THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “The Newsroom”
Here’s what Aaron Sorkin’s THE NEWSROOM is, for better and very often for worse: a deadly serious, indeed doggedly self-righteous, primer on how news should be reported and, by extension, how America should be gov...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Ringer”
> RINGER could have been a hell of a movie. It happens sometimes with TV shows. Remember Daybreak, featuring Taye Diggs as a cop who had to relive the same day over and over again, Groundhog Day style, until he could solv...
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...
THE SKED’S SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Private Practice”
PRIVATE PRACTICE: Tuesday 10PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE: Absorbing a lot of drama. Pete (Tim Daly) was arrested for his part in a mercy-killing. Addison (Kate Walsh), having chosen to finally begin her romance with J...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Season Finale Review: “A Million Little Things”
This season, ABC’s A MILLION LITTLE THINGS provided proof that even as viewers accustom themselves to DVRs and video on demand, old-fashioned network scheduling can still be key. A Million Little Things was langu...
THE SKED FALL FINALE REVIEW: “Nashville”
ABC’s NASHVILLE has reached the midpoint of its season as one of the better dramas on network television, and also one of the more frustrating. Particularly galling is that it seems to falter worst at the things ...
THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Smash”
Nothing ever came up roses for SMASH, and tonight, after two misbegotten NBC seasons, on a holiday weekend buried against reruns and NASCAR, the show’s Broadway curtain came down for the last time. The saddest th...
THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Once Upon A Time”
ONCE UPON A TIME: Sunday 8PM on ABC WHERE WE WERE: Watching a season finale that looked like it could end the series, as Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), AKA the daughter of Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard (Ginnifer...
THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Ray Donovan”
RAY DONOVAN: Sunday 10PM on Showtime – Potential DVR Alert Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) is a fixer with plenty to fix. Professionally, he’s sort of a lower-rent LA version of Scandal‘s Olivia Pope, ...
THE SKED @ PALEYFEST 2012: “Revenge”
> Despite ABC’s attempts to claim otherwise, REVENGE is more “hittish” than true hit. Although it premiered with strong ratings in the low 3s, it’s since come down to numbers in the mid-2s, usually...
THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Scandal”
The crazier SCANDAL has gotten, the better it’s been. Although the Shonda Rhimes soap only had a 7-episode run this Spring, it’s managed to find its footing quickly. The first few episodes w...
THE SKED PILOT REVIEW: “Deception”
DECEPTION: Monday 10PM on NBC – Change the Channel Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a beautiful young woman returns to the Long Island estate of the family she knew when she was growing up, becomi...
SHOWBUZZDAILY Series Premiere Review: “Big Little Lies”
BIG LITTLE LIES: Sunday 9PM on HBO – DVR Alert We no longer blink when movie stars sign on for TV work, and this week’s arrivals are Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, not to mention Shailen...
THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Nashville”
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...