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TV Review: BONES Season 8 – “The Gunk in the Garage”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 10/08/2012

John Francis Daley, Danielle Panabaker and Lori Alan in BONES - Season 8 - "The Gunk in the Garage" |©2012 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Patricia Belcher, Danielle Panabaker Writer: Jonathan Collier, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Kate Woods Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: October 1, 2012 “The Gunk in the Garage” has an unusual opening for an episode of BONES, in that we see the killing take place, rather than just have someone happen upon the human remains. In this instance, an incendiary device is placed in a soft drink cup atop a car. When it detonates, the …Read On »

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TV Review: FRINGE – Season 5 premiere – “Transilience Thought Unifer Model-11”

By CARL CORTEZ 09/29/2012

Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, John Noble and Jasika Nicole in FRINGE - Season 5 | ©2012 Fox/Kharen Hill

Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Jasika Nicole, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Georgina Haig Writer: J.H. Wyman Directors: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik Network: Fox, airs Friday nights Original Telecast: October 28, 2012 I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, FRINGE is one of the most ambitious and ground-breaking science-fiction series ever. It never rests on its laurels and it’s always quick to change its tone, focus and concept season by season in an attempt to tell challenging and complex stories even die-hard fans would never expect. After Season 4, FRINGE was on the bubble and almost didn’t return …Read On »

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TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The Partners in the Divorce”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 09/28/2012

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz and Omar J. Dorsey in BONES - Season 8 - "The Partners in the Divorce" | ©2012 Fox/Patrick McElhenney

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Luke Kleintank, Sophina Brown, Tom Gallop, Alexandra Holden, Omar J. Dorsey Writer: Michael Peterson, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Allison Liddi Brown Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: September 24, 2012 After their three-month-long separation, during which neither was sure they’d ever see the other again, it makes sense that BONES protagonists Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) have some issues they need to work through with one another. Theoretically, this should be a …Read On »

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TV Review: BEN AND KATE – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ 09/27/2012

Dakota Johnson, Nat Faxon, Echo Kellum, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lucy Punch in BEN AND KATE - Season 1 | ©2012 Fox/Miranda Penn Turin

Stars: Dakota Johnson, Nat Faxon, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Lucy Punch, Echo Kellum Writer: Dana Fox Director: Jake Kasdan Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: September 25, 2012 Finally a new comedy series that gets it right from the start. BEN AND KATE is a refreshingly funny, cute and quirky new show created by Dana Fox that is a perfect companion for Fox’s Tuesday night comedies RAISING HOPE and NEW GIRL. The series stars Dakota Johnson as Kate Fox a sweet young adult who made a big mistake right before graduating college – she got pregnant. Her daughter Maddie (Maggie …Read On »

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TV Review: THE MINDY PROJECT – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ 09/26/2012

Mindy Kaling in THE MINDY PROJECT - Season 1 | ©2012 Fox/Mary Ellen Matthews

Stars: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks, Anna Camp, Zoe Jarman, Amanda Setton, Stephen Tabolowsky, Ike Barinholtz Writer: Mindy Kaling Director: Charles McDougall Network: Fox, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: September 25, 2012 Mindy Kaling is a love her or hate her performer. As a writer and actress on the long-running THE OFFICE, she was great in short spurts as the self-absorbed Kelly Kapoor. Now that’s she’s branched off and created a new series for herself with THE MINDY PROJECT, it’s clear Kaling is sometimes better in those small spurts. I know there are many people who absolutely love this …Read On »

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Exclusive ARROW Photos of the cast and crew from the CW Night at the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/24/2012

Stephen Amell at the PaleyFest Fall TV Preview: ARROW - CW | ©2012 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media this month held the FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES featuring Network shows from NBC, CBS, WB, FOX and ABC. These festivals give the fans a chance to see the shows before they are on the air, and each night they were treated to a Q&A session with the Stars and Creative Team of the show featured. The last network that I was able to cover was the CW, who showcased ARROW, one of this season most anticipated shows. ARROW stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Arrow. After the screening and Q&A, the fans were treated to the …Read On »

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TV Review: BONES – Season 8 – “The Future in the Past” – Season Premiere

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 09/21/2012

Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz in BONES - Season 8 | ©2012 Fox/Brian Bowen Smith

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, TJ Thyne, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, Ryan O’Neal, Patricia Belcher, Eugene Byrd, Andrew Leeds, Reed Diamond Writers: Hart Hanson & Stephen Nathan, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Ian Toynton Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: September 17, 2012 Season 8 may seem like a daunting amount for some series, but BONES deftly demonstrates that it’s as limber as ever with a season premiere that combines uncommon personal urgency with its trademark forensic clues and banter. As a bonus, there’s a continuing …Read On »

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Exclusive: PARTNERS Photos of the cast and crew from CBS Night at the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/19/2012

Cast Partners: Brandon Routh, David Krumholtz, Michael Urie and Sophia Bush at the PaleyFest Fall TV Preview: Partners - CBS | ©2012 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media this month held the FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES featuring Network shows from NBC, CBS, WB, FOX and ABC. These festivals give the fans a chance to see the shows before they are on the air, and each night they were treated to a Q&A session with the Stars and Creative Team of the show featured. The second network was CBS and the featured show was PARTNERS. After the screening and Q&A for PARTNERS, the fans were treated to preview screenings of ELEMENTARY, VEGAS, and MADE IN JERSEY. Walking into the PaleyFest were the Stars and …Read On »

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Exclusive THE NEW NORMAL Photos of the cast and crew from NBC Night at the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/18/2012

Cast - The New Normal: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, NeNe Leakes and Bebe Wood at the PaleyFest Fall TV Preview: The New Normal - NBC | ©2012 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media this month held the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES featuring Network shows from NBC, CBS, WB, FOX and ABC. These festivals give the fans a chance to see the shows before they are on the air, and each night they were treated to a Q&A session with the Stars and Creative Team of the show featured. And ASSIGNMENT X was there for a few of the Networks. NBC kicked off the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES with THE NEW NORMAL. Walking into the Paley Center from the show was: Ali Adler (Creator and Executive Producer), …Read On »

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TV Review: THE MOB DOCTOR – Season 1 – “Pilot” – Series Premiere

By CARL CORTEZ

Jordana Spiro in THE MOB DOCTOR - Season 1 | ©2012 Fox/Mathieu Young

Stars: Jordana Spiro, William Forsythe, Floriana Lima, Zach Gilford, Jamie Lee Kirchner, Željko Ivanek, James Carpinello, Jesse Lee Soffer, Wendy Makkena Writer: Josh Berman, Rob Wright Director: Michael Dinner Network: Fox, airs Mondays Original Telecast: September 18, 2012 THE MOB DOCTOR is one of those TV shows that sounds like a bad SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE sketch – “she’s a doctor and she moonlights as a mob doctor.” Laughs ensue. And, well, they do with this new Fox series, sort of. Any show that has a line like “cut her some slack, go have a taco,” it makes you question whether …Read On »

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