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‘The Blacklist’ 3.01 Recap: “You’re Crazy, Old Man”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:00:09 +0000

I wouldn’t say that I’ve ever really been in love with ‘The Blacklist’. Even at its best, it’s a pretty dopey show – and the second season was not its best. Nevertheless, the series is just entertaining enough to keep stringing me along. Now it’s back for a third season, which brings a big format...

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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review: Fine Blockbustin’

Philip Brown — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:00:38 +0000

The biggest problem with ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is simply that no movie could have possibly lived up to its expectations. 2012’s ‘The Avengers’ had the advantage of being the first movie to combine independent superhero franchises into a rock ’em, sock ’em team-up. The sequel had to not only follow the third most successful...

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‘The Blacklist’ Pilot Recap: “Smells Like Hubris”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:00:37 +0000

For weeks now, if not months, NBC has hyped ‘The Blacklist’ as its “event” series of the season, with recent ads proclaiming it to be, “THE show you’ve been waiting for,” among other hyperbole. This strikes me as peculiar given that those same ads have also made the show look kind of cheesy and lame....

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VUDU Diaries: ‘Bad Influence’

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:00:52 +0000

A couple months ago, I attempted to start a new feature here in the blog where I review titles from the VUDU streaming service that aren’t available on Blu-ray yet, as a complement to our “One from the Vault” feature that does the same for Netflix. The original intention was to write these about once...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy – Catching Up

Dick Ward — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:00:56 +0000

Between school, my normal daily work, my gig at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, a road trip from Detroit to Mississippi and back last weekend, and prepping for a road trip from Montana back to Detroit this weekend, I’ve been hard-pressed to find the time to watch my stories. So I decided to just jank up...

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Speaking of Horrible Bosses…

Josh Zyber — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:00:43 +0000

NBC has finally settled on a replacement for Steve Carell on the next season of ‘The Office’. Stepping in as Dunder Mifflin’s newest boss will be… James Spader. I think this is the right decision. Don’t you? Honestly, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Spader of course had a guest spot in last season’s...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 5/19/11 Recap: “People Disappear in the Finger Lakes”

Dick Ward — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:00:48 +0000

Last week, NBC’s Thursday night comedies drew to a close with a pair of double headers from ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’. While they both worked, one felt like a bit of an anticlimax and the other left us with a fairly frustrating cliffhanger. The Office ‘Search Committee’ is a two-part episode with a...

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