Maybe ABC’s “Big Sky” will seem familiar.
Sure, fans of ’90s television will see similarities to David Lynch’s iconic “Twin Peaks.”
There’s big, open country – here, Montana – eccentric characters, evil afoot, and even a woman wrapped in plastic.
But David E. Kelley, in his return to broadcast television, is here to shake you up.
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Just hours after Joe Biden was declared the victor in the most hotly contested presidential race in modern memory, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” returned with a show that perhaps captured the mood of the country: celebratory but still disbelieving.
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In “Rome’s” epic season one finale, one character makes an anticipated exit, while another quite unexpectedly suffers a brutal fall from fortune.
In this week’s episode of “Rome,” Niobe shows off her new dress, Vorenus bribes and blackmails an old friend, and Caesar and Brutus meet for a round of checkers.
What I’m trying to say is that this episode is one of the finest hours of television ever made, one that sealed my devotion to the HBO series and its makers for all time.
You want to know why I’m still writing about this series years after it debuted? This episode is the best example I can cite. It’s astonishing.
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” delivered the best show of the season last night – which, admittedly, is damning with faint praise considering how abysmal the season has been.
But powered by the utter charm of guest host Adele, the show for the first time did not feel like a horrible chore.
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Mark Perigard 