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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Millers”

Posted October 11, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  THE MILLERS:  Thursday 8:30PM on CBS Previously… on THE MILLERS:  When Tom and Carol Miller (Beau Bridges and Margo Martindale) unexpectedly split up after decades of marriage, Carol went to live with son Nathan (Will Arnett), and Tom with daughter Debbie (Jayma Mays) and her husband Adam (Nelson Franklin).  Apart from dealing with the […]

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Sean Saves the World”

Posted October 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  SEAN SAVES THE WORLD:  Thursday 9PM on NBC Previously… on SEAN SAVES THE WORLD:  When gay dad Sean’s (Sean Hayes) ex-wife moves out of town for a new job, Sean becomes single dad to 14-year old Ellie (Samantha Isler), and he tries to raise her while ducking his overbearing, boundary-less mother Lorna (Linda Lavin).  […]

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Reviews

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “American Horror Story – Coven”

Posted October 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  AMERICAN HORROR STORY – COVEN:  Wednesday 10PM on FX Caged and tortured slaves, mid-coitus spontaneous brain aneurisms and gang rape aside, the COVEN season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY was relatively restrained in its start, at least compared to other AHS seasons.  There appears to be one basic story being told, and all the mythology […]

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Reviews

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Arrow”

Posted October 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  ARROW:  Wednesday 8PM on CW ARROW didn’t lose a step in its second-season return, with little sign of the season-premiere-itis often afflicting serialized shows that have to dig themselves out of the plot twists forced by the previous season’s finale.  The potential was there, since the episode began with Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) having renounced […]

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Ironside”

Posted October 10, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  IRONSIDE:  Wednesday 10PM on NBC Previously… on IRONSIDE:  NYPD Sergeant Robert Ironside (Blair Underwood), shot in the back and now in a wheelchair, has won the right to a hand-picked squad (Pablo Schreiber, Spencer Grammer, Neal Bledsoe) helping him to solve crimes, under the sometimes exasperated command of rule-bound Captain Rollins (Kenneth Choi).  Ironside […]

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Super Fun Night”

Posted October 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  SUPER FUN NIGHT:  Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC Previously… on SUPER FUN NIGHT:  Kimmie (series creator Rebel Wilson) and her BFFs Marika (Lauren Ash) and Helen-Alice (Liza Lapira) share a New York apartment and nonexistent romantic life.  One night each week, they go out to have adventures.  On the professional front, Kimmie is a lawyer […]

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Fall Pilots

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – CW’s “The Tomorrow People”

Posted October 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. THE TOMORROW PEOPLE:  Wednesday 9PM on CW – If Nothing Else Is On… THE TOMORROW PEOPLE is CW sticking with the CW playbook.  The word “rip-off” may be a strong label for a show whose concept dates back to a British TV series that began in 1973, but […]

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Originals”

Posted October 9, 2013 by Mitch Salem

  THE ORIGINALS:  Tuesday 8PM on CW Previously… on THE ORIGINALS:  The Mikaelsons have come (back) to New Orleans.  The literally original vampire family (their witch mother cast the spell that created vampirism), brothers Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and sister Rebekah (Claire Holt), beloved of Vampire Diaries fans even–perhaps especially–when they’re trying […]

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