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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat”

FRESH OFF THE BOAT: Midseason TBD on ABC THE FACTS: Based on the memoir of chef Eddie Huang, it’s the story of a Chinese-American family that moves from Washington, where there’s a thriving Asian communit...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Cristela”

CRISTELA: Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: The Hollywood American Dream: Cristela Alonzo is a Latina comic who wrote (with Kevin Hench) a family comedy pilot script loosely inspired by her own life, about a young wo...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Manhattan Love Story”

MANHATTAN LOVE STORY: Tuesday 8:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: Boy (Jake McDorman) meets girl (Analeigh Tipton), but here’s the gimmick: we hear all of the couple’s hidden thoughts throughout. The series crea...

by Mitch Salem

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Selfie”

SELFIE: Tuesday 8PM on ABC THE FACTS: Suburgatory creator Emily Kapnek may have lost one sitcom this week, but she gained a new one, this spin on My Fair Lady. Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan) is an entirely self-obsess...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Black-ish”

BLACK-ISH: Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC THE FACTS: Anthony Anderson plays the head of an African-American family that lives a prosperous life in a mostly white neighborhood, and he tries to hold onto some part of h...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Mixology”

MIXOLOGY: Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC Previously… on MIXOLOGY: On one night, in one bar, ten people variously search for romance or its temporary facsimile through the course of the season’s run. We were br...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Suburgatory”

SUBURGATORY: Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC For a comedy that seemed to have a strong sense of itself on its debut, SUBURGATORY suffered from a surprisingly rocky case of the Terrible Twos. Creatively, the second season of ...

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

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 nonexi...

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THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Super Fun Night”

SUPER FUN NIGHT: Wednesday 9:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel ABC’s decision to bury the original pilot for its Rebel Wilson vehicle SUPER FUN NIGHT isn’t unheard-of, but it’s certainly no mark ...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Back In the Game”

BACK IN THE GAME: Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC Previously… on BACK IN THE GAME: Newly divorced Terry Gannon, Jr (Maggie Lawson), with her son Danny (Griffin Gluck), has little choice but to move back home with her f...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Trophy Wife”

TROPHY WIFE: Tuesday 9:30PM on ABC Previously… on TROPHY WIFE: Kate Harrison (Malin Akerman) is the cheerful, committed, trying-really-hard third wife of Pete (Bradley Whitford). As such, she’s inherite...

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THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Goldbergs”

THE GOLDBERGS: Tuesday 9PM on ABC Previously… on THE GOLDBERGS: It’s the era of Muppet Show lunchboxes and acid-washed jeans, and the Goldberg family spends its time driving each other crazy: grumpy dad...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Modern Family”

MODERN FAMILY: Wednesday 9PM on ABC MODERN FAMILY has now won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy in each of its four years on the air, putting it one behind Frasier‘s record-setting pace. The TV Academy nominates s...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “The Neighbors”

THE NEIGHBORS: Friday 8:30PM on ABC THE NEIGHBORS was last season’s reminder that a pilot isn’t the final word on a series. In fact, neither are the first several episodes. It took a while for Dan Fogel...

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THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Last Man Standing”

LAST MAN STANDING: Friday 8PM on ABC If your heart beats faster when you hear the retro sound of a voice saying “Last Man Standing Is Recorded Before A Live Studio Audience,” then to paraphrase Jeff Foxwort...

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NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Cristela”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Manhattan Love Story”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Selfie”

NIELSENWAR 2014-15 Trailer Review: ABC’s “Black-ish”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Mixology”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Suburgatory”

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

THE SKED Series Premiere Review: “Super Fun Night”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Back In the Game”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “Trophy Wife”

THE SKED Pilot + 1 Review: “The Goldbergs”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Modern Family”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “The Neighbors”

THE SKED Season Premiere Review: “Last Man Standing”

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