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TV REVIEW: 'VEEP' SEASON 1Now Streaming: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Drives Razor Sharp, Award-Winning HBO Political SatireVeep is one of those whip-smart, highly-addictive shows that makes you spend far too many hours in front of your television. |
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TV REVIEW: 'HANNIBAL'Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy Weave A Killer's Story In Ambitious NBC PrequelIt's exciting to contemplate seeing these people and events re-imagined by talented writers prepared to give them their full due. |
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TV REVIEW: 'THE WEST WING'Now Streaming: Reliving Intellectual Idealism In Sorkin's Beloved Political DramaThis team of characters lives and breathes, each with their own quirks, demons, and driving obsessions. |
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TV REVIEW: 'MAN, WOMAN, WILD'TV Couple's Goofy Charm Drives Addicting & Educational Adventure From Discovery ChannelWhat starts out seeming like trash TV rapidly becomes an addictive and educational adventure. 'Man, Woman, Wild' is by no means a guilty pleasure. |
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TV REVIEW: 'LOUIS C.K. LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER'Now Streaming: Our Favorite Lovable Cynic Takes Us On A Trip Through His Warped Mind... it's every bit as entertaining and insightful as we've come to expect from the rueful red-headed giant. |
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TV REVIEW: 'AMERICAN HORROR STORY'Now Streaming: Jessica Lange & Connie Britton Ooze Good, Evil & Camp In FX Horror SeriesIt's trashy, melodramatic, shocking, fun, and surprisingly well-crafted. |
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TV REVIEW: 'SHAMELESS' SEASON 2 DVDWilliam H. Macy & Emmy Rossum Return For More Cynical Family Fun In Showtime's Smash HitJust when you start to sympathize with a particular character, they do something that's either idiotic and self-destructive or horrifying and completely unforgivable. |
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TV REVIEW: 'THE GUILD'Celebrating Quirky Gamers & Geek Culture In Felicia Day's RPG Comedy'The Guild' is more an over-the-top parody of life – but with a warm, fluffy heart at its core. |
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TV REVIEW: 'WHITE COLLAR'Now Streaming: Intriguing Stories & Laugh Out Loud Dialogue In Absorbing Crime DramaIf suspenseful tales involving high-society subterfuge and esoteric art objects are your cup of tea, then White Collar holds many delights in store. |
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TV REVIEW: 'ONCE UPON A TIME' SEASON 1Now Streaming: Sharp Writing & A Great Ensemble Take Fantastical ABC Drama To New HeightsFor a show with such a frankly ridiculous premise, ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' is remarkably intense and engaging. |
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TV REVIEW: 'PEEP SHOW'Now Streaming: Brilliant Writing & Profound Discomfort In Absurd English Comedy... by offering a window into Mark and Jeremy's heads, 'Peep Show' actually says what people are thinking in all its pathetic, narcissistic glory. |
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TV REVIEW: 'THE INCREDIBLE MEL BROOKS'An Irresistible Collection Of Unhinged Comedy From A True Film IconBrooks’ career is one of many working parts, and the collection wisely presents the man and his craft in a non-linear fashion. |
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TV REVIEW: 'FREAKS & GEEKS'Now Streaming: Rediscover An Apatow Classic With Seth Rogan, Jason Segel & James Franco... it's funny, insightful, original, heartfelt, true-to-life, and features a sterling cast of young actors, many of whom went on to do big things. |
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TV REVIEW: 'HELL ON WHEELS' SEASON 1Now Streaming: Knock Down Shoot Outs & Gritty Retribution In AMC's Stylized Western'Hell on Wheels' looks much more like the Tarantino version... staged and stylish, filled with larger-than-life heroes and villains doing a sketch of wild-West themes. |
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TV REVIEW: 'ALIAS'Now Streaming: J.J. Abrams' Spy Drama Celebrates Conspiracies, True Love & Sydney BristowGarner is incredible as Sydney: she's a powerhouse of extraordinary competence, gifted intellect, and raw emotion. |
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TV REVIEW: 'HOMELAND' SEASON 2 PREMIEREAward-Winning Political Thriller Returns With Gripping Stories & Powerful PerformancesCarrie’s immense scale of emotion reverberates through the audience, leaving them on the edge of their seat & rooting for the Homeland's flawed protagonist. |
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TV REVIEW: 'DEXTER' SEASON 7 PREMIEREBuilding Tension, Secrets Revealed & The Beginning Of The EndWith that secret now literally out on the table, the opening scene was a payoff that viewers have been waiting for since 2006. |
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TV REVIEW: 'SLEEPER CELL'Now Streaming: Shades Of Grey & Daring Character Development In Tense Political ThrillerThe show does a remarkable job of humanizing characters that lesser shows would treat as bad-guy cutouts. |
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TV REVIEW: 'STEVE MARTIN: THE TELEVISION STUFF'A Classic Compilation From TV's Treasured Comedian'Steve Martin: The Television Stuff' is indispensable as an historical record of one man's place in an era now gone. |
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TV REVIEW: 'BREAKING BAD' SEASON 5: MID-SEASON FINALEAll Bets Are Off As Bryan Cranston Speeds Towards Award-Winning Drama's Final EpisodesThe only thing we can be sure of is that nothing can be ruled out. Except, perhaps, a happy ending. |