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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Unforgettable”

> 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 hav...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

There’s a tendency to compare any slow-moving, beautifully-photographed drama with an abundance of natural imagery to the films of Terence Malick, but that’s unfair to the very particular surreal spirituality...

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THE SKED REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’s “Awake”

>Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sho...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Elementary”

A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ha...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Elementary”

ELEMENTARY: Thursday 10PM on CBS -Potential DVR Alert ELEMENTARY has been given CBS’ showcase Thursday 10PM timeslot in the fall. Perhaps surprisingly, it may deserve to be there. The series concept is… wel...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE: “Justified”

> FX’s Elmore Leonard-inspired crime drama JUSTIFIED really hit its stride in its second season last year, and now it’s back, trying to build on that very solid success. WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The redoubtable Mags...

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THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Red Widow”

RED WIDOW: Midseason TBD on ABC – If Nothing Else Is On… Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scored, and...

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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “NYC 22”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and the production of episodes for the regular season: a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may have ...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “CSI”

CSI: Wednesday 10PM on CBS WHERE WE WERE: This time, as they say, it was personal. In last season’s finale, imprisoned former Las Vegas Undersheriff and more recently mob boss Jeffrey McKeen (Conor O&#...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Had it managed to become a full-fledged series, PARTNERS might have been a decent fit with ABC’s other female-oriented crime shows like Castle and Body of Proof, but based on the pilot, it...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Weeds”

WEEDS: Sunday 10PM on Showtime WHERE WE WERE: After a season largely concerned with a battle for supremacy in the New York drug trade, both within and outside the family, there seemed to be a moment of compara...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REPORT: “Golden Boy”

GOLDEN BOY: Friday 9PM on CBS (special previews on Tuesday 2/26 and 3/5) – Potential DVR Alert CBS tries to have its procedural cake and eat its serialization with GOLDEN BOY. Think of it as How I Met Your Moth...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “CSI”

This year, the original Las Vegas-set CSI, about to begin its 12th season on the air, faced not one but two crossroads. A couple of years earlier, the show’s original star William L. Petersen had decided a...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Looper”

LOOPER: Worth A Ticket – Maybe Too Enthralling For Its Own Good Rian Johnson’s most salient trait as a filmmaker may be a tendency to get carried away. His first film, Brick, was a high school film...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The word was that Stephen Gaghan’s pilot METRO was in serious consideration for NBC’s schedule until the very end (conventional wisdom has it that the final choice came down to Metro...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Unforgettable”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ SUNDANCE 2013: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

THE SKED REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – NBC’s “Awake”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Elementary”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: CBS’s “Elementary”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE: “Justified”

THE SKED MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Red Widow”

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “NYC 22”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “CSI”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Weeds”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REPORT: “Golden Boy”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “CSI”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Looper”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

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