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Blowing the Hatch

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What's the opposite of when a show "Jumps the Shark?" It's the moment it went from good to great, and we call that "Blowing the Hatch."

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Community is renewed! Oh, and here’s when it Blew the Hatch

A few NBC shows got another season nod, including ‘Community.’ So, when was it that ‘Community’ went from good to great and deserved that second season, or “Blew the Hatch?”

by Keith McDuffee

Frakkin’ Clack – Caprica has a potential upcoming Blow the Hatch moment

A potential change in the series so huge that, if true, could prove to be the shake-up that BSG fans will talk about for a long time.

by Keith McDuffee

The West Wing blew the hatch with Charlie’s assassination attempt

The first season of The West Wing was some great drama. Mixing political and social commentary with deft humor and pop culture references, the show gave us a number of entertaining and thought-provoking episodes. There were hints of bigger and more dramatic events during the season, but nothing so earth-shattering that it changed the dynamic [...]

by Richard Keller

The West Wing Blew the Hatch with Bartlet dressing down Mary Marsh

As much as I love The West Wing, and as much as I was feeding into the hype surrounding its premiere (being the SportsNight nut that I was at the time), I actually forgot it was on the first night, and only caught the last act. I was instantly hooked, because, well Sorkin is a [...]

by Ivey West

Defying Gravity’s Beta revealed … blame Canada

Friday night, Canada’s CTV aired the ninth episode of Defying Gravity, an episode we in the U.S. may not ever see until the series makes its way to DVD. By other means — be it via a friend with a SlingBox or dowloading via torrents — some of you may (or will) get a chance [...]

by Keith McDuffee

Angel blew the hatch with Wesley’s road to bad-assery

This example of Hatch Blowing is going to sound familiar, if you read my previous one on Veronica Mars. As I said then, the transformation of Logan Echolls from unlikeable punk to likable suitor for Veronica was remarkable. Along those same lines, Angel had an amazing transformation to behold, with the depussification of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. [...]

by Keith McDuffee

Twin Peaks blew the hatch with Cooper’s dream

It’s no secret that I’m a huge Twin Peaks fan. When we started tossing around the Blow the Hatch idea, I knew exactly what that moment was for me on Twin Peaks. In the second episode of the show (not including the TV movie pilot), agent Dale Cooper has a dream. A super trippy, David [...]

by Bob Degon