themiddleblog ([info]themiddleblog) wrote,
@ 2009-01-02 21:59:00
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the onion digs the middleman!


i often wondered what would happen when the good folk of the onion took a gander at the middleman - would they love us, or lampoon us mercilessly? well, i'm glad to report that - by the power of gorzo the mighty! - they have chosen to give us a spot in their list of the best episodes of 2009!
http://mobile.avclub.com/content/feature/the_best_television_episodes_of

...and as if one good mention from the av club wasn't enough to make my middleday, here's critic noel murray citing not just the tv show but also the graphic novel as a great holiday gift!
http://www.avclub.com/content/blog/the_obligatory_gift_thread

...but it doesn't end there, as eric ratcliffe of comicrelated.com has not only named the middleman best show of the year, he was also kind enough to tell the world that wendy watson is his hero of the year - not bad for an art school graduate stuck in an endless stream of dead-end temp jobs!
http://www.comicrelated.com/display.php?item=407

...in other web-related middlemania, sheldon wiebe of eclipse magazine has named us to his top ten list as well! thank you sir!
http://eclipsemagazine.com/announcements/7554/

...additionally, rick ellis of theexaminer.com has kindly regaled us with a spot in his year end hall of fame!
http://www.examiner.com/x-668-TV-Examiner~y2008m12d29-The-ten-best-new-TV-shows-of-2008

...meanwhile, over on the print side, los angeles daily news critic david kronke has put us in his end of the year top ten list (syndicated here to thenewstribune.com!)...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/ae/story/582891.html

what can i say - happy new year indeed!




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[info]taraljc
2009-01-03 06:45 am UTC (link)
Of course they love it. Never a doubt in my mind. It's exactly the kind of incredibly smart pop-culture-infused romp any sane geek would pimp to every other geek they have ever met globally.

Edited at 2009-01-03 06:51 am UTC

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[info]middlegirl
2009-01-03 06:51 am UTC (link)
Congrats on all this amazing press! Let's just hope ABC Family execs are reading these, too...

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[info]mauser
2009-01-03 07:51 pm UTC (link)
My thoughts exactly.

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[info]the_partyman
2009-01-03 08:22 am UTC (link)
Yay! Happy New Middleyear!

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Seriously...
[info]gregory_geiger
2009-01-03 08:48 pm UTC (link)
With all this great press the show is still in limbo?! Who needs to be slapped?

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[info]cscottd
2009-01-05 08:40 am UTC (link)
This just reminds me again how much I miss this incredible show...

and that I really need a good Middleman icon. :)

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the onion digs the middleman
(Anonymous)
2009-01-11 09:06 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for quoting me. The Middleman is a terrific show and deserves as much positive press [and as many viewers] as it can get.

I don't even mind that you spelled my name wrong [Wiebe - not Weebe].

So, when does the DVD set come out? Gotta get that!

Cheers!

Sheldon Wiebe
EclipseMagazine.com

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Re: the onion digs the middleman
[info]themiddleblog
2009-01-12 04:28 am UTC (link)
thanks for the correction - i stand corrected!

as for getting that - believe me, we are on it...just not ready to make a formal announcement yet...but good things are afoot!

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