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Deadwood: The Movie Review – A Very Belated Series Finale

Josh Zyber — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:00:01 +0000

Of all the TV shows unceremoniously canceled too soon, HBO’s beloved Western series Deadwood was one of the most painful losses. After talking about it for thirteen years, creator David Milch has gathered almost the entire cast for a reunion movie, hoping to provide fans (and himself) the closure denied to them the first time...

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‘Mother’s Day’ Review: Marshalling in the Crap

Philip Brown — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:00:57 +0000

At a certain point, the world needs to come together and ask why Garry Marshall is allowed to continue working. While there was a time when he provided pop culture enemas like ‘Happy Days’ and ‘Pretty Woman’ that distracted millions from the cold inevitability of death, those days have long since passed. Now all the...

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‘This Is Where I Leave You’ Review: Sappy Sobs and Gentle Laughs

Philip Brown — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:00:10 +0000

‘This Is Where I Leave You’ is a kindler, gentler version of ‘August: Osage County’ to watch with your mom. The movie plays mild family dysfunction for mild laughs and milder drama. It’s like a cup of instant chicken noodle soup – superficially as warm and pleasing as the real thing without any real nourishment....

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‘Justified’ 4.01 Recap: “One Sinner at a Time”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:00:55 +0000

I wish that I had enough time to fully discuss every TV show that I watch here in the blog. Sadly, there just aren’t enough hours in the day, especially these days. One that really deserves more attention than I’m able to give it is ‘Justified’, which began its fourth season on FX last week....

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‘Justified’ 3.01 Recap: “Not Much Call for Cowboys These Days”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:39 +0000

‘Justified’ returned to kick off its third season last week. Even though the show has never been a significant ratings hit, the FX network has had enough faith to keep it on the air this long. That’s a good thing for fans, because the last season left a number of unresolved storylines hanging. The season...

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2011 Emmy Nominations Announced

Josh Zyber — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:00:49 +0000

Early this morning, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards. While there aren’t too many surprises on the list (there never are), let’s take a look at some of the highlights. Keep in mind that I am terrible at predicting award winners. I also have trouble...

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‘Justified’ 2.13 Recap: “I Didn’t Pull the Trigger, But I’ll Sleep Like a Baby Knowing He Will”

Luke Hickman — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:00:09 +0000

The Season 2 finale of ‘Justified’ was a very difficult episode to yank a quote from for the title of this recap. There are just too many great lines in the episode! I could have used any of the following: “It’s better that we talk things out now than shoot ’em out later”; “You got...

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‘Justified’ 2.12 Recap: “My Guns Are Always Loaded”

Luke Hickman — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:38 +0000

Last week’s episode of ‘Justified’ was the calm before the season finale storm. With every party involved thinking that they have invincible balls of steel, the coming showdown ought to make the O.K. Corral shootout look like a water fight. Raylan is pissed. He has the fiery rage of revenge behind his eyes, which promptly...

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‘Justified’ 2.11 Recap: “What Are You Doing? You Don’t Piss on Someone’s Lawn.”

Luke Hickman — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:00:56 +0000

One of the best things about ‘Justified’ is the show’s ability to concurrently tell several different stories that, although they may not appear to, end up coming to the same head. Each side story episode gives the audience a break, making it feel more like a series and less like a mini-series. It’s the equivalent...

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Now Playing: ‘Twilight’ + Sci-Fi = ‘Number Four’

Drew Taylor — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:00:59 +0000

If you’ll recall, in the wake of the success of ‘Harry Potter’, a whole slew of movies came out that tried to ape that similar formula (all based on young adult or children’s book with an element of mysticism or magic). This has continued until very recently. Just last year, ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians‘...

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‘Justified’ 2.01 Recap: Sweet as Apple Pie

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:00:50 +0000

Despite being a big fan of the show, I neglected to give ‘Justified’ much coverage in this blog during its first season. Since the second season premiered last week, let’s rectify that oversight right now. This is a great series that barely made it to renewal, and deserves a lot more attention than it has...

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NBC Thursday Night Comedy 10/21/10 Recap: “I Don’t Even Believe in God, But I Love Me Some Abed”

Dick Ward — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:00:56 +0000

Honest to God, ‘Outsourced’ got renewed. Even worse, ‘Community’ is on the verge of cancelation. This is proof once again that people either hate good shows or are just too lazy to change the channel after ‘The Office’. Community Speaking of the man upstairs – no, not the neighbor that calls the cops on me...

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