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NBC's 'Kath & Kim'— Banking on Comedic Translation
by Bridget Petrella
As the October premiere of Kath & Kim approaches, the
producers behind the American adaptation remain confident that
their efforts will be ultimately successful. The show has
received heavy criticism from television critics and fans of the
original Australian hit. The critics are highly skeptical that
Executive Producer, NBC’s Ben Silverman, will do enough to
translate...
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ABC's 'Life On Mars'— An Inventive Twist of Fate
by Bridget Petrella
Where were you back in 1973? Well as an inventive twist of fate
would have it... NYPD Detective Sam Tyler (Jason O'Mara) finds himself
smack dab in the cultural hotbed of New York City in the tumultuous
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FOX's
'Fringe'— Pure, Unbridled Imagination
by Bridget Petrella
Finally, the show I've been waiting for premiered last night
and yes, I loved it. Every bit of it. As an avid X-Files and
Lost fan, I was looking forward to Fringe, but expected to be a
harsher critic than most. Afterall, Chris Carter did place the
ACTUAL ending of The X-Files: I Want To Believe film right AFTER
the credits... But I do digress. Anyway, as I sat in sheer
anticipation while gnawing through an entire bag of my favorite
guilty pleasure, kettle corn...
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'Moonlight's
Alex O'Loughlin— One Sexy Vampire
by Bridget Petrella
Moonlight star Alex O'Loughlin has "it"... the certain
"something" that actors who captivate us have... actors who
bring us to moments of sheer passion... passion beyond the
written word. And he has "it" in spades. There is a "yearning"
in Mick St. John, a yearning O'Loughlin can convey with a mere
glance or a... O'Loughlin...
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'Eli Stone— Servin' Up Hope
In Spite of it All
by Bridget Petrella
Is it possible to change life midstream and get back to who
you are at your core? From Greg Berlanti (Brothers & Sisters,
Dirty Sexy Money, Everwood) and Marc Guggenheim (Brothers &
Sisters, Law & Order, The Practice) comes a story about a lawyer
who finds himself at a crossroads between the man he has become
and the man he wants to be... even if that means being a
prophet. Driven by...
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CBS'
'Moonlight' Shows Promise In Spite of Casting Shifts
by Bridget Petrella
Well
fellow Vampire... or shall I just say "Vampyre" fans? Anyway,
CBS is pulling no punches this fall in it's no-holds-barred
attempt to reach those ultra-cool hipsters who perpetually watch
the FX Network and of course, it's stepsister... the Fox
Network. The FX became my sole network of choice...
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ABC's Pushing Daisies: Defying
Comparison by John Mundazio
We're not the sort of group to jump on the television
critics' bandwagon, in fact we primarily loathe and detest most
of them... But... every once in a great moon or so [much like
Halley's Comet] a television pilot comes along that completely
shocks and surprises you with its dazzling beauty...
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TNT's Saving Grace: Bold
and Brash
by
Bridget Petrella
In
a career spanning more than 25 years, Holly Hunter has crafted a
menagerie of roles that rivals just about any actress working
today. Creator Nancy Miller says of Hunter, “Holly can break
your heart and make you laugh in the same moment. She’s
astonishing. Grace is a complex character...
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