Archive | Television Review
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TV review: FX sitcom is a ‘League’ above the rest
As prominent sitcoms such as "The Office" and "Two and a Half Men" wave goodbye to their heydays, where should audiences turn for doses of lighthearted television comedy?
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TV review: ‘The Walking Dead’ breathes life into genre
Sheriff’s Deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) has awoken from a gunshot related coma to find himself in the middle of a post-apocalyptic world, completely overrun by the walking dead.
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TV review: ‘Beavis and Butthead’ is, like, still cool and stuff
Way back in the day, from approximately 1981 to the mid-90s, MTV was a “cool” television network that brought the latest and greatest of the music industry right to audiences’ own homes.
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TV review: Jonah Hill stars in subversive new comedy
At a preview screening of Allen Gregory on Oct. 23 at Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre, cast and production members were on hand to answer questions about scriptwriting, the inspiration for the show and exactly how graphic an animated 7-year-old’s fantasies about his elderly principal can get before a ...
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TV review: Season finale of ‘Breaking Bad’ blows viewers away
In terms of qualifications, it does not get much more impressive than AMC’s drug-drama “Breaking Bad.
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TV review: “The Walking Dead” returns
American Movie Channel (AMC) is a cable network that has become synonymous with award-winning programs like "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" ever since the former series debuted in 2007.
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TV review: ‘Revenge’ is melodrama at its juiciest
ABC’s new drama “Revenge” is soapy intrigue at its best. Right off the get-go, the audience is told, “this is not a story of forgiveness.” Bring on the lying, scamming and betrayal. “Revenge” offers a unique picture of how the more affluent truly live.
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TV review: ‘Dexter’ launches new season
The new season of the Showtime series Dexter brought some shakeups, some breakups and some foreshadowing elements that the show will be thrilling as ever. What’s interesting about this season is that brother and sister Dexter and Deb Morgan — played by Michael C.
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TV review: Network television goes back to the ‘60s
AMC’s hit show Mad Men has not only inspired its own overpriced Banana Republic clothing line, but also a revival of interest in the 1960s that has spawned another two series airing this fall: The Playboy Club and Pan Am.