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SHOWBUZZDAILY Review: 10 Thoughts On The Oscars

Posted February 28, 2016 by Mitch Salem

  As the last notes of the not-remotely-accidentally-chosen “Fight the Power” fade from the closing credits of the 88th ACADEMY AWARDS telecast, 10 quick thoughts on the show and awards. 1.  Sometimes smart is all but indistinguishable from lucky, and that was the case for the Academy this year, which had chosen Chris Rock to […]

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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 REVIEW: SNL Weekend Update Thursday

Posted September 27, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  When football teams have a late game on Sunday and then have to play in the next Thursday night game, they sometimes blame a loss on the short week and limited practice.  Lorne Michaels and the SNL writing staff may want to rehearse those kinds of excuses after an underwhelming Thursday installment of the […]

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SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Peter Pan Live”

Posted December 4, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  Tonight’s PETER PAN LIVE proved that NBC, and producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, had learned some valuable lessons from last year’s successful but often painful production of The Sound of Music.  Chief among them was that it’s a better idea to anchor your show with an actress who can sing (and sing showtunes) […]

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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: ABC’s “Nashville”

Posted May 15, 2012 by Mitch Salem

    NASHVILLE:  Wednesday 10PM on ABC   WHAT IT’S SAYING:  Good old girls tusslin’ and singin’ in the world of country music.

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Hatfields & McCoys” Episode 2

Posted May 30, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  The second 2-hour chunk of the newly anointed most popular scripted show in the history of basic cable, History’s HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, was much like the first episode:  a strong opening hour followed by a second that didn’t quite live up to it.  Oddly, Hour 4 even failed for many of the same reasons […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: SNL With Jeremy Renner

Posted November 18, 2012 by Mitch Salem

  For the most part, the cast, writers and even the crew of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE seemed to have taken off for their holiday break a week early, leaving the worst episode of the season (so far) behind.  The only saving graces:  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and, of all things, the second consecutive funny […]

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THE SKED REVIEW: “Saturday Night Live” with Kerry Washington

Posted November 3, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  For Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson–but especially Pharoah–this week must have felt like alternate-universe SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, because with Kerry Washington as host, suddenly he was the show’s featured leading man, a situation he probably shouldn’t expect to see again anytime soon.  Washington herself was an enormously enthusiastic host, very funny (despite a certain […]

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