- 11/23/12 /
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Seitz on Liz & Dick: A Retro-Bad TV Biopic
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the worst reviewed program of 2012.
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- 11/20/12 /
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Seitz: Inventing David Geffen Cheapens the American Masters Series
This program is so reverential that it could be played at Geffen’s memorial.
- 11/16/12 /
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Seitz on Ken Burns’s The Dust Bowl: Compact and Emotionally Powerful
Ken Burns's astounding documentary is about disaster and survival, yes. But mostly it’s about clouds and faces.
- 11/14/12 /
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Seitz Asks: HBO Is Forty. What Are Its Greatest Shows, Movies, and Specials?
Upon its 40th anniversary, our TV critic looks back at the cable network's greatest achievements.
- 11/13/12 /
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Seitz on Mankind: History Channel History Is Guy Movie History
Looking for glitzy reenactments, special effects, and info-graphics? Also, history? You've come to the right place.
- 11/12/12 /
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Seitz on Oliver Stone’s The Untold History of the United States: Telling Tales Out of School
Oliver Stone makes like a disreputable prof in this juicy doc series.
- 11/7/12 /
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Seitz Asks: What TV Series Do You Continue to Watch Even Though It Keeps Disappointing You?
Our TV critic says Boardwalk Empire.
- 11/5/12 /
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Seitz on Witness: HBO’s Documentary Series Is Harrowing, Ambitious, and Scattershot
HBO’s four-part series is about combat photographers.
- 11/2/12 /
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Seitz: Malibu Country Has a Great One-Two Punch in Reba McEntire and Lily Tomlin
This new ABC sitcom is much in the same vein as McEntire's last sitcom, Reba.
- 10/31/12 /
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Seitz Asks: What’s the Scariest Made-for-TV Horror Movie You’ve Ever Seen?
Our TV critic can't forget Karen Black and the doll.
- 10/29/12 /
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Seitz: Ryan Murphy’s Glee and American Horror Story Are Good Again
At least, for now.
- 10/24/12 /
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Seitz Asks: What’s the Scariest Episode of The Twilight Zone?
Our TV critic votes for the one with the weird masks.
- 10/19/12 /
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Seitz: Imagine If a Woman Had Directed the Evil-Hitchcock Biopic The Girl
In this movie about the making of The Birds, the Master of Suspense is a bad, bad man.
- 10/17/12 /
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Seitz: Season Two of American Horror Story Is Cheeky, Trashy, and Committed
Can American Horror Story: Asylum recapture the surprise we felt while watching season one?
- 10/16/12 /
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Seitz: Stop Whining, Emily Owens M.D.!
Is high school really the best metaphor for understanding the world?
- 10/14/12 /
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Seitz: The Walking Dead Kicks Off Season Three By Coming Back To Life
The show leaves the farm and embraces its B-movies roots.
- 10/11/12 /
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Seitz on Beauty and the Beast: This Potent Tale Is More Than Just Pretty CW Fluff
We're rooting for this one to get better, because it's thematically rich.
- 10/10/12 /
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Seitz on Arrow: Archery and Acrobatics, CW-Style
Arrow is sincere and energetic but visually undistinguished.
- 10/10/12 /
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Seitz on Nashville: This Country-Music Dallas Is One of the Fall’s Best New Shows
It’s a pleasure to watch a show that knows what it wants to be and has the chops to pull it off.
- 10/10/12 /
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Seitz on Chicago Fire: Comfort-Food Urban Drama, Heavy on the Beefcake
Chicago Fire takes itself seriously, but not too seriously, and because it has a good heart, it’s easy to like.
- 10/1/12 /
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Homeland Recap: Matters of Trust
The now-Emmy-winning show returns for its second season.
- 9/28/12 /
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Seitz on Made in Jersey: Cynically Designed for Maximum Likability
Did this new CBS show have to seem so calculated, so pandering, so drama-free?
- 9/28/12 /
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Seitz on 666 Park Avenue: A Dark Heart, But a Network Soul
This new ABC horror series plays something like Fantasy Island's sinister cousin.
- 9/27/12 /
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Seitz on Elementary: The Game Is Aflat
This is a slight but watchable show, yet more brain candy from CBS's vending machine.
- 9/27/12 /
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Seitz on Last Resort: A Sub Thriller Executed With Military Precision
Like a professional sailor, this show never makes a big deal of its excellence.