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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Hail Mary”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots If it’s a procedural, this must be CBS. HAIL MARY was one of the pilots that had initial buzz around town, and it boasted a casting coup with Minnie Driver in the lead (her first net...

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

> Previously… On ALCATRAZ: San Francisco cop Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones), whose partner was recently killed, finds herself embroiled in a mysterious case in which an Alcatraz inmate from 40 years ago, apparently lo...

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

PERCEPTION: Monday 10PM on TNT 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,...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Parker”

PARKER: Watch It At Home – Jason Statham Being Tough (Again), Elevated By Strong Supporting Cast PARKER is what Jack Reacher might have been if it hadn’t been gripped by the excess that accompanies Tom Crui...

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THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Made In Jersey”

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 PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

> 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 SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Low Winter Sun”

LOW WINTER SUN: Sunday 10PM on AMC – Potential DVR Alert It’s been more than a decade since The Shield introduced US television to not just corrupt, but murderous cops as protagonists, and–well, it...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Had it managed to become a full-fledged series, PARTNERS might have been a decent fit with ABC’s other female-oriented crime shows like Castle and Body of Proof, but based on the pilot, it...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 2 REVIEW: “Magic City”

> 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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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Breaking Bad”

Visually, this season of BREAKING BAD has been typified by shots of Walter White’s looming, shaven, gleaming skull. A bald pate may not have received this much loving camera attention since Brando’s in Apoc...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Vegas”

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alcatraz”

> ALCATRAZ was a show–pardon the use of past tense: the series still has a pulse, but recent ratings make it an increasing longshot for a repeat sentence–that just never found its groove. Convoluted but ...

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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Charlie’s Angels”

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Seven Psychopaths”

Few movies are as wholeheartedly dedicated to meta-ness as Martin McDonagh’s SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS. The title of the movie is also the title of the script its main character Marty (Colin Farrell)–which, I belie...

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THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Major Crimes”

MAJOR CRIMES: Monday 9PM on TNT – If Nothing Else Is On… As soon as plans for the Closer spin-off MAJOR CRIMES were announced, the central question was always how a series could work whose main prota...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Hail Mary”

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

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

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Parker”

THE SKED PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Made In Jersey”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Low Winter Sun”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 2 REVIEW: “Magic City”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Breaking Bad”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Vegas”

THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Alcatraz”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Charlie’s Angels”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Seven Psychopaths”

THE SKED SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW: “Major Crimes”

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