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2012
Oct
15
 
 
This harrowing 2003 low-budget movie, loosely based on an actual aquatic account, takes us along as a young vacationing couple, on a scuba-diving excursion in open waters, is accidentally left behind, to cope with the abandonment, the elements – and the sharks.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
15
 
 
Including tonight’s new installment, there are only two episodes of Alphas left this season – and both of them will feature Summer Glau in her recurring role as Skylar, an alpha with a particular affinity for and connection with technology. I wish she would visit me… and help me connect my laptop to my SmartTV.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
15
 
 
Reese Witherspoon stars as Becky Sharp in this 2004 adaptation of the Thackeray novel – but watch, this time, for the actress playing Amelia Sedley. She’s Romola Garai (pictured), who later carried her own impressive period piece, the recent TV miniseries The Crimson Petal and the White.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
15
 
 

It turns out I’m in the distinct minority in enjoying CW’s new Emily Owens, M.D. series — but I’m more than happy to defend my qualified yet genuine enthusiasm. Here’s why…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
This day in 1968 marked the first live television broadcast from a manned, orbiting American spacecraft...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
Game 1 of the American League Championship Series didn't end until 1 a.m. ET this morning, when the Detroit Tigers, after seeing its 4-0 lead over the New York Yankees evaporate in the bottom of the ninth, persevered and won in the 12th. Those teams retake the field at Yankee Stadium for Game 2 at 4 p.m. ET, with coverage provided by TBS. Then, at 8 p.m. ET, the National League Championship Series begins, with Fox providing prime-time coverage. The San Francisco Giants enjoy home-field advantage
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
There are so many fine dramatic series vying for attention on Sunday nights – in addition to the ones listed in Bianculli’s Best Bets, others deserving of note, and of viewers, include Once Upon a Time, Boardwalk Empire, Treme, and The Mentalist. But The Good Wife edges those out, if only marginally, because of its finely tuned calibration of sharp acting, unpredictable writing, and effortlessly classy direction. This week, Will returns to court – and Alicia learns of the ident
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Between seasons on The Walking Dead, there’s the danger of taking this zombie show for granted, and forgetting just how intense a drama it really is. But tune in for this Season 3 opener, and your memory will be jolted, along with many of your senses, within a few seconds. And before this opening hour is over, you’ll encounter a gasp-worthy moment or two. For me, it was two. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
This season of Dexter has been a little disappointing to this point, but this third episode introduces a character who not only will play a bigger part in weeks to come, but may play a part in getting this drama back on course. Dexter meets the former abductee (or was it cohort) of a long-ago serial killer, and she’s played by Yvonne Strahovski, formerly of Chuck. His first meeting with her throws him a bit – and I expect that may be a trend.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Oct
14
 
 
Carrie (Claire Danes) was proven right in last week’s episode, and her long-dormant contact came through with what could have been some key information – if not for some last-second action from Brody (Damian Lewis). And, speaking of Brody, what happens now that his pre-terrorist video message has been discovered? I don’t know – but I can’t wait to find out.