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The Millers

CBS, Thursdays 8:30/7:30 Central

Oct 03, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

Divorced newscaster Nathan Miller (Will Arnett) and former teenage mom Debbie (Jayma Mays) are siblings. Their parents, Carol and Tom (Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges), are forced to leave their home after Tom floods their basement.

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Welcome to the Family

NBC, Thursdays 8:30/7:30 Central

Oct 03, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

Welcome to the Family is another teen pregnancy sitcom. Think Reba, except on Welcome to the Family, the girl, Molly (Ella Rae Peck) is stupider than the guy, Junior (Joseph Haro). Junior, a valedictorian on his way to Stanford and higher education in the sciences, is stopped in his tracks when irresponsible Molly, barely scraping through high school and on her way to Arizona State University and an indeterminate future, announces she is pregnant.

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Ironside

NBC, Wednesdays 10/9 Central

Oct 02, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

That the main character is in a wheelchair doesn’t make Ironside any different from a rote police procedural. A remake of the late ‘60s/early ‘70s show of the same name, the titular character is a detective paralyzed by a bullet, wheelchair-bound but still on the job.

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Super Fun Night

ABC, Wednesdays 9:30/8:30 Central

Oct 02, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

The first episode of Super Fun Night is like Glee with grown-ups. Calling the central geeky trio of friendsawkward Kimmie (Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids), terrified Helen-Alice (Liza Lapira), and butch Marika (Lauren Ash)grown-ups is a stretch, since their behavior is more middle-school than adult.

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Hello Ladies

HBO, Sundays 10:30/9:30 Central

Oct 02, 2013 TV Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant‘s impact on American comedy television is so pervasive it’s easy to forget that his presence on the small screen has been relatively scarce. Sure, he played Ricky Garvais’ agent in HBO’s Extras, but his role in creating Gervais’ character, David Brent, in The Office established a new archetype of socially awkward but endearingly hopeless romantics.

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We Are Men

CBS, Mondays 8:30/7:30 Central

Sep 30, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

Four single guys live in a short-term rental complex. Carter (Chris Smith) is here after being jiltedin an opening that is frame-by-frame exactly the same as ABC’s Happy Endings. It is his pitiful voice that narrates the experience, and his puppy-dog face that defines We Are Men.

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Masters of Sex

Showtime, Sundays 10/9 Central

Sep 30, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

Showtime’s new one-hour period drama, Masters of Sex, is a tease. Maybe that’s appropriate for a series that chronicles the scientific research done by William Masters and Virginia Johnson in their pioneering studies of human sexual response. And perhaps the show’s drawn-out plotting and early preoccupation with secondary characters works well for binge watchers. But for viewers who want to stick with the series week-to-week on Showtime this fall, their patience will be tested.

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Betrayal

ABC, Sundays 10/9 Central

Sep 29, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

Opening scene: siren, ambulance, a woman very hurt. The woman is photographer Sara (Hannah Ware) and we have no idea why she is in this state, as in the following scenes she is at a group art opening where she is one of the artists.

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Parks and Recreation (Season 6)

NBC, Thursdays 8/7 Central

Sep 26, 2013 TV Web Exclusive

The last few seasons of NBC’s Parks and Recreation have been a successful experiment in television storytelling.

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