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Pilot Review: Awake

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

For almost a year now, those of us who lurk in the wings of the television criticism world have been teased with rumors and details about an NBC drama called Awake. Introduced at the upfront presentation in the summer of … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Whitney

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

While I still hold to the theory that you can’t really judge how good a comedy is going to be based on a pilot episode, there are some ways to put a new show in context and get a taste … Continue reading →

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Summer Rewatch: Pushing Daisies, “Pie-lette”

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

An orchestral flourish begins, and we come up through gnarled roots into an improbably large field of bright yellow flowers, stretching under clear blue skies in a scene that seems to define spring. A golden retriever gallops through the flowers, … Continue reading →

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