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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Crossbones”

CROSSBONES, despite some hoopla when it was first announced, turned out to be a series hardly anyone wanted to watch. Adjusting for the fact that Starz is only in 1/3 of US households, even that network’s Black S...

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THE SKED Series Finale Review: “Wilfred”

Considering what a deeply strange series WILFRED was–even for the wilds, eventually, of FXX–tonight’s series finale provided a surprising amount of closure. The more-or-less comedy began as a raunchy ...

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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Legends”

LEGENDS: Wednesday 9PM on TNT – If Nothing Else Is On… After serving as a home for middle-aged procedurals for years, TNT has done well with its recent run of more macho adventures like The Last Ship and Fa...

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Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/17/14

OPENINGS: On an unspectacular weekend, LET’S BE COPS (20th) was able to top the new arrivals with $17.7M (and $26.1M since its opening on Wednesday). It should get to $40M in the US, and with a reported product...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “The Humbling”

THE HUMBLING (Millenium) – no release date set – Watch It At Home THE HUMBLING wasn’t one of Philip Roth’s major novels, and Barry Levinson’s film, despite striking performances from Al Paci...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “Top Five”

TOP FIVE: No Current US Distributor or Release Date (but that will change very soon) – Worth A Ticket Chris Rock is generally considered among the greatest stand-ups of his generation, and it’s been clear f...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Franklin & Bash”

The ratings dipped badly for FRANKLIN & BASH in its 4th season, and if it stays on TNT’s air, it will likely be because the network has too many other problems (Dallas is already gone, Falling Skies is entering...

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NIELSENWAR: Bring Out Your Dead! NBC Executes “Bad Judge” and “A To Z”

After last night’s atrocious 0.9/0.7 pairing, it was clear that the writing on the wall for NBC’s BAD JUDGE and A TO Z was scrawled in blood. The network chose Halloween afternoon to announce the burials. ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Galavant”

GALAVANT: Sunday 8PM on ABC – If Nothing Else Is On… GALAVANT is one of the goofier network enterprises in recent memory. It’s a fairy tale comedy-musical created by Dan Fogelman (whose resume cover...

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SHOWBUZZDAILIY Series Premiere Review: “Empire”

EMPIRE: Wednesday 9PM on FOX – Potential DVR Alert The producer/writer/director Lee Daniels creates films that are compellingly moving (Precious), insane (The Paperboy) or both (The Butler), so it’s a wonde...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Slap”

THE SLAP: Thursday 8PM on NBC – Potential DVR Alert THE SLAP is strikingly different from everything else on broadcast television–it’s unusual even by cable standards, with an indie film, non-genre m...

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EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “SpongeBob” Squeezes “Jupiter” & “Seventh Son” Dry

A trio of movie fantasies opened on Friday, and only one survived. In fact, THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER (Nickelodeon/Paramount) thrived, outperforming expectations according to preliminary numbers at Deadl...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “American Crime”

AMERICAN CRIME: Thursday 10PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert Recently, the broadcast networks have started kicking the tires of what we think of as “cable” oriented programming, by which we mean serial...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Dakota Johnson

50 Shades of Grey has only been playing in theatres for 2 weeks, but it’s plunged so quickly from its opening weekend that Dakota Johnson already seems a bit like the answer to a pop culture trivia question. Neve...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Royals”

THE ROYALS: Sunday 10PM on E! – Change the Channel This week’s cable network eager to expand its portfolio to the world of scripted programming is E!. Just as Bravo attempted to appeal to its Real Housewi...

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THE SKED Season Finale Review: “Crossbones”

THE SKED Series Finale Review: “Wilfred”

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Legends”

Behind the US/Worldwide Weekend Box Office – 8/17/14

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “The Humbling”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Toronto 2014 Review: “Top Five”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “Franklin & Bash”

NIELSENWAR: Bring Out Your Dead! NBC Executes “Bad Judge” and “A To Z”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Galavant”

SHOWBUZZDAILIY Series Premiere Review: “Empire”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Slap”

EARLY FRIDAY BOX OFFICE: “SpongeBob” Squeezes “Jupiter” & “Seventh Son” Dry

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “American Crime”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: “Saturday Night Live” with Dakota Johnson

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Royals”

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