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2014
May
26
 
 
Her character looked pretty dead near the end of Tuesday’s very eventful and suitably bizarre Fargo episode, subtitled “Buridan’s Ass.” But although she can’t say quite how yet, Allison Tolman assures fans of the series that deputy Molly Solverson will remain vertical...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
May
21
 
 
Premiering on Thursday, May 22 – the day after the end of the so-called “regular season” – Fox’s bloody Gang Related is no summertime breeze. But it does seem to find its legs during the course of the first four episodes...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
May
19
 
 
Presenting 10 takeaways from Sunday's Mad Men’s episode, “The Strategy.” Or maybe this time they should be called “takeouts,” in deference to a Mad Men episode that took its cue from a campaign to woo Burger Chef as a client...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
May
18
 
 
No tears were shed -- at least not by the honoree herself -- during the making of Barbara Walters’ goodbye as a co-host of The View...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Apr
29
 
 
His material was mostly first-rate. John Oliver seemed to have no interest in savoring it, though...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Apr
15
 
 
Billy Bob Thornton’s malevolent Lorne Malvo prowls through FX’s Fargo like the Mayhem Man in those current-day Allstate insurance commercials. He’s much deadlier, though...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Mar
26
 
 
Justin Halpern is still writing what he knows -- which still isn’t much more than sitcoms about hard-ass dads who bedevil their sons and always say the wrong thing until they say the right thing. Fox’s Surviving Jack shows considerable progress, though...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Mar
13
 
 
True fans of HBO’s True Detective have seen the Season 1 finale by now -- many of them more than once no doubt. If you aren't one of them, DON’T READ ANY FURTHER.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Feb
22
 
 
C’mon viewers, go for it. There are promising signs that About a Boy will grow on you and only get better...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Feb
1
 
 
Turner Classic Movies continues to perform quite a service for humanity with its annual "31 Days of Oscar," now in its 19th year. This year, with a new documentary special, the network gets extra credit...