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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The Mob Doctor”

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...

by Mitch Salem

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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...

by Mitch Salem

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bones”

There was no way BONES could top its season finale from last year, when the show finally addressed its eternal Will They Or Won’t They? about Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Agent Seeley Booth (Dav...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alcatraz”

> ALCATRAZ was a show–pardon the use of past tense: the series still has a pulse, but recent ratings make it an increasing longshot for a repeat sentence–that just never found its groove. Convoluted but ...

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THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Longmire”

COMING THIS WEEK: The New and Improved SHOWBUZZDAILY! It’s a paradox of American pop culture of the moment that you can barely sell a movie ticket for anything that even smells like a ...

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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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Prime Suspect”

> 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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THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

LAW & ORDER: SVU: Wednesday 9PM on NBC WHERE WE WERE: A turf war between escort services run by Delia (Brooke Smith) and Ganzel (Peter Jacobson) turned murderous, leading to the death of a prostitute and the fo...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

> 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 sh...

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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 SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Low Winter Sun”

LOW WINTER SUN: Sunday 10PM on AMC – Potential DVR Alert It’s been more than a decade since The Shield introduced US television to not just corrupt, but murderous cops as protagonists, and–well, it...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Gangster Squad”

GANGSTER SQUAD – Watch It At Home – Snappy, Violent and Completely Vacuous Watching the new GANGSTER SQUAD is a bit like checking into one of those giant Vegas theme park hotels and expecting to find yourself...

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

PERCEPTION: Monday 10PM on TNT 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,...

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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 PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “The Mob Doctor”

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

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bones”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alcatraz”

THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Longmire”

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

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Prime Suspect”

THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Low Winter Sun”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Gangster Squad”

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

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Looper”

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