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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Orphan Black”

Every so often, a show comes along that makes you want to run up to random people in the street and yell “Why aren’t you watching this?” right in their uncomprehending faces. ORPHAN BLACK probably w...

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COUNTING TO 10: Best Spielbergs

> On the occasion of Super 8‘s release, the Top 10 movies directed by Steven Spielberg: 10. THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (1974): His first feature film, it suggests that had he never touched a special effect in his life, S...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Another Earth”

ANOTHER EARTH – Worth A Ticket: Tiny Story With Big Ambitions For ANOTHER EARTH, the Sundance Film Festival went exactly the way it’s supposed to. The low-key picture was made on a miniscule bud...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Purge”

THE PURGE: Watch It At Home – Dopey, Violent Allegory Nevertheless Packs a Punch THE PURGE is heavy-handed, borderline reprehensible nonsense–but that’s not to say it doesn’t work. James DeMon...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Terra Nova”

> 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 SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cowboys & Aliens”

COWBOYS & ALIENS – Watch It At Home: Genre Mash-Up Zaps Itself In the Foot It’s admirable, in a way, that for much of its length, COWBOYS AND ALIENS is willing to be more of a western than a scif...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Green Lantern” – Shining Not So Bright

> Watch It At Home: For Fans of Florescent Green Another summer weekend; another superhero epic. What used to be an extravagant event genre is now hard-pressed to muster more than a yawn. What is there to say ...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES – Worth A Ticket: Simian Power Although it’s positioned as the last big adventure epic of the summer, for most of its length Rupert Wyatt’s RISE OF THE PLA...

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THE SKED @ CABLE REVIEW: “Falling Skies”

> FALLING SKIES – Sundays 10PM on TNT – If Nothing Else Is On… Or: how is FALLING SKIES not Terra Nova? I’ve raved about FOX’s Fall dinosaur spectacle, and here’s another Steven S...

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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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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Watch”

THE WATCH: Not At Any Price – Do the Stars a Favor: Don’t Watch Some terrible movies surprise and disappoint, but you could see THE WATCH coming for weeks. The increasingly desperate marketing campaign told th...

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PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Last Resort”

LAST RESORT: Thursday 8PM on ABC – Potential DVR Alert The strangest new show on any network this season may be LAST RESORT, created and written by the man behind The Shield, Shawn Ryan, with Karl Gajdusek. The pro...

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THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

Our Review / 5 - Terrible

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THE SKED: “Terra Nova” Becomes Extinct

> FOX did what it had to do today, shutting the time-travel portal on TERRA NOVA. The show (which, because of its CG postproduction, would have needed an early renewal to be ready for air in Fall 2012) was enormously expe...

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THE SKED SEASON FINALE REVIEW: “Orphan Black”

COUNTING TO 10: Best Spielbergs

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Another Earth”

SHOWBUZZDAILY FILM REVIEW: “The Purge”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Terra Nova”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cowboys & Aliens”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Green Lantern” – Shining Not So Bright

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”

THE SKED @ CABLE REVIEW: “Falling Skies”

THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: “Eureka”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Watch”

PREMIERING TONIGHT–THE SKED’S FALL PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Last Resort”

THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Another Earth” – Deep Space

THE SKED: “Terra Nova” Becomes Extinct

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