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TV REVIEW: 'GAME OF THRONES' SEASON 2 PREMIEREThe 2nd Thrilling Season Returns to HBO with Babies, Bastards, and BloodWhen we last left our lords, ladies, imps, and bastards, the sociopathic product of incest Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) had been named King. |
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TV REVIEW: 'TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB!'Now Streaming: Bizarre Adult Swim Sketch-Show Pushes Buttons and Boundaries'Awesome Show' finds the thread of awkward and unpleasant feelings at the heart of human interaction, and tugs hard on that thread, refusing to let go. |
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TV REVIEW: 'MAD MEN' SEASON 5 PREMIEREMatthew Weiner Shakes Don Draper Up for Game-Changing New SeasonThough 'Mad Men' has never exactly tiptoed around the race issue, it has never been brought to the surface like this before. |
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TV PREVIEW: 'GAME OF THRONES' - SEASON 2The Violent & Exhilerating Fantasy Drama Returns to HBO for its Second SeasonEach character has their own personal arc and intentions, but all of them have one thing in common –- they will do anything to stay alive. |
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TV REVIEW: 'DOCTOR WHO'Now Streaming: The Oldest, Quirkiest Sci-Fi Show of All Time Gets a Fresh New FaceWhat makes the show special is the sheer crazed energy and scope of imagination that has informed it since the beginning. |
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TV REVIEW: 'TOSH.0'Now Streaming: Tongue-in-Cheek Comedy Central Show Pokes Fun at Internet CultureTosh's team of writers isn't sitting back and letting the videos do all the work; they're coming up with sharp material in response. |
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TV PREVIEW: 'MAD MEN' SEASON 5Don Draper Returns for the Long-Awaited Fifth Season of AMC's Revolutionary DramaAfter a seventeen-month hiatus and winning fifteen Emmys, two Golden Globes, and the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere, 'Mad Men' is finally back. |
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TV REVIEW: 'AWAKE' SERIES PREMIEREJason Isaacs' New NBC Cerebral Drama Is Part Cop Thriller, Part Sci-Fi MysteryWhere other shows would spend multiple episodes slowly revealing the strange situation, 'Awake' presents it in full during the first few minutes. |
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TV REVIEW: 'THE LAST ENEMY'Catch Cumberbatch Before 'Sherlock' in High-Tech U.K. Spy DramaThe atmosphere in 'The Last Enemy' is claustrophobic in the extreme, and it's all the more unsettling for its realism. |
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TV REVIEW: 'SUPERNATURAL'Season 7 of Compelling Horror-Comedy Remains Original, Hunts Monsters & Captures FansThe goofy family-comedy parts draw you in and endear you to the characters so that when the dire self-questioning comes along, you find yourself unexpectedly moved. |
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TV INTERVIEW: TRANSFORMING THE WORLD THROUGH COMEDYComedians Stand Up, Stream Live, Change the WorldNeil Brennan: "I believe that, in my own life, standup has helped shape my thinking more than anything else – no movie, no thing has… like standup." |
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TV REVIEW: 'INVADER ZIM'Sharp Satirical Kids' Series Showcases Twisted Comic Book Artist's RangeA prime-time drama with this bleak an outlook would probably get panned for being “too dark,” but a kids' show can somehow get away with it. |
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TV REVIEW: 'PARTY DOWN' - SEASON ONENow Streaming: Adam Scott and Lizzy Caplan Star in Cult ComedyLet's have a moment of silence for 'Party Down' -- the smartly written critical favorite that only lasted two seasons on the Starz network. |
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TV REVIEW: 'SPACED' - SEASON ONEA Must-See BritCom that Broke Rules, Redefined Genre & Poked Pop Culture's Funny BoneThey go for it in every scene, throwing in weird little expressions and gestures that lend an air of insanity to even the routine interactions. |
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TV REVIEW: 'WORKAHOLICS'Comedy Central's First Season of New Comedy Reaches Genius Level of AbsurdityWhat it comes down to is that you should order a couple of pizzas, get some beer, and watch this show with your friends because it will keep you in stitches for hours. |
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TV REVIEW: 'ALCATRAZ'Could Fox's New Mystery Thriller Be the Next 'Lost'?The uber-secret organization is lead by a welcome Sam Neill, who thus far is doing the best work on the show and lends it a sense of credibility. |
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TV REVIEW: 'ARCHER' SEASON 2 DVDAdult Animated Comedy Raises the Stakes in Season 2Meet Sterling Archer: the world’s foremost not-so-secret agent. He shoots to kill, he dresses to impress, and he always get his man. |
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TV REVIEW: 'BEING HUMAN' - SEASON 1 (UK)Now Streaming: Horror Fantasy Dramedy From BBC Stays True to the GenreThe fearless writing takes on subjects as diverse as pedophilia, disease, bigotry, and mortality, but it's ultimately the fantastic cast that sells it. |
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TV COLUMN: GOLDEN GLOBES - PART 3From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Modern Family,' Here Are Predictions of Television Awards 2012'Game of Thrones' monopolized the Emmys last year, but 'Homeland' is fresh, new, and primed to win its first big award. |
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TV COLUMN: GOLDEN GLOBES - PART 2From Martin Scorsese to Woody Allen, Here Are Predictions of Production Awards 2012People of all ages were raving about the drama set in Civil Rights-era Mississippi, and at least one of its actresses is a lock for an Oscar nod. |