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In Its New Season, 'American Horror Story' Earns Its Insanity
The following post contains spoilers for the season premiere of "American Horror Story: Asylum."
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Why ABC's New Musical Drama 'Nashville' is Smarter Than The Average Soap
"Nashville" is not without precedent -- like "Smash," it follows in the music-centric footsteps of "Glee," offering songs (T-Bone Burnett is the music producer) and backstage drama, and like the Broadway drama it aims for a more grown-up audience.
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Has 'Homeland' Jumped the Shark, and Does That Matter?
Showtime's newly Emmy-approved thriller "Homeland" is only two episodes into its second season, but this past Sunday's installment had some viewers crying foul about plausibility.
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Recap: 'Boardwalk Empire' Continues To Spin Its Wheels With 'Blue Bell Boy'
In retrospect, perhaps we’ve been too generous about the slow pace of “Boardwalk Empire” season three. After all, even one of our comrades at IndieWIRE, Anne Thompson, said she was dismayed at HBO’s decision to renew the show for a fourth season considering the molasses like rhythm of season three s...
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What Kind of Ending Do We Want for Liz Lemon and '30 Rock'?
"30 Rock" kicked off its final season last night with the aptly titled "The Beginning of the End," which also happens to be the name of a 2008 "Lost" episode (hence the Dharma Initiative ice cream at the dinner party). Six years in, the show is still one of the better c...
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'Homeland' Kicks Off Its Second Season With Carrie Getting Her Groove Back
When we last left "Homeland" heroine Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), she was shattered by her investigation into former Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), a rescued POW turned possible terrorist.
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Recap: Nucky & Gyp Rosetti Seemed Poised For A Showdown In ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Episode 3 'Bone For Tuna'
While the opening two episodes of season three of “Boardwalk Empire” have been characteristically languid, the drama of this season seems to be finally coalescing; albeit still at a rather leisurely pace. But the character-driven show has always been more interested in the arcs and perso...
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'Treme' Season 3, Ep. 2: A Deep Specificity of Culture
Decades ago, I'd heard that Eric Overmeyer and the wonderful actress Ellen McElduff had begun living part-time in her native Louisiana. This is obviously well before Katrina, but even then, New Orleans was in need of support. Cajun culture was having its brief moment in the sun, but the city and sta...
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Recap: 'Louie' Closes Off Its Third Season With A Pair Of Classics
In a very fine article on the always excellent AV Club this week, Todd Van Der Werff argues that "Louie" isn't just a strong contender for the best comedy on TV right now, but also the first show since "Seinfeld" and "The Simpsons" to genuinely move the form forward. Whether it becomes a touchstone ...
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'Louie' Wraps Up a Season of Highs and Lows With a Spur-of-the-Moment Trip Abroad
After the giddily happy-sad ending of the ambitious "Late Night" arc that took up the previous three episodes of "Louie," it was inevitable that last night's actual season finale, "New Year's Eve," felt a little anticlimactic. It even started at what for so many...
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