THE SKED: “Up All Night” 2.0
> UP ALL NIGHT is a crucially important piece of new programming for NBC this fall, as you can tell from Mitch Metcalf’s Fall Promo Analysis, where it’s the network’s most-promoted new show. Not only doe...
BRIDESMAIDS: Bachelorette Party
> Watch It At Home: As Long and Uneven As a Real-Life Wedding. Few recent movies have arrived bearing such a bouquet of goodwill as the new comedy BRIDESMAIDS. It marks the movie starring and screenwriting (with Annie Mum...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Up All Night”
> 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 ...
THE SKED PILOT REPORT: NBC’S “Up All Night”
> 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...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Friends With Kids”
FRIENDS WITH KIDS: Worth A Ticket – Sitcom, In A Good Way We live in a pop culture where the recent Emmy Award nominees are so clearly superior to the films up for this past year’s Oscar that ...
THE SKED’S TUESDAY NETWORK SCORECARD – 11/29/11
> America knows what it wants this holiday season: a flying middle-aged reindeer and lots of lingerie models! CBS: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER first aired (on NBC) in 1964, and 47 years later, it’s still go...
THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “Up All Night”
> This week UP ALL NIGHT was promoted to NBC’s version of the big leagues, where many felt it belonged from the start. It’s switched places with Whitney and been given the benefit of The Office, NBC’s on...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Up All Night”
> Some shows find their creative voices during the course of their first season–but even after a super-sized order of 24 episodes that ended last night, UP ALL NIGHT is still floundering. On paper, Up All Night seemed to ...