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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Breaking In”

> WHERE WE WERE: Contra Security, a wacky high-tech firm run by the extravagantly enigmatic Oz (Christian Slater). Contra tests the security measures of its clients by cracking them wide open, staging mock break-ins...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “The Neighbors”

THE NEIGHBORS: Wednesday 8:30PM ABC – Change The Channel It could have been worse. Initially, ABC slotted THE NEIGHBORS, which is just a New Normal away from being the worst new sitcom of the fall, in the netwo...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Bent”

> 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 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 FINALE REVIEW: “Bunheads”

It helps if you think of BUNHEADS as a CG special effects spectacle, except in this case the CG special effects and spectacle are all in the sound of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s dialogue. Either you love herrapid-f...

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THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

EUREKA, while never a breakout hit, was a sturdy performer for 5 years on Syfy–and one of the increasingly small number of shows on its air that was actually science-fiction, as opposed to superhero fantasy, horror...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Frances Ha” & “Imogene”

One of the things that happens at film festivals is that as you see many films in back-to-back proximity, mini-trends start to emerge, at least in the mind, and pictures that were made entirely separately, and which may ...

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THE SKED: FOX Joins the Backorder Brigade

One trend of the early season seems to be networks willing to accept ratings from their newcomers that would have ensured cancellation just a few seasons ago. Last week NBC gave a full-season order to The New Normal, w...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY BIJOU REVIEW: “One For The Money”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Sitter”

THE SITTER: Not At Any Price – Adventures In Bad Moviemaking Jonah Hill is awfully lucky to have made Moneyball this year. In that film, fueled by a brilliant Aaron Sorkin/Steven Zaillain script, he gave...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “We Bought A Zoo”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “True Blood”

“Are you kidding me? It’s always the weird stuff that’s the best,” Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) said at one point during tonight’s season finale of TRUE BLOOD–he was watching the birth o...

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LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

> Today, 3 films from first-time directors: Caroline Bottaro’s marvelous QUEEN TO PLAY is, in a sense, a sports movie. We have the out-of-nowhere player whose newly-discovered talent shakes up her whole life, the wi...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Morning Glory”

On Homevideo and VOD: At Home In Your Home Morning Glorydidn’t make Rachel McAdams into the new Julia Roberts/Katherine Heigl/Sandra Bullock (it grossed around $53M worldwide), despite the strong pedigree of havi...

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

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...

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THE SKED SEASON PREMIERE REVIEW: “Breaking In”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “The Neighbors”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Bent”

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

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Bunheads”

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Frances Ha” & “Imogene”

THE SKED: FOX Joins the Backorder Brigade

SHOWBUZZDAILY BIJOU REVIEW: “One For The Money”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Sitter”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “We Bought A Zoo”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “True Blood”

LIMITED RELEASES: “Queen to Play,” “Ceremony” and “Meet Monica Velour”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Morning Glory”

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

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