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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

> 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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Ben and Kate”

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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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Family Album”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots FAMILY ALBUM was one of the more buzzed-about FOX pilots of this past development season, and although it’s not on the network’s announced schedule, Deadline reports that it’s ...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

> 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 SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “30 Rock”

30 ROCK: Thursday 8PM on NBC WHERE WE WERE: Jack (Alec Baldwin) was divorcing his now-freed North Korean prisoner wife Avery (Elizabeth Banks). Jenna (Jane Krakowski) was engaged to her Jenna-impersonator boyfriend...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “The Mindy Project”

THE MINDY PROJECT: Tuesday 9:30PM on FOX – DVR Alert Companion shows don’t come more perfectly designed than FOX’s THE MINDY PROJECT. When FOX launched New Girl last fall, it became an instant ...

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THE SKED: “Up All Night” 4.0–This Is A Real Thing

Once upon a time, there was a single-camera sitcom pilot at NBC called UP ALL NIGHT. It was the story of Reagan and Chris Brinkley (Christina Applegate and Will Arnett), who had to cope with becoming new parents and th...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Me, Myself & I”

ME, MYSELF & I: Monday 9:30PM on CBS – In the Queue CBS’s ME, MYSELF & I is a gimmick sitcom, which CBS seems to regard as necessary for single camera comedies (see Life In Pieces, or don’t).�...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Suburgatory”

It would have been nice if ABC Marketing hadn’t so broadly teased the surprise ending of tonight’s Suburgatory season finale in their promos that they more or less gave it away. (This is why powerful produc...

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THE SKED: NBC Is Still Picking Up

NBC’s early pick-up spree continued late today with orders for 2 more sitcoms in addition to the previously ordered Go On, Save Me and The New Normal. The more high-concept entry is 1600 PENN, a singl...

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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “1600 Penn”

1600 PENN: TBD Midseason on NBC – 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 SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Up All Night”

UP ALL NIGHT: Thursday 8:30PM on NBC WHERE WE WERE: Watching a show about Reagan Brinkley (Christina Applegate), who struggled to produce her best friend Ava’s (Maya Rudolph) afternoon TV talk show while adjust...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Back In the Game”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here and Midseason Pilot Reports here. BACK IN THE GAME: Wednesday 8:30PM on ABC – Worth A Look Unlike most of its characters, BACK IN THE GAME keeps its pitches pretty much in t...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Ben & Kate”

BEN & KATE: Tuesday 8:30PM on FOX – Worth A Look However it may fare in the ratings, this fall’s FOX Tuesday schedule is a model lesson in what a smoothly engineered line-up looks like. At 9:30...

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THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “The New Normal”

THE NEW NORMAL: Tuesdays 9:30PM on NBC WHAT IT’S SAYING: A new kind of family sitcom: gay couple, surrogate mother, her daughter–and her bitchy, bigoted (but, you know, funny) grandmother....

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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Don’t Trust the B— In Apt 23”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Ben and Kate”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Family Album”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “30 Rock”

PREMIERING TONIGHT – THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “The Mindy Project”

THE SKED: “Up All Night” 4.0–This Is A Real Thing

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Me, Myself & I”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Suburgatory”

THE SKED: NBC Is Still Picking Up

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON PILOT REPORT: NBC’s “1600 Penn”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Up All Night”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED Pilot Review – ABC’s “Back In the Game”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Ben & Kate”

THE SKED FALL TRAILER REVIEW: NBC’s “The New Normal”

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