TV Reviews
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‘The Carmichael Show’ Review: David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine Bring Laughs On Promising Sitcom
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael ups his game thanks to stage and screen veterans
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‘Public Morals’ Review: Edward Burns’ Dirty Cop Drama is Ham-Fisted But Fun
TNT series explores morally gray areas of ’60s New York
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‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Review: Zombie Apocalypse Prequel is a Stealth Family Drama
The real fun of the AMC spinoff is seeing how the world reacts to the dawn of the undead
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‘The Unauthorized Full House Story’ Review: Lifetime Movie Should Cut. It. Out.
Bad storytelling is overshadowed by worse casting
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‘Blunt Talk’ Review: Starz Gets it Right Again With Patrick Stewart Comedy
Series looks behind the scenes at a fictional cable news show
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‘Documentary Now!’ Review: Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen Make Movie-Nerd Magic
IFC series goes deep to parody nonfiction filmmaking
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‘Show Me a Hero’ Review: Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener Stand Out in Political Drama
David Simon-Paul Haggis collaboration explores politics, race and public hysteria
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‘Kevin from Work’ Review: New ABC Family Comedy Better Suited for the Web
Amy Sedaris costars on this Barbie Adler sitcom that feels too small for TV
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‘Club de Cuervos’ Review: Netflix Soccer Drama Fails to Score
Debauchery and soapy machinations are not enough to make the streaming service’s first Spanish-language original drama interesting
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‘Mr. Robinson’ Review: ‘Office’ Star’s NBC Sitcom Fails to Find Its Voice
Craig Robinson can’t overcome his new show’s identity crisis
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‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Review: Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler Stand Out in Wonderfully Weird Prequel
Netflix’s “First Day of Camp” series is occasionally tedious, but guarantees laughs
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‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’ Review: Too Much Plot, Not Enough Tara Reid
Syfy disaster franchise takes itself too seriously in third installment
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‘Impastor’ Review: Long-Con Comedy Comes Up Short
TV Land’s single-camera comedy about a straight man masquerading as a gay pastor relies too much on easy, obvious jokes
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‘The Jim Gaffigan Show’ Review: Comic Falls Flat With Tired Dad Cliches
Single-camera comedy shows promise, but is inconsistent and occasionally lazy
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‘The Spoils Before Dying’ Review: Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig Comedy Full of Stars, Not Laughs
Lame jokes and hammy acting sink IFC, Funny or Die miniseries
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Mark Peikert