Mar 05, 2014
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Tony Soprano, Don Draper, Walter White, Frank Underwood—for whatever reason, modern audiences like their protagonists conflicted, duplicitous and deeply flawed. Despite the moral ambiguity inherent in having to live in a world where you have to kill other humans as a necessity, The Walking Dead is remarkable for just how traditional the show is in portraying its central struggle as being essentially between the good Rick Grimes fighting against the bad, in both zombie and human form. More
Mar 04, 2014
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Okay, it's official: neither Cohle nor Hart did it, are doing it, or...anything. Writer and showrunner Nic Pizzolatto promised we'd get closure on this matter in episode 7 and he essentially hammered a wisp-thin nail with a sledge to telegraph it. More
(IFC, Thursdays 10/9 Central)
Feb 27, 2014
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Portlandia enters its fourth season tonight. Four seasons! Whodathunkit?! From the waning strains of viral hit "Dream of the '90s (Is Alive in Portland)" to the literally provincial title, it seemed fated to be one-note, despite its instant charms. More
ABC, Wednesdays 9:30/8:30 Central
Feb 26, 2014
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The hook for Mixology is "one bar, one night...10 people in search for love" is a little misleading. The bar is more of a bar/restaurant and the search is to get laid, not for love, although a couple of those 10 people might be getting the two things confused. More
Feb 25, 2014
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[Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen the latest episode of The Walking Dead, "Inmates," then read no further.] More
(FX, Wednesdays 10/9 Central)
Feb 25, 2014
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Season one of The Americans presented everyone's favorite KGB agents (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys playing Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, respectively), living in deep cover in the D.C. suburbs in 1980's America. More
Feb 24, 2014
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And so, per creator and showrunner Nic Pizzolatto, last night's "Haunted Houses" brings us to the end of True Detective's second act with the fruitless interrogation of Maggie Hart, the only-slightly-less fruitless ongoing investigation of 2002 Rust Cohle, two terribly inappropriate and terribly hot sex scenes, and (drum roll) the meeting of 2012 Cohle and Hart, with a force that feels tidal after nearly six hours of wind-up. More
(NBC, Tuesdays 9:30/8:30 Central - Special Premiere Tonight After the Olympics at 10:30 PM)
Feb 23, 2014
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Growing Up Fishers' Mel Fisher is blind, but you wouldn't know it. Father and husband Mel (J.K. Simmons) has been blind since he was 12 but that hasn't stopped him from doing anything: driving, cutting down trees, meeting with clients—none of whom realize Mel can't see. More
(NBC, Tuesdays 9/8 Central - Special Premiere Tonight After the Olympics at 11 PM)
Feb 22, 2014
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Great book, great movie, so only stands to reason About a Boy would live on as a television show. The show's story is the same as Nick Hornby's 1998 novel and 2002's film adaptation starring Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, and a young Nicholas Hoult: perpetual single guy Will (David Walton) finds the joy in dating single moms since their packed schedules work so well with his non-committal one. More
Feb 21, 2014
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Kevin Spacey returns as Frank Underwood in Netflix's second season of its flagship original series, House of Cards. More
