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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 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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Person Of Interest”

> 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’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Prime Suspect”

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

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

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Killer Elite”

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Killer Elite”

KILLER ELITE: Watch It At Home – Neither Killer Nor Elite The new KILLER ELITE takes little from Sam Peckinpah’s 1975 action movie apart from its title (Peckinpah used “The” in his) and the gene...

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THE SKED REBOOT REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

> Until now, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT has been unique to the franchise in not having undergone a periodic reshuffling of its cast. For 12 seasons, SVU had been the only one of the series to be star-driv...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Poe”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots We round out our survey of some of the more notable busted pilots of the season with the distinctive POE, produced by Warner Bros Television for ABC and written by Chris Hollier (a former writer...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The word was that Stephen Gaghan’s pilot METRO was in serious consideration for NBC’s schedule until the very end (conventional wisdom has it that the final choice came down to Metro...

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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 BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Identity”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots IDENTITY is so clearly a Jerry-Bruckheimer-for-CBS procedural that it comes as a shock to realize that it was neither produced by Bruckheimer nor developed for CBS. In fact, Mark Gordon...

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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”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Person Of Interest”

THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Prime Suspect”

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

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

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Killer Elite”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Killer Elite”

THE SKED REBOOT REVIEW: “Law & Order: SVU”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Poe”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Identity”

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

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