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2014
Jan
23
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: Based on the Australian series of the same name, this new Fox show stars Greg Kinnear as a wild, unreliable character – degenerate gambler, compulsive womanizer, irresponsible friend – who just happens to be very good as a defense lawyer, once he manages to get inside a courtroom. It’s the sort of premise David E. Kelley could run with and slam-dunk, but this Americanized remake starts out a little too busy, and a bit too broad, though Kinnear is a winning TV s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
23
 
 
The serious downward spiral of the marriage of Joel (Sam Jaeger) and Julia (Erika Christensen) continues. Tonight, they plan to tell their kids that the status quo, and the living arrangements, are about to change. Meanwhile, Sarah (Lauren Graham) tries to redefine a relationship as well – with Hank (Ray Romano).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
23
 
 
In this week’s episode, Cynthia (Kristen Wiig) finds that her marriage to Chet (Michael Sheen from Masters of Sex) brings her no solace or happiness – and the offspring it produces, grown enough very quickly to be played by former “I see dead people” Sixth Sense child star Haley Joel Osment, brings his own brand of misery. Best of all: the bookended intros and summaries by Will Ferrell as miniseries “auteur” Eric Jonrosh.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
23
 
 
One score and 13 years ago, Ken Burns started making documentaries for PBS. He's still going strong -- and still a reliable highlight of the Television Critics Association press tour...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
Cate Blanchett was nominated for an Oscar for playing Elizabeth, young Queen of England, for her work in both this 1998 movie and its 2007 sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age. She came up empty both times, though she did win a Supporting Actress Academy Award for playing another actress, Katharine Hepburn, in 2004’s The Aviator. This year she’s nominated as Outstanding Actress for Blue Jasmine, and ought to win. But here, you can watch the first time she caught the eye of Oscar voters.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
Jay (Ed O’Neill) gets another visit from his competitive friend Shorty (Chazz Palminteri), who also has an attractive younger wife, Darlene (Jennifer Tilly). And when they all get together for dinner, Gloria (Sofia Vergara) and Jay have different opinions about how well the evening is going.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
MIINSERIES CONCLUSION: How to celebrate the concluding episode of this first-ever Discovery Channel scripted miniseries? Have a Klondike bar. Or go to one…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
At the end of last week’s episode, Kyle (Evan Peters) and Zoe (Taissa Farmiga) had a quiet moment alone in the bedroom, where he didn’t kill her – and the next thing they and we knew, they were boarding a bus to Orlando. But I’m guessing, with only two episodes left in this season, they don’t spend them at Epcot, but return home for what could well be a grand finale.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
Kristin Chenoweth has what is now a recurring role on this new Kirstie Aley series, playing Brittany Gold, the understudy to Alley’s Broadway diva, Maddie Banks. In tonight’s episode, Maddie finds out her grown son, Arlo (Eric Petersen), is a virgin, and tries to address the issue by cutting a deal with her understudy: If Brittany seduces her son, Maddie will feign illness and allow Brittany to go on stage in her stead. Before you can say All About Eve, Brittany has Arlo alone and st
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jan
22
 
 
Fox has gone to other countries for inspiration regarding several of its current series. And now, with Rake, here comes another...