TV Reviews
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‘The Player’ Review: Wesley Snipes Drama Is a Sucker’s Bet
Predictable thriller defies logic and leans heavily on cliches
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‘Rosewood’ Review: Morris Chestnut and a Hot Miami Setting Can’t Make Show Worth Watching
Procedural teams cops, medical examiners, banality
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‘Empire’ Season 2 Premiere Review: It’s Game Time For Cookie and Lucious
Fox’s powerhouse drama from creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong returns with more scheming and a nod to Black Lives Matter
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‘The Muppets’ Review: Let’s Talk About Sex
The newest TV incarnation of Jim Henson’s beloved creations works, but skews too adult
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‘Limitless’ Review: Bradley Cooper Spin-Off Is Ridiculous and Charming
Jake McDorman brings style as the lead of new CBS drama
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‘Scream Queens’ Review: Ryan Murphy Puts Hip, Hilarious Spin on Horror Genre
Not everyone gets out alive in new Fox series starring Emma Roberts, Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas and Lea Michele
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‘Blindspot’ Review: Jaimie Alexander Leads Greg Berlanti’s Promising New Drama as Badass Jane Doe
The action-heavy series follows NBC’s “Blacklist” formula
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‘Minority Report’ Review: Steven Spielberg Spin-Off Falls Short of Original
Futuristic crime drama series takes place 10 years after the events of the movie
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‘Life in Pieces’ Review: ‘Modern Family’ Imitator Is Less Than the Sum of its Parts
Complicated structure can’t save shaky CBS comedy
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Emmys Review: Token White Guy Andy Samberg Gives Respect Where It’s Long Overdue
Host set the tone for a night of breakthroughs
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‘Best Time Ever’ Review: Neil Patrick Harris Show Is Not as Fun as Advertised
Live variety extravaganza neuters its star’s appeal
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‘The Bastard Executioner’ Review: Bloody Kurt Sutter Drama Gets Bogged Down in Slow Storytelling
Gore comes quickly but little else does in creator’s follow-up to “Sons of Anarchy”
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‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Review: The Real One Is as Funny as the Fake One
Despite some hitches, host’s first outing proves CBS picked the right successor for David Letterman
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‘Hand of God’ Review: Amazon Drama Inspires Little Faith
A great cast including Ron Perlman, Dana Delany and Garret Dillahunt can’t save this show from feeling forced
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‘Narcos’ Review: Netflix’s Pablo Escobar Drama is Sexy, Bloody and Addictive
Actor Wagner Moura is spellbinding as the Colombian drug kingpin