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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “The Neighbors”

I’m not sure when THE NEIGHBORS started winning me over. I dismissed the pilot as an overbroad, gimmicky, mostly witless rehash of 3d Rock From the Sun, but as quickly as an October episode where Zabvronian alien...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Real O’Neals”

THE REAL O’NEALS: Tuesday 8:30PM on ABC – Change the Channel Whatever its other ailments, over the past few years ABC has had an extraordinary run of diverse, smart family sitcoms,–an area where other...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Last Man Standing”

LAST MAN STANDING: Friday 8PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE: In the home and workplace of Mike Baxter (Tim Allen). Not just a man’s man but a sitcom dad’s sitcom dad, Mike argues the cause of hunting, fishing, a...

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

PARTNERS: Monday 8:30PM on CBS – Worth A Look It’s impossible not to compare the new fall comedies PARTNERS on CBS and The New Normal on NBC. Even though the CBS show is multi-camera and NBC’s is in s...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Parental Guidance”

PARENTAL GUIDANCE – Not At Any Price – Stupefying “Family” Sitcom Too Little For the Big Screen This is said with all due respect to a pair of performers who have entertained millions for decades,...

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THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “The Office”

> Pending the return of The Voice and NBC’s high hopes for Smash, THE OFFICE is the closest thing hte network has to a successful television show. As the series greets a new hour-mate in Up All Night, let’s ta...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REVIEW – CBS’s “Mom”

Read All Our Fall Pilot Reports here. MOM: Monday 9:30PM on CBS starting Sept. 23 – Worth A Look The Chuck Lorre sitcom machine is a major reason that CBS is the most successful of the Big Four networks. The Bi...

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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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Whitney”

> 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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SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”

> 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 SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “30 Rock”

The dirty little secret at the heart of 30 ROCK has always been that it doesn’t really have one–a heart, that is. That doesn’t make the show any less brilliantly written or superbly performed, ...

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THE SKED: “Community” and “Whitney” Stay On the Shelf

Adjust all those DVRs set for the season premiere of the newly revamped COMMUNITY. (And both of those set to record WHITNEY as well.) The two shows had been scheduled to join the NBC Friday line-up on October 19, but...

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THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2012: “Community”

> For those who don’t know, PaleyFest is a yearly 2-week program sponsored by The Paley Center For Media in Los Angeles, in which every night (or occasional weekend afternoon) is devoted to saluting a particular televisio...

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THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Malibu Country”

MALIBU COUNTRY: Friday 8:30PM starting November 2 on ABC – Worth A Look Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and re-scor...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Peter Tolan, who with Denis Leary created Rescue Me, knows something about the comedy that emerges when when men try to assert their masculinity in the most idiotic ways. So you can ...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “The Neighbors”

SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “The Real O’Neals”

THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Last Man Standing”

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

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Parental Guidance”

THE SKED’S MIDSEASON RETURN: “The Office”

PREMIERING TONIGHT: THE SKED PILOT REVIEW – CBS’s “Mom”

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

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

SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “I Hate My Teenage Daughter”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “30 Rock”

THE SKED: “Community” and “Whitney” Stay On the Shelf

THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2012: “Community”

THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Malibu Country”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

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