Sep 24, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

The funniest show on television returns for a second season in an entirely new place: The return of Kenny Powers opens with the former major league pitcher in Mexico, having run away from the woman of his dreams.Eastbound creators Jody Hill, Ben Best, and Danny McBride have found some new magic south of the border, and they let Powers enjoy all the drugs, booze, and racism he can possibly stomach, then let him puke and rally for more. More

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Sep 24, 2010 Music Web Exclusive

The music of Oval seems constructed to be wildly polarizing to its listeners. Fans will likely consider Oval’s new two-disc O to be their magnum opus, while others might label a full run-through to be a maddening endurance test.

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Sep 24, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

A whole family made of NYPD. That makes for some light and cheery dinnertime conversation. The Reagans are the multi-generational clan on Blue Bloods who are at different levels in their police career.  More

Sep 24, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

We have seen the cop’s point of view, the detective’s, the lawyer’s, the crime scene investigator’s, and the forensic anthropologist’s, now, it’s the medical examiner’s turn. Dana Delany is central character, Dr. Megan Hunt. And boy does she think she’s great. More

Sep 23, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Pretending to be a documentary, the filmmakers follow nine individuals 10 years after they graduated high school in 2000. The number of annoying elements in My Generation is countless. Among these, the “documentary” voiceover and the wholly unsympathetic characters—each of them uninteresting in their own throwaway fashion. More

Sep 23, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

What would convince you to just up and move to India to run an outsourced call center? Forty thousand dollars in school loans and no options.  More

Sep 22, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Abrams and Josh Reims continue their respective and collective winning streaks on television with Undercovers. Think Mr. and Mrs. Smith for TV, Boris Kodjoe (Soul Food) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who) are Mr. and Mrs. Bloom. More

Sep 22, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Better With You comes with lofty pedigree. Produced by Friends producer Shana Goldberg-Meehan and executive producer Greg Malins (How I Met Your MotherFriendsWill & Grace), the half-hour romantic comedy looks good on paper.  More

Sep 22, 2010 TV Web Exclusive

Super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer is at the helm of this non-procedural courtroom drama. The Whole Truth’s hook is showing both the prosecution’s and the defense’s side of the story. More