Posts Tagged ‘Mike White’
 

 

THE SKED REVIEW: “Enlightened”

> ENLIGHTENED – Mondays 9:30PM on HBO – If Nothing Else Is On… As a writer, Mike White is drawn to stories of delusion.  Even though their tones (and commerciality) are widely divergent, his screenplays f...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Enlightened”

  ENLIGHTENED:  Sunday 9:30PM on HBO HBO’s decision to renew Mike White and Laura Dern’s ENLIGHTENED for a second season was one of the least ratings-driven calls in memory.  The show barely registered with v...
by Mitch Salem
 

 

 

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Enlightened”

  I speak–clearly–not as a fan:  ENLIGHTENED was less unbearable in its second season than it was in its first. The show does have its fans, meager in number (fewer than 300,000 viewers watched the initial air...
by Mitch Salem
 

 
 

THE SKED: Darkness for “Enlightened”

  Even at HBO, someone has to watch your show.  The network announced today that ENLIGHTENED won’t be returning for a third season.  The Mike White/Laura Dern dramedy earned its share of praise, but its Season 2 fi...
by Mitch Salem