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  'Legends': TV Review

  12:28 PM 8/13/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  New TNT drama currently lacks the heft to be truly riveting. But maybe in the world of complicated fare, a little easy escapism isn't such a bad thing READ MORE

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  'Katt Williams: Priceless': TV Review

  11:56 AM 8/13/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  In his new HBO comedy special, directed by Spike Lee, Williams acknowledges his checkered past and legal woes READ MORE

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  'Fat Guys in the Woods': TV Review

  10:41 AM 8/8/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Wilderness expert Creek Stewart leads a trio of men on a weekly adventure to learn how to fend for themselves without cell phones or frozen pizzas. READ MORE

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  'Outlander': TV Review

  12:05 PM 8/7/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  A quality, immersive tale of time-travel brings the popular books to TV, but the telling of the story is languid. READ MORE

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  '7 Deadly Sins': TV Review

  12:50 PM 8/5/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Morgan Spurlock serves as ringmaster in this documentary series, goading viewers to look behind the curtain in order to see the strange and forbidden. READ MORE

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  'Extreme Guide to Parenting': TV Review

  4:51 PM 8/4/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Whether "all baby, all the time" or all crazy, all the time, the show manages to hit upon some universal parenting problems. READ MORE

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  'The Knick': TV Review

  9:00 AM 8/1/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  A bold, stylishly directed period medical drama powered by the winning duo of director Steven Soderbergh and star Clive Owen. READ MORE

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  'The Quest': TV Review

  1:09 PM 7/30/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  ABC's "The Quest" attempts to combine fantasy literature with a competition series; essentially, it's LARPing for the masses. READ MORE

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  'The Honorable Woman': TV Review

  6:00 AM 7/28/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  Maggie Gyllenhaal dazzles in a must-see miniseries set against the Middle East conflict. READ MORE

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  'Manhattan': TV Review

  9:00 AM 7/22/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  A compelling slice of shadowy American history that should help WGN America win new viewers. READ MORE

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  'The Lottery': TV Review

  9:00 AM 7/18/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  With its dystopian future setting, "The Lottery" shows a new, more sci-fi side to Lifetime's lineup of original series. READ MORE

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  'Married' and 'You're the Worst': TV Review

  2:32 PM 7/17/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  Good actors are wasted in two low-brow FX comedies with dated, immature content. READ MORE

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  'Rush' and 'Satisfaction': TV Review

  12:59 PM 7/16/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  While "Rush" is a more expected addition to USA's summer schedule, "Satisfaction" could pave the way for a new, darker tone of programming for the network. READ MORE

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  'The Divide': TV Review

  12:15 PM 7/15/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  WE tv's first scripted series is an engrossing eight-episode legal drama that explores issues of race, politics, greed and justice. READ MORE

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  'The Hotwives Of Orlando': TV Review

  8:00 AM 7/15/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Hulu expands its slate of original programming with a series devoted to calling out the absurdities of Bravo's "Real Housewives" media franchise. READ MORE

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  'Matador': TV Review

  7:00 AM 7/15/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Roberto and Andrew Orci's "Matador" combines a spy procedural with a sports drama, through the lens of an agent who plays for a fictional Los Angeles soccer team. READ MORE

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  'The Strain': TV Review

  6:00 AM 7/13/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  FX's Guillermo del Toro scarefest is light on gravitas and heavy on entertainment, which may be a trade-off that the channel takes this time. READ MORE

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  'The Bridge': TV Review

  11:21 AM 7/9/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  The second season of the FX drama might be too ambitious for its own good, but the ride is still pretty thrilling. READ MORE

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  'Working the Engels': TV Review

  8:00 AM 7/9/2014

  • Allison Keene

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  Andrea Martin and Kacey Rohl star in a comedy about a family that must pull together after their patriarch's death leaves them in deep debt. READ MORE

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  'Extant': TV Review

  10:32 AM 7/8/2014

  • Tim Goodman

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  "Extant" is a summer blockbuster from CBS that seems to take its sweet time getting interesting -- like it has a second season in mind, not some wild "event" that ends this summer. READ MORE

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