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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Justified”

JUSTIFIED has the luxury of time. The series typically tells one or two extended stories through the course of its season, so tonight’s Season 4 premiere, written by series creator Graham Yost and directed by Mic...

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THE SKED MIDSEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Beauty & the Beast”

The midseason finale of the purported romantic thriller BEAUTY & THE BEAST delivered almost all romance, no thrills, as it continues to have only a glancing relationship with its title. Plotting has been this show...

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THE SKED FALL FINALE REVIEW: “Grimm”

GRIMM aired its 12th and last episode of 2012 tonight, although NBC isn’t being specific about just when in 2013 it’s due to return with its remaining 10 hours. The series has been markedly better in its se...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Emily Owens, MD”

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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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Copper”

Throughout its first season, COPPER has almost never been as vivid as it seemed like it should be. The show’s premise and auspices were promising: the lead producers were Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana, who apa...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Beauty and the Beast”

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Alex Cross”

ALEX CROSS – Not At Any Price – A Pilot For A Show You Wouldn’t Watch ALEX CROSS is as generic as a cop movie can be–it’s a few commercial breaks away from airing on CBS or TNT–but the...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Chicago Fire”

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Major Crimes”

MAJOR CRIMES has been doing for TNT what it was created to do–that is, fill the hole left by the departure of the network’s long-running hit The Closer–and it’s earned the Season 2 renewal it̵...

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THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: CW’s “Beauty & the Beast”

BEAUTY & THE BEAST: Thursday 9PM starting 10/11 on CW – 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 ree...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “Chicago Fire”

CHICAGO FIRE: Wednesday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel Network television doesn’t come more dully generic than NBC’s “new” CHICAGO FIRE, a series that seems to be assembling itself out of ...

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