January 22, 2011 at 12:54 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Oh, shrimp in any form sounds wonderful. This chowder look gorgeous and of course it is perfect for Pink Saturday. I try to find pink foods and hadn't even thought of gorgeous pink shrimp! Happy Pink Saturday.
- January 22, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Chiara said...
I never ate chowder, I really have to try to cook this dish, it looks wonderful, I love shrimps!
have a good weekend dear Mary... - January 22, 2011 at 2:23 AM
- tobias cooks! said...
Great combo of flavours! Looks delicious.
- January 22, 2011 at 3:37 AM
- Cakebrain said...
I just know from reading this recipe that this would be delicious! It looks wonderfully flavourful.
- January 22, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Slurp,irresistible chowder,truly inviting..
- January 22, 2011 at 4:12 AM
- FOODESSA said...
Seafood...potatoes will always comfort me...and this warm bowl will help me get through our chilly winter for sure ;o)
Thanks for trying out all these recipes and putting your twist on it Mary.
Have agreat Saturday,
Claudia - January 22, 2011 at 5:29 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
This is wonderful. I visited Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes. I recognize all the places she talks about in Maine and have been to all of them.
I agree about a smaller portion because shellfish to not reheat well.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Carol - January 22, 2011 at 5:31 AM
- Flavia Galasso said...
Next time I'm going to try it...absolutely delicious!!! Thanks , MAry, as always, hugs and a blessed weekend ciao Flavia
- January 22, 2011 at 5:41 AM
- Koek! said...
A lovely recipe... Just my kind of food. Simple, yummy, everyday ingredients. Nice one.
- January 22, 2011 at 5:49 AM
- Lucie said...
I really enjoy this kind of light broth. This sounds like a wonderful chowder recipe that's not 'too much'--thanks, Mary!
- January 22, 2011 at 6:11 AM
- foodie and the chef said...
I've always found chowder a tad full-on, you really have to be in the 'mood'. This looks so lovely and delicate, I'm looking forward to trying it :)
- January 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM
- Eat. Laugh. Run. said...
This looks divine- and something easy enough I could maybe whip up in my small kitchen here at school when the dining hall fails me. Thank you!
- January 22, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Tasha said...
This soups looks lovely, and actually sounds even tastier than the similar version I had in Maine this summer. My shrimp loving family would love it, I'm sure.
- January 22, 2011 at 8:42 AM
- Clint said...
This is gonna sound strange, because it is...but I never had chowder except from a can until about 10 years ago. I didn't like it.
Then someone talked me into trying some at a Boston restaurant, and I was blown away. Yours looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing! - January 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- Diane said...
This sounds quite delicious. Have a good weekend. Diane
- January 22, 2011 at 9:34 AM
- June said...
We love our chowda' and I can't wait to add this one to our list. Yumm - beautiful photo too Mary, as usual!
- January 22, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- Jeannie said...
Love the look of your chowder Mary, anything with shrimps looks good enough:D
- January 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
I'm welcoming new soup/chowder recipes right now. It's still quite cold but warm soup and a trusty furnace are keeping us happy.
Bonnie - January 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Kim said...
I never had shrimp chowder and this one would be surely for me. I love it. Have a nice week-end Mary!
- January 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- PeggyR said...
That sounds delicious!
- January 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Mmmmm...delicious!! I have never had shrimp chowder, New England clam chowder is my favorite chowder. I will have to give this recipe a try! :)
- January 22, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- JG said...
I've never tasted Shrimp Chowder and yours looks so appealing. We always enjoy Clam Chowder.
~Judy - January 22, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Unknown said...
This sounds absolutely delicious - I just moved away from New England, and I've been craving chowder big-time. Your recipe reminds me of Rhode Island-style chowder - not creamy, but light and briny. With lobster, even better!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! - January 22, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Katerina said...
Shrimp chowder is something I have never attempted to do. You just intrigued me into doing so.
- January 22, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Donnie said...
That looks delicious but I love the blue bowls. Happy Pink Saturday.
- January 22, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Jenn @ Peas and Crayons said...
I'm for sure in a soup mood lately! This will be a great one to add to my must-try list! It looks fabulous!
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons - January 22, 2011 at 1:10 PM
- Pushpa said...
Shrimp chowder looks so delectable.
- January 22, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Foodiewife said...
What an honor it must have been for a fellow food blogger to have you make their recipe. You've set the bar high for your photography, writing and beautiful recipes. I've been surviving on soup for the last week, because of a cold. I have frozen shrimp, and I'm seriously thinking this would a beautiful dish to make and enjoy. I like that you utilized the shrimp shells. They flavor the broth a few extra notches. Just lovely...
- January 22, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Rita said...
I never thought of making a shrimp chowder; Excellent idea and true comfort food.
- January 22, 2011 at 2:49 PM
- Big Dude said...
Mary - The shot looks so good, I wanted to lick my screen. This is one real try soon.
- January 22, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
Your chowder looks just perfect - perfect for the snowy weather ahead of us - again!
- January 22, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a pretty chowder--love the fact that it is lighter but still looks full of wonderful ingredients.
;-) Happy Weekend. - January 22, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- kim said...
This looks wonderful, although I wouldn't call it light because of the cream, butter, and cheese! Ha!
- January 22, 2011 at 4:56 PM
This looks wonderful. I think I would like this better than clam chowder.
- January 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Ana Powell said...
So delicious but well posh ♥
- January 22, 2011 at 5:52 PM
- teresa said...
oh how delicious!! i just love seafood chowder, and i've never had it with shrimp, but what a great idea! enjoy your weekend!
- January 22, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Martha said...
This looks amazing Mary!
- January 22, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- LV said...
I love shrimp. This really looks so tasty. I wish I lived near you.
- January 22, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Country Wings in Phoenix said...
Hi Mary Sweetie...
Happy Pink Saturday and thank you for the wonderful share again today. You really know how to get my palate drooling for the evening don't you?
I have already had dinner and I believe I could sit down and have a bowl of this delightful, tantalizing dish of shrimp. Oh my what a wonderful cook you are.
I bet you have neighbors knocking everytime they pass to see what is cooking in the kitchen with Mary.
Have a glorious Sunday sweetie. Many hugs and much love, Sherry - January 22, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
I've made oyster chowder, but never shrimp. It sounds delicious! :)
- January 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM
This chowder looks like something wonderful that I would love.
- January 22, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- RSA Online said...
That looks great! I'm always on the hunt for new shrimp recipes ;)
- January 22, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Unknown said...
This soup really looks wonderful. Im going to try it soon! Great blog, thanks for sharing!
- January 23, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- That Girl said...
This is a gorgeous looking soup!
- January 23, 2011 at 1:25 AM
- Decor To Adore said...
Now this post is full of true pink perfection! So very lovely.
We did a whole flea market booth of pink accents. Come take a peek:
Have a wonderful weekend! - January 23, 2011 at 8:54 AM
- Faith said...
I've never had shrimp chowder, but after seeing this delicious-looking soup, it's all I can think about! I love the flavors in here, Mary!
- January 23, 2011 at 10:19 AM
- Ciao Chow Linda said...
With the frigid temps we're having, I'm wishing I had a big bowl of this beautiful soup for dinner tonight.
- January 23, 2011 at 6:50 PM
- claire said...
i have only ever had clam chowder... this looks phenomenal though! thanks for sharing!
- January 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM
- Beverly said...
My family loves seafood soups and chowders, and this looks and sounds delicious. These ingredients will be on my shopping list for this weekend.
Happy Pink Saturday, Mary. - January 25, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Magdalena said...
I have a problem with chowder..I tried it many times, when I visited the U.S. . I remember the taste of this dish somewhere in the U.S. when I was travelling with my father from Vancouver to L.A.and then I read some recipes, and I do not know which one I should start with. I love hearty soups, as I mentioned in one of my previous comments, do you think I can succeed with your recipe ?
- January 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM
- RSA Sydney said...
This is really a fabolous dish to prepare and to eat. Thanks a lot for your presentation.
- August 3, 2012 at 2:54 AM