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Recap/Review: Homeland, “Pilot”/”Grace”/”Clean Skin”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Les Chappell

Once upon a time on a network called AMC, there was a little show known as Rubicon. Set at the fictional intelligence agency API, the show’s objective was to create an arcing story of government conspiracy, while at the same … Continue reading →

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Pilot Review: New Girl

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Les Chappell

As a lot of other critics have been saying in the early days of the 2011-2012 season, comedy pilots are hard to do well. The best comedies are built on the rhythms that the writers and the ensemble establish as … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Borgias, “The Poisoned Chalice”/”The Assassin”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Les Chappell

As word spreads of the death of the aged Pope Innocent VIII, the doors and shutters of the Vatican are slammed one by one. The council of cardinals are entering a conclave to elect one of their members as the … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Killing, “Pilot”/”The Cage”

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Les Chappell

I seem to have entered a period of kidnapping and murder in my general viewing pattern these days. The last disc I received from Netflix was “Gone Baby Gone,” Ben Affleck’s compelling directorial debut about a missing young girl that … Continue reading →

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