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I find myself in the unusual position of having watched a whole season of a series before it even premieres in the US...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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Billy McBride either didn't watch the movie Chinatown or trusts that history won't repeat itself...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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As long as there has been television, this has been standard practice for serial dramas: Keep viewers intrigued by a long-arc backstory while also satisfying them with a case of the week...

 
 
 
  
 
 
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SEASON PREMIERE: It’s not Chinatown, Jake, but it’s close. In the Season 3 premiere of this Billy Bob Thornton legal series, Thornton’s Billy McBride squares off against a tough new adversary: a corporate California farmer who’s profiting from his neighbors illegally by siphoning off their water rights. And the farmer is played by Dennis Quaid, who’s signed on as a season-long recurring player. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtow
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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SEASON PREMIERE: Season 5 of this rough-and-tumble British series begins with its characters and focus spread far and wide, from native England to Monte Carlo and the United States. All the fast-moving initial action, though, takes place on the same day: the day in 1929 on which the American stock market crashed, plunging the country into the Great Depression. And because of their international financial investments, some of the Peaky characters become greatly depressed as well. For fu
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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All eight teams playing in the postseason take to the field today – well, to four fields, when all is said and done – in search of victory. The first of the day’s games is on Fox Sports 1 at 2 p.m,. ET, when FS1 televises Game 1 in the American League Division Series between Tampa Bay and Houston. At 4:30 p.m. ET, TBS presents Game 2 in the National League Division Series contest between St. Louis and Atlanta. (In last night’s Game 1, the Braves had a 3-1 lead going into
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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SEASON PREMIERE: If you’re still watching this series, it’s about to get very, very personal. Liz (Megan Boone, pictured) is still dealing with the abduction of her father, Red, played by James Spader – and the dealing doesn’t become easier now that it’s known that his kidnapper, and torturer, is none other than Liz’s other parent, her long-lost mom. The family that preys together… For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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SEASON PREMIERE: This is the Season 26 premiere for television’s most entertaining talk show, and the one where the talk, more than the clips or stunts, is front and center. Among tonight’s season-opening guests: Dame Helen Mirren, whose visits she always approaches with so much irreverence and honesty, she is nothing like a Dame…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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Speaking of irreverent talk: Tonight, Jeselnik’s guest is the always outspoken Tig Notaro. This ought to be good… and raw.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
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Peaky Blinders still sounds like a silly British slapstick romp. That's until you watch it and realize it's a dark, compelling Irish mob drama...