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Pilot Review: Awake

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Les Chappell

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: Are You There, Chelsea?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Les Chappell

While this seems to happen every year (if not every day), once again the question of why NBC continues to fail has generated a lot of ink over the last week, following Bob Greenblatt’s frank admission at the TCA that … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Work It

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Les Chappell

If you’ve learned anything about me from following along with this blog, you know that I have a weakness for terrible television – so much so that I’ll stick with shows I know are going to be bad for at … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Hell on Wheels

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Les Chappell

I felt bad for AMC’s new show Hell on Wheels even before I saw a second of footage, mainly because if any show’s been a victim of poor circumstance it’s this one. Simply by nature of its subject – a … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: Grimm

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Les Chappell

As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, I’ve been a resident of Portland, Oregon for a little over three years now. There’s a multitude of reasons why I live here, most of which I described in my Portlandia review from … Continue reading →

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