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THE SKED MIDSEASON RETURN: ‘Whitney”

Posted January 12, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> NBC’s WHITNEY hasn’t really had much of a midseason break, but tonight marked its move from a cushy home on Thursday night, where it aired behind the network’s only hit, The Office, to the much more challenging job of opening Wednesday nights and clearing the way for new sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?  So […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Saturday Night Live” with Adam Levine

Posted January 28, 2013 by Mitch Salem

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE didn’t exactly hide its fears about Adam Levine’s comic chops as host when the show loaded up his opening monologue not only with the inevitable The Voice parody, but with guest “mentors” Andy Samberg, Cameron Diaz and Jerry Seinfeld.  (Samberg and Seinfeld got off a couple of funny lines, while Diaz’s There’s […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Mick Jagger

Posted May 20, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Mick Jagger isn’t exactly known for his comedy stylings.  But the man knows a little bit about performing, and he was an extremely game host for tonight’s 37th season finale of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.  He didn’t have much to do, though, with the night’s highlights. The highest of those was the sweet, teary farewell […]

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THE SKED MIDSEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Community”

Posted March 4, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> COMMUNITY returns to the NBC schedule at 8PM on Thursday, March 15. WHERE WE WERE:  Greendale Community College, of course!  Where the school mascot is a Human Being and the Dean (Jim Rash) is to be seen in outfits intended for any and all genders and species, a place of air conditioning repair secret-police […]

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THE SKED: WHAT TO WATCH THIS FALL ON MONDAYS (1st Draft)

Posted May 23, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> The networks have proclaimed their Fall schedules, the new series have been (partially) unveiled, so… what now?  What will actually be worth watching when network TV comes back to life in a few months?  SHOWBUZZDAILY is here to help you out.  The good news is that since virtually all TV series are available these […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Christina Applegate

Posted October 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  There were a few moments in this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE where you could actually have mistaken it for a place that offers trenchant political satire.  That’s hasn’t been SNL‘s mode since Tina Fey hung up her Sarah Palin glasses–the political bits have instead tended to the silly and bland.  But the “Tech Talk” […]

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THE SKED PREMIERE REVIEW: “Bonnie & Clyde”

Posted December 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  BONNIE & CLYDE:  Concludes Monday 9PM on Lifetime/A&E/History It’s been 46 years since the classic movie, and besides, plenty of historical events and figures have been the subjects of multiple productions, so the idea of a new BONNIE & CLYDE was perfectly legitimate–until, that is, the present one turned out to be resoundingly phony in […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Will Ferrell

Posted May 13, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  Tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE marked the return of movie-star alumnus Will Ferrell as host, but he had a minimal amount to do with the clear highlight of the night.  That would be the show’s 100th Digital Short, a genuine extravaganza (if this was the reason there was no Digital Short last week, the effort […]

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