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- Review: John Moses: On The EdgeJohn Moses’ comedy is definitely on the edge, and the edge is right between evil genius and uncontrollable laughter.
- Review: HBO's 'Luck' a long shot that pays offBottom line: HBO's new racetrack drama "Luck," is a big payout for those who pay attention, stick with it and marvel at the phenomenal talent amassed to bring this insider drama to life.
- Review: The Royal Bodyguard -‘The Limping Assassin’Synopsis: Guy Hubble’s first assignment as the royal bodyguard is to investigate a planned assassination attempt on a member of the royal family.
- Review: Doctor Who - The Doctor, the Widow and the WardrobeSynopsis: A madcap caretaker greets evacuee Madge Arwell and her two children and leads them into a magical world.
- Review: 'Bag of Bones' Maine GothicA&E's “Bag of Bones” is a ghost story of grief and enduring bonds of love, about innocent children made to pay for the sins of the fathers, and how one man is drawn to discover the secrets of a far-away Maine lake.
- 'After Lately' up against the best programming on TV, some thoughtsSass, skepticism and smarm are the trademarks of Chelsea Handler, America’s fiercest little late night host.
- Review: Nat Geo's 'Knights of Mayhem' brings full armor jousting to lightTexas testosterone served up with a side of modern day swagger; meet the Knights of Mayhem, National Geographic Channel's pretty wild new docu-series that brings the contact sport of yore into the limelight once again.
- Review: AMC's 'Hell on Wheels' a slow buildFans of the Western genre will like the new AMC drama "Hell on Wheels," which is a mixed bag of stories.
- Review: 'Death In Paradise' on BBC OneThis new series from the BBC One is an off-beat procedural, which stars comedian and actor Ben Miller (Primeval, Armstrong and Miller) in a role that seems made for him.
- Review: NBC's 'Grimm' blends horror, humor and fantasy“Grimm” is a major coup for a network that hasn’t had it easy for a few years.
- Review: 'Once Upon a Time' engaging family fare for ABCEmotionally resonant, well-crafted and mesmerizing in the artful blending of past and present, ABC’s Sunday night fantasy/drama "Once Upon a Time' is a series created by Lost showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
- Starz “Boss” has heft: Kelsey Grammer's Tom Kane bold as Chicago, interviewMoney, graft, cronyism, favors, paybacks, alliances, back office deals, nepotism, shake downs, threats and media smear campaigns are all in a day’s work.
- Review: A&E 'American Hoggers,' Texas feral hog drama a wild ride"These hogs are the scourge of America..." - Jerry Campbell
- Review: Oxygen's Bachelorette Party: Las Vegas! is so bad it's greatMy new guilty pleasure is Oxygen's bridezilla on steroids series called "Bachelorette Party: Las Vegas!"
- Review: 'Shirley' on BBC2Synopsis: Drama charting the rise to fame of singer Dame Shirley Bassey.
- Review: 'American Horror Story' non-stop homage to horror films pastFX's latest "American Horror Story" will wash over you in stylish waves of moments of great horror films past, and that's okay by showrunners Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, who spoke about this to me yesterday on a phone interview.
- Review: HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire' season 2 exceeds the first - previewsThe second season of Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s Emmy Award-winning, period gangster drama debuts this Sunday night (September 25th) at 9PM Eastern/8PM Central and we have seen the first six episodes.
- Review: 'New Girl’’ for FOX a homerun (VIDEOS)The best of the new network television 2011 comedy lot for me hands down is FOX's "New Girl’’ starring Zooey Deschanel.
- Review: The Playboy Club: More Mob than SexThe most surprising thing about NBC’s new series, The Playboy Club isn’t the much feared retro sexism, but how tame it is.
- Review: Anderson Cooper Talk Show, 'Anderson'I've just watched the first part of the Anderson Cooper Talk Show this afternoon and I couldn't take it all.
- Review: AJ Finney: My Brain Don’t Work No GoodAJ Finney’s Brain works real good when it comes to comedy.
- Review: Channel Five's First Foray Into ‘Big Brother’ StartsWith the shock win for Paddy Doherty on 'Celebrity Big Brother' rocking the tabloid press last night, the live launch of the normal 'Big Brother' got underway with guest housemate Pamela Anderson, who promised to give them the ride of their lives.
- Review: 'Doctor Who' - Night TerrorsSynopsis: The Doctor and his companions came to the aid of a terrified child, whose monsters appear to be real.
- Review: BBC's The HourSynopsis: In 1956 two reporters apply to join a new current affairs show. A chance meeting involves one of them in a dark conspiracy.
- 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' continues passive-aggressive comedy tradition, HBOFew TV comedies get better with age, but Larry David's eighth season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBO, back tonight, manages to find all sorts of bedeviling topics and situations that David's fictionalized character latches on to and runs with.
- Review: 'Torchwood: Miracle Day' is Torchwood in AmericaAfter an overly long delay, Torchwood is finally back tonight, premiering on Starz for its fourth season as Torchwood: Miracle Day.
- Review: 'Citizen USA: A 50 state road trip' a Yankee Doodle DandyTiming is everything, and flimmaker Alexandra Pelosi's new documentary is a perfect capper to a day of festivities celebrating this great, big diverse country.
- Review: HBO's Hot Coffee June 27, the tort reform screw jobHot Coffee Premieres on HBO, Monday, June 27 at 9 PM (E/P)/8 PM (C)
- Review: Carson Nation with Carson Kressley best show on OWNOprah's OWN may be well served by her secret weapon: Carson Kressley.
- Review & Interview: Syfy Swamp Shark 'Don’t be a douchebag, or you’re destined to be shark bait'Syfy's "Swamp Shark" is a must-see popcorn Saturday night film. Invite friends over and make margies or s'mores - watch it with a group!
- Review: 'Wilfred' akin to the 1960's far-fetched comediesThere were two television comedies that influenced my lifelong taste in TV sitcoms that I watched as a tot.
- Review: TNT's Falling Skies is wicked awesome, watch itOnce again, the fine people of Massachusetts rally for the nation and band together in plucky little bands of critical thinkers and save the day in the latest summer adventure "Falling Skies," on TNT.
- Review: Sex Crimes Unit on HBO real life SVU dramaMake sure to watch HBO's documentary "Sex Crimes Unit" this Monday June 20, as we get a front row seat to the DA's office in New York City and see the laborious efforts of a group of underpaid legal eagles who fight for people otherwise forgotten.
- 'Happily Divorced' a tough sell, Drescher's life fodder for TV Land sitcomNobody likes being lied to, and who would want to live a lie for appearances?
- Review: The Nine Lives of Chloe King is a star maker for Skyler SamuelsTonight on ABC Family is the premiere of "The Nine Lives of Chloe King," as lead actress Skyler Samuels, 17-years-old actress who has leading lady and breakout star chops.
- Review: TV Guide's Nail Files a perfect summer reality seriesBoyz in the Hood have the barber shop. Rich old white guys have the bar at the country club and women, regardless of socio-economic groupings, we have the nail salon, the bastion of peace and freedom from male ears judging us if we talk too much or too loudly, or laugh too much at the craziness of our everyday lives.
- Review: HBO's 'How to Die in Oregon' end of life politics and emotionsFirst off, the opening scene in HBO documentary 'How to Die in Oregon' was so powerfully close to home for me, I had to stop the DVD and recover from an emotional breakdown.
- Review: HBO's Too Big To Fail well acted, not encouragingThere is no feel good ending, nor comfort in watching HBO's densely star-studded cast in "Too Big To Fail."
- Review: History's 'How the States Got Their Shape' a no missHistory's "How the States Got Their Shape" is a no-miss at 10 PM tonight.
- Review: HBO's Cinema Verite, living 'Loud,' the dawn of TV NarcissismIn the early 1970's, PBS (through WNET) brought a Santa Barbara family to everyone's home across the USA.
- Review: Game of Thrones epitomizes great story telling, castingNot since "Rome" and "The Tudors" wrapped have I felt so strongly about a dramatic series set in a time long gone.
- Review: Upstairs Downstairs on PBS, Masterpiece Theater friends are backOld friends are back together in PBS' new “Upstairs Downstairs” as Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins bring their acting skills back to continue the story of 165 Eaton Place.
- Review: The Borgias saved by Colm Feore, Joanne Whalley, Francois ArnaudHigh hopes were had for Showtime's 15th century Spanish family potboiler, "The Borgias," after their success of "The Tudors."
- Review: 'His Way' Jerry Weintraub's big life worth watching, HBO April 4Macher, mogul, master negotiator Jerry Weintraub was born to sell with a smile.
- Review: AMC's 'The Killing' is compelling, well worth your time"The Killing" is scheduled for 13 episodes for Season 1 on AMC.
- Review: 'Mildred Pierce' excels in every way, HBO, begins Sunday 27Kate Winslet is like Meryl Streep in many ways, mostly in how she becomes the character so fully; her craft is seamless, transcendent.
- Nurse Jackie season three ends on a shocker, some thoughtsThe new season of Showtime's noir dramedy "Nurse Jackie" doesn't get sappy and maudlin on us, thankfully.
- Pee-wee Herman on HBO, old friends bring happy memories, previewHBO airs a bit of nostalgia tonight with the Broadway show of Pee-wee Herman filmed for the smallscreen.
- HBO's Triangle: Remembering the Fire is a must see doc, March 21Next Friday, March 25, is a somber anniversary in American history. It has been a century since the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan, which killed 146 people, mostly young women who were working for slave wages.
- Review: Broken Tail: The Last Days of a Wild Tiger on PBS a no miss eventA no miss tiger of a tale airs tonight on PBS's Nature series.
- Review: HBO's The Battle for Marjah is poignant and sadFormer Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, was interviewed in a sad recounting of the errors and outright lies that made up the Vietnam War in the documentary, "The Fog of War."
- Review: HBO's 'The Sunset Limited' features two great American actors, playwrightHBO's "Sunset Limited" airs tonight, and it truly is a no-miss streamlined look at the nature of belief, the illusions of happiness and the void of nothingness.
- Review: ‘Bedlam’ Opens Up By Going Straight For The JugularSynopsis: Bedlam centres on a new apartment complex in London, which has been built within the confines of the most notorious mental asylums in the UK.
- Review: 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' shines with Mensah, Bennett, TarabayStarz prequel miniseries, 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' is on steroids visually.
