In The Walking Dead, writer/director Frank Darabont (who is also an executive producer) crafted a gripping, horrific and intensely emotional episode of television. Moreover, he has taken an epic film approach to the the storytelling, setting in motion several storylines that will keep audiences glued to their televisions throughout the course of the first season.
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Dw. Dunphy
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How did I end up here, on a Thursday night, flipping through the channels and suddenly landing on CBS; y’know, the Tiffany Network, or more accurately as of late, the…
Emilia Rhodes
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“Friday Night Lights,” Season Five, Episode Two, comes back with spirit, State, and rally girls.
Scott Malchus
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Tonight, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins a seven week documentary series about the history of Hollywood. Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood is an engrossing, wonderfully made series…
Emilia Rhodes
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“Friday Night Lights” is back for a bittersweet fifth season with a strong premiere.
Dw. Dunphy
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There’s an awful lot that Popdose’s Dw. Dunphy doesn’t get. Here’s something else.
Scott Malchus
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ABC’s Rich Man, Poor Man ushered in a new form of television, one that saw great triumphs (Roots, Shogun, Lonesome Dove) and abysmal wastes of time (pretty much anything with Stephen King’s name attached to it).
Ken Shane
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This Sunday, PBS Masterpiece Mystery unveils a new “Sherlock” for our time. Does this modern detective retain the flavor of the original? Ken Shane finds out.
Emilia Rhodes
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Season Three of Sons of Anarchy is suffering from plot and character misdirection.
Scott Malchus
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I believe that like any great character of fiction, we see a part of ourselves in Don Draper. We see a human being with faults, albeit ones that are amplified by being the central character of a hit TV series. The lucky few out there who’ve never questioned their purpose and meaning in the world probably aren’t the people making Mad Men one of the most watched series on cable television.
Scott Malchus
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30 Rock went back to its Saturday Night Live roots for a live broadcast. Scott Malchus takes a look at everything that went right for the Emmy Award winning series on Thursday night.
Dw. Dunphy
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Alas, poor Buckley. We knew you not. And here are some more cartoon characters that took the big dirt-nap.
Emilia Rhodes
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret is full of lies, awkward moments, and a few good laughs.
Scott Malchus
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“The Cleveland Show” has many of the same traits of its parent show, “Family Guy.” It’s funny, controversial, but it also has a lot of heart.
Emilia Rhodes
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The Vampire Diaries returns for a second season with werewolves, secrets, and a vengeful ex.
Scott Malchus
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How does a lucky reader like yourself win this bitchin’ CD/DVD prize pack? Simple — answer a ridiculous question and e-mail me your answer.
Emilia Rhodes
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Community is back for a second season with awkward kisses, Betty White, and more hilarious study group antics.
Scott Malchus
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While it may not win many awards, ABC’s “Castle” has certainly has won the hearts of viewers.
Kelly Stitzel
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Alicia certainly knows how her husband feels when he corners her in the bathroom and, um, demonstrates a winning oral argument while NPR’s ”All Things Considered” plays in the background.
Robin Monica Alexander
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Random Play remembers Greg Giraldo, a Harvard Law School grad who put his education to use telling jokes about Viagra, drug addiction, washed-up celebs and fat kids. The world won’t be the same without him.
Robin Monica Alexander
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The real surprise is the solid, subtle work of Ulrich, whose name was the most distinctive thing about him on the big screen. He puts that under-the-radar quality to good use playing a soft-spoken cop whose eyes come alive when he makes the connection between a clue and a suspect. — Robin Monica Alexander reviewing “Law & Order: Los Angeles”
Scott Malchus
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No Ordinary Family is a clever super hero show in that it hides its fanboy tendencies behind the guise of a sentimental family drama.
Popdose Staff
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So it’s official: Those stupid sons of bitches at FOX have canceled the critically acclaimed (and really sort of awesome) Lone Star after a measly two episodes. We sort of…
Scott Malchus
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You just can’t fight the living dead and monsters roaming around on earth without your life being changed forever.
Scott Malchus
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A death row convict is days away from being sent to the death chamber; he needs a miracle. His diligent lawyer files a Hail Mary petition to the U.S. Supreme…
Scott Malchus
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Schwartzman’s acting is sweet and intelligent. Like any struggling artist, his Ames seems to be restlessly searching for answers and private investigating is a diversion from having to face a blank page.
J.A. Bartlett
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Forty years ago today, The Partridge Family hit the television airwaves. Join J.A. Bartlett for a look back at some of its best songs.
Popdose Staff
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“Tuning into this show is the TV equivalent of paying someone to climb on your kitchen table and take a dump on your plate during every meal.” –Jeff Giles, reviewing $#*! My Dad Says
Scott Malchus
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“Would someone please tell J.J. Abrams that he owes me an hour of my life?” –Kelly Stitzel, reviewing Undercovers
Scott Malchus
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“An ongoing Facebook discussion with some high school classmates about how much the new football coach on Glee resembled one of our religion teachers was far more interesting to me than Running Wilde.“– Ann Logue