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TV Review: ABC's 'The Middle'
ABC’s The Middle debuts Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Imagine Malcolm in the Middle told from the mom’s point of view. That’s ABC’s The Middle, a funny, fast-moving celebration of harried family life in middle America. –Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “In short, The Middle is ...... Read More
Comments (1)TV Review: ABC's 'Hank'
ABC’s Hank debuts Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Mr. Grammer is still funny, but his newest format is too timeworn to give his comic style a fresh boost. Hank has the right star in the wrong setting.” –Alessandra Stanley, The New York Times “Essentially Green Acres updated with a corporate-tycoo ...... Read More
Comments (3)TV Review: 'Modern Family'
ABC’s Modern Family debuts tonight at 9. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C .”A great anchor for the network’s new comedy block.” -Rick Porter, Zap2it “ABC has already spilled the secret part of the premise - they’re all related - and that doesn’t detract one bit from the laughter, which is deadly funny in ...... Read More
Comments (0)TV Review: 'Cougar Town'
Cougar Town, starring Courteney Cox, debuts Wednesday night at 9:30 on ABC. The following reviews were culled from TV critics around the Web and compiled by B&C. “Cougar Town…is still finding itself, but it’s already much better than the title would suggest.” -Alan Sepinwall, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.) “This ABC show, about a mid-40s mom eyeing younger m ...... Read More
Comments (2)TV Review: The Good Wife
The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies, premieres Tuesday night on CBS. The following commentary are from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Mostly politicians [in TV dramas] are typecast as cads and criminal suspects on shows like Law & Order …The Good Wife takes its cue from real life, not just the headlines, and is all the better for it.” -Alessandra ...... Read More
Comments (2)TV Review: The 61st Primetime Emmys
Below are a selection of reviews of the 61st Primetime Emmys, which aired Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. “…The Emmys were a fast-moving, streamlined show, which made sense: the television academy was not leaving anything to chance. Mr. Harris was genial and efficient as host…And the show was funnier than usual, despite its overall antiseptic feeling. You just had to wait for th ...... Read More
Comments (2)TV Review: Bored To Death
HBO’s new comedy series Bored To Death stars Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson and debuts Sept. 20. The following are reviews from TV critics around the web, compiled by B&C. “It is funny, once you have adjusted yourself to the existential rhythms and embraced the offbeat. If the prospect of a Jim Jarmusch cameo excites you, this show is for you.” -Paige ...... Read More
Comments (0)TV Review: The CW's 'The Beautiful Life'
The CW debuts its new series The Beautiful Life, starring such stars as Mischa Barton, Sara Paxton and Corbin Bleu, Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “The CW has found the perfect series in The Beautiful Life: TBL to represent the youth-oriented, hot-body, glitzy direction the network has taken with its recent programming ...... Read More
Comments (0)TV Review: 'Melrose Place'
The CW debuts the new version of ‘90s drama Melrose Place, starring Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Katie Cassidy and Michael Rady, Tuesday at 9 p.m. The following are reviews from TV critics around the Web, compiled by B&C. “Melrose does a better job integrating its two casts [than the new 90210] and it embraces what it is: a trashy remake of one of the most memorably trashy hits in ...... Read More
Comments (1)TV Review: AMC's 'Mad Men' Season 3
A round-up of TV critics’ takes on the third-season premiere of AMC drama Mad Men, airing Aug. 16 at 10 p.m. ET. VIDEO: Click here to watch a recap of Season 2. Season three of AMC’s Mad Men begins Sunday at 10 p.m. ET — and once again, it throws you into a 1960s world that’s fascinating for both its retro contrasts to today, and for its unsettling similarities. It&#x ...... Read More
Comments (1)BC Review: Critics Roundtable
With broadcast television under siege on many fronts, the networks may have even more riding on the upcoming crop of fall programs than ever. Below is a video round-up of a few critics’ take on the new fall season. BCReview: Critics Roundtable from Broadcasting & Cable on Vimeo. For even more insight on the fall season, click here for B&C’s Critics Roundtable. ...... Read More
Comments (0)TV Review: Dark Blue
Dark Blue, from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is a cop series featuring Dylan McDermott which premieres Wednesday at 10 p.m. on TNT. Watch a preview below. “It’s a mark of how far cable networks have progressed with original drama that they can now offer a new series like Dark Blue that is absolutely ordinary.” -David Hinckley, New York Daily News “An unambitious cop dram ...... Read More
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