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THE SKED’S SUNDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 6/2/13

  Broadcast TV barely even had a pulse last night. FOX:  Somebody had to “win,” and that was FOX, with a line-up of animated reruns that gave the network a 1.3 average for the night. NBC:  The night’s o...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “The Killing”

  THE KILLING:  Sunday 9PM on AMC By its second season, THE KILLING was as ridiculed as any serious drama on television this side of Smash.  There were its mannerisms–just how many flights to her fiancee in Califor...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Netflix

THE SKED NETFLIX SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Arrested Development” (Episodes 12-15)

    See also:  THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Development” (Episodes 1-3) THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Development” (Episodes 4-7) THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Deve...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE WEEKEND BOXOFFICE – 6/2/13

  OPENINGS:  NOW YOU SEE ME (Summit/Lionsgate) had a fine $28.1M opening weekend considering its moderate cost ($75M plus marketing, but with 2/3 of that covered by foreign pre-sales), and with little competition coming n...
by Mitch Salem
 
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EARLY WEEKEND BOXOFFICE: “Now You See Me” Makes “After Earth” Disappear

  Things didn’t improve for AFTER EARTH (Sony) on Saturday.  According to preliminary numbers at Deadline, Will Smith’s gift to his son Jaden (and, some say, to the Church of Scientology) increased only a mini...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Orphan Black”

  Every so often, a show comes along that makes you want to run up to random people in the street and yell “Why aren’t you watching this?”  right in their uncomprehending faces.  ORPHAN BLACK probably w...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: A Greendale Holiday – Dan Harmon Returns to “Community”

  It’s still not officially true– in fact, Deadline reports that the deal has hit “a snag”–but all signs are that the once and future king of Greendale Community College, Dan Harmon, is return...
by Mitch Salem
 
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BEHIND THE FRIDAY BOXOFFICE: 5/31/13

  There’s so much product in the marketplace right now that overall numbers for the summer movie season seem fairly robust–but looked at title by title, we see two blockbusters (Iron Man 3 and Fast & Furiou...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Netflix

THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW: “Arrested Development” (Episodes 8-11)

  See also:  THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Development” (Episodes 1-3)                  THE SKED NETFLIX REVIEW:  “Arrested Development” (Episodes 4-7) Rounding into the sec...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “Now You See Me”

  NOW YOU SEE ME:  Watch It At Home – Don’t Look Too Closely A summer action movie, like a magic act, is only as good as its final trick, and the one in the relatively low-budget NOW YOU SEE ME (which this sea...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED’S THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/31/13

  A steadily unimpressive night. CBS:  The season finale of MIKE & MOLLY, pushed back because of a tornado storyline, was all but buried among reruns on Thursday night, and it only managed a series-low 1.8, even below...
by Mitch Salem
 
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Current Release

SHOWBUZZDAILY MOVIE REVIEW: “After Earth”

  AFTER EARTH:  Not Even For Free – The Smith Family In Outer Space In AFTER EARTH, Will Smith plays Cypher Raige, an emotionally austere father who withholds affection from his son because of his doubt that the boy...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: NBC Renews “Hannibal” and Network TV Changes Some More

  NBC’s decision, announced today, to bring back its series HANNIBAL for a second season (probably again at midseason) provides some insight into how the network television business has changed, and will continue cha...
by Mitch Salem
 
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UPDATED AND CORRECTED: THE SKED’S WEDNESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 5/29/13

  First, our abject apologies.  We were working from inaccurate ratings numbers this morning when this was first posted, and consequently our charts were off.  We’ll try to make sure that doesn’t happen again...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Psych”

  Tonight’s Season 7 finale of PSYCH promised at least a bit of a shake-up for Season 8, and even though it looks to be less extreme than it should have been and likely just temporary, it’s welcome.  7 seasons...
by Mitch Salem
 
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