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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “Pan Am”

Posted January 9, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> Although nothing is likely to be official until May, the odds are that PAN AM is heading into its final landing.  The series received a short back order from ABC, and will be off the air after February, when Good Christian Bitches (or whatever they’re calling it this week) will take its Sunday 10PM […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Saturday Night Live” with Jennifer Lawrence

Posted January 20, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE had a generally dispiriting start to the second half of its season, with an episode proving once again that just giving the writers some time off in no way guarantees that they’ll come back with better material.  The show used host Jennifer Lawrence in almost every sketch, and she did her […]

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THE SKED Premiere Review: “Rosemary’s Baby” (Part 1)

Posted May 12, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  No one could seriously imagine that the TV remake of ROSEMARY’S BABY would come close to Roman Polanski’s 1968 masterpiece, so let’s get the obvious over with in a single paragraph.  (The amazing thing, really, is that it’s lasted this long without an inferior reboot being made, although there was an awful 1976 made-for-TV […]

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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “The New Normal”

Posted May 17, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    THE NEW NORMAL:  Tuesdays 9:30PM on NBC   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  A new kind of family sitcom:  gay couple, surrogate mother, her daughter–and her bitchy, bigoted (but, you know, funny) grandmother.  Grandma’s practically Sue Sylvester!  And what a coincidence, Sue’s creator Ryan Murphy is behind this too.

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THE SKED: Lindsay Lohan on SNL

Posted March 4, 2012 by Mitch Salem

> We’re not on the tabloid beat at SHOWBUZZDAILY, but when Lindsay Lohan put herself in front of the cameras tonight on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, she made herself fair game.  It would be heartwarming to be able to report that with tonight’s appearance, she’s finally taken the first real step of her professional rehabilitation, but […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Behind the Candelabra”

Posted May 26, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  We’re gradually discovering that Steven Soderbergh’s definition of “retirement” from filmmaking is a fairly narrow one.  It was recently announced that he plans to direct a new series for Cinemax, and he has another cable/online series in development.  It appears that the one thing he won’t be doing for the foreseeable future is directing […]

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

Posted May 24, 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: “Saturday Night Live” with Paul Rudd

Posted December 8, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  There were more cameo stars in the first 15 minutes of tonight’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE than regular cast members, and since SNL has enough regulars for a small city, that’s saying something.  It all got Paul Rudd’s third stint as host off to an energized start, which the show predictably proceeded to dribble away […]

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