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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Once Upon A Time”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Midseason Finale Review: “The Blacklist”

THE BLACKLIST adequately completed the first act of its season’s mission with tonight’s fall finale–but the tough part is still to come. NBC largely adopted a conservative schedule this season–a...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman”

It’s been 23 years since the pre-Christopher Nolan version of the Batman franchise launched into the boxoffice stratosphere, and a lot has changed in the movie landscape. (1989 is so long ago that it was a topica...

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UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/7/14

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Nothing moved more than 0.1 from the morning numbers, with AGENTS OF SHIELD, NCIS and CHICAGO FIRE climbing that amount (the latter, still down for the week, moved into a tie with PERSON OF INTEREST a...

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THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “The White Queen”

THE WHITE QUEEN – Saturday 9PM on Starz – Worth A Look Starz’s THE WHITE QUEEN is, apart from a bit of nudity (this is pay cable, after all), a rather old-fashioned historical bodice-ripper. The bodic...

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EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

After its history-making $120.5M opening day, there were two pre-existing Saturday models that STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Lucasfilm/Disney) could have followed. The final Harry Potter was so front-loaded that it cra...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “This Is Us”

It’s easy to overlook the ingeniousness of Dan Fogelman’s THIS IS US, the season’s only broadcast network smash hit. On its face, the show is a familiar, even old-fashioned family soap, in which the v...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “22 July” & “American Woman”

22 JULY (Netflix – October 10): So many terrible things have happened in the world since July 22, 2011 that at least in the US, few even remember the horrific events that occurred in Oslo, Norway that day, when a...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Arrow”

ARROW: Wednesday 8PM on CW ARROW didn’t lose a step in its second-season return, with little sign of the season-premiere-itis often afflicting serialized shows that have to dig themselves out of the plot twists ...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/19/13

The storyline on Under the Dome may be getting increasingly wacky, but viewers are hanging in. CBS: UNDER THE DOME held even at 2.4, tying its series low, but still towering over everything else that aired last night.�...

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WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Heaven Is For Real’ Is For Real

The hunger for religious-themed movies hasn’t been dissipated at all by the recent Son of God, God’s Not Dead and Noah, as HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (TriStar/Sony) had a very healthy $3.7M start on Wednesday at 2417...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Virtual Sundance Reviews: “R#J” & “A Glitch In the Matrix”

R#J: Every generation gets its Romeo & Juliet. In Carey Williams’ R#J, the words of Shakespeare are only occasionally heard. Instead, these extremely up-to-date Capulets and Montagues communicate almost ...

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Sundance 2024 Film Reviews: “The Outrun” & “Veni Vidi Vici”

THE OUTRUN (no distrib): Films about alcoholics and addicts in recovery are too numerous to count, and it’s easy to understand why. The stories offer a clear narrative path, usually with an inspirational destin...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Review: “The Meddler”

Lorene Scafaria’s THE MEDDLER spins its way past so many potential crash sites that it’s practically an example of cinematic stunt-driving. The premise itself is something out of a thousand terrible sitcoms...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Once Upon A Time”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Midseason Finale Review: “The Blacklist”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Tim Burton’s “Batman”

UPDATED: THE SKED CABLE/NETWORK SCORECARD – 1/7/14

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “The White Queen”

EARLY WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Force Awakens” Stays Colossal On Saturday

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “This Is Us”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Reviews: “22 July” & “American Woman”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Arrow”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

THE SKED’S MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 8/19/13

WEDNESDAY BOX OFFICE: “Heaven Is For Real’ Is For Real

SHOWBUZZDAILY Virtual Sundance Reviews: “R#J” & “A Glitch In the Matrix”

Sundance 2024 Film Reviews: “The Outrun” & “Veni Vidi Vici”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto Film Festival Review: “The Meddler”

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