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2012
Sep
26
 
 
Whether Last Resort is a long-term sustainable premise very much remains to be seen. But the first two hours are sit-up-and-take-notice TV...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
26
 
 
There are so many crime dramas on CBS that it's increasingly difficult to buy into yet another one — even with the Sherlock Holmes brand in play...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
26
 
 
Old school crooner Andy Williams, who for a half-century made "My Huckleberry friend" work for him, has died at age 84 of cancer...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
26
 
 
Last Resort is a delicious serving of 21st century righteous indignation, with Andre Braugher as an outraged sub commander with nukes at his disposal...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
26
 
 
On this day in 1960, an estimated 70 million Americans tuned in to watch Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon take part in the first-ever televised presidential debate...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
25
 
 
On this day in 1997, ER opened its fourth season with a special episode, with the cast of the NBC medical drama performing two live broadcasts...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
25
 
 
TV's latest aliens-meet-earthlings sitcom, ABC's The Neighbors, is just too dopily executed for any long-term stay on this planet...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
25
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: On the second night of the new fall TV season, there’s nothing new to get truly excited about, and even the good returning shows, by and large, are more acceptable than thrilling. That’s certainly the case here, as Zooey Deschanel’s sitcom, now starting its sophomore year, already feels more like an Old Girl. Another new episode is shown at 9 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
25
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: Sandwiched between fresh installments of New Girl, this new sitcom, from that show’s producers, starts out by introducing an unusual (for TV, that is) central dynamic: a grown sister and brother (played by Dakota Johnson and Nat Faxon), who actually get along. For our collective critical gang’s reaction, see our TVWW Fall TV Preview page. And for a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
25
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: Another new series premiere. This one’s a drama, with a good lineage, strong stars (Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis), and an intriguing premise: the building of Las Vegas in the 1960s. The premiere episode isn’t that captivating, but the leads maintain momentum, at least for now. For our collective critical gang’s reaction, see our TVWW Fall TV Preview page. And for a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.