tv review
V.25 No.27 | 7/7/2016
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Say What?
“Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin’ Sclopio Peepio” on Cartoon Network
It’s not “funny: ha-ha.” It’s “funny: um, OK.” Fans of Adult Swim’s increasingly surreal, post-stoner, insomiac comedy might get it.
V.25 No.26 | 6/30/2016
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What’s New?
Fresh TV shows debut in fall
Fall will be here some day, but we already know what that season’s prime time lineup looks like.
V.25 No.25 | 6/23/2016
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Surf and Turf
“Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” on Amazon
Sid and Marty Krofft continue their tradition of creating and producing weird and wacky children’s television programming.
V.25 No.24 | 6/16/2016
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Crime Pays
“Animal Kingdom” on TNT
“Sons of Anarchy” but with surfboards instead of motorcycles, the cast being the primary attraction.
V.25 No.23 | 6/9/2016
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Modern Survivor
“Wrecked” on TBS
How can you poop outdoors comfortably? Can you live without technology and still be fulfilled?
V.25 No.22 | 6/2/2016
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Exorcist Too
“Outcast” on Cinemax
A grimly humorless walk in the dark with plenty of realistic drama and just enough grisly jolts to keep you awake at night.
V.25 No.21 | 5/26/2016
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God, Guns and Guts
“Preacher” on AMC
AMC’s newest comic book adaptation “Preacher” is strange, sinful and seriously addictive.
V.25 No.20 | 5/19/2016
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The Axeman Cometh
Networks announce cancellations
Last Thursday broadcast networks put the final nail in the coffin of this past season by announcing which shows have been canceled.
V.25 No.19 | 5/12/2016
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Television News
Tidbits from around the dial
How long before we see the Superman-free “Krypton,” the Lou Diamond Phillips-filled “The Night Stalker” and TV’s second attempt at “Locke & Key”?
V.25 No.18 | 5/5/2016
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Summertime Views
10 shows to watch out for this summer
Television networks can no longer afford to rest on their laurels for three months out of the year, so we have a whole slew of potentially interesting shows premiering this summer.
V.25 No.17 | 4/28/2016
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TV News
Tidbits from around the dial
Norman Reedus gets a travel show, “Doctor Who” gets a new companion and High School Musical returns.
V.25 No.16 | 4/21/2016
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Off the Map
“The Detour” on TBS
“The Detour” takes place over the course of one family’s increasingly disastrous summer vacation, and finds some hilariously uncomfortable directions to take.
V.25 No.15 | 4/14/2016
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Chrono-chronic
“Time Traveling Bong” on Comedy Central
How dope is Comedy Central’s 4/20 miniseries “Time Traveling Bong”?
V.25 No.14 | 4/7/2016
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Back in the game
“Dice” on Showtime
Andrew Dice Clay is back and broke on Showtime’s funny-sad “Dice.”
V.25 No.13 | 3/31/2016
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“America’s Greatest Makers” on TBS
Back to the drawing board
Can inventors build a better moustrap on TBS’ “America’s Greatest Makers”?
