Pilot Reports

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Downward Dog”

Posted May 18, 2017 by Mitch Salem

  DOWNWARD DOG:  Tuesday 8PM on ABC – If Nothing Else Is On… Television may have undergone a revolution over the past few years, but one thing hasn’t changed:  broadcast networks don’t air their A-level material during the summer.  ABC’s odd gimmick comedy DOWNWARD DOG is premiering a pair of episodes at the very tail […]

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

Posted May 27, 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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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Survivor’s Remorse”

Posted October 4, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  SURVIVOR’S REMORSE:  Saturday 9PM on Starz Because Starz only airs one scripted show at a given time, its identity tends to shift with whatever that series happens to be.  Recently it’s been fluctuating in an almost schizophrenic way between contemporary big-city stories and costume dramas:  from Boss to DaVinci’s Demons, from Power to Black Sails, and now […]

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Charlie’s Angels”

Posted September 30, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “The Spoils of Babylon”

Posted January 9, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  THE SPOILS OF BABYLON:  Thursday 10PM on IFC – Change the Channel A lot of talent has been harnessed for IFC’s miniseries parody THE SPOILS OF BABYLON, starting with performer/producers Will Ferrell (whose Funny Or Die studio is behind the project), Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig, and including cast members Michael Sheen, Jessica Alba, […]

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Grimm”

Posted November 5, 2011 by Mitch Salem

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have had their own turnover in the off-season) give plenty of notes, both helpful and otherwise, and […]

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “The Boondocks”

Posted April 22, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  THE BOONDOCKS:  Monday 10:30PM on Adult Swim Aaron McGruder’s name is barely to be found in the credits for Season 4 of Adult Swim’s animated THE BOONDOCKS, absent as both a producer and writer (he retains a credit for his contribution to the show’s theme song), and since he was, unusually, not only the […]

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Finding Carter”

Posted July 16, 2014 by Mitch Salem

  FINDING CARTER:  Tuesday 10PM on MTV Previously… on FINDING CARTER:  At 16, Carter Stevens (Kathryn Prescott) believed herself to be having a better-than-average adolescence, mostly due to a close bond with her easygoing mother Lori (Milena Govich).  But her world was turned inside-out when she learned that Lori actually kidnapped her when she was […]

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