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Leverage: “The Bank Shot Job”
Ai-ight. That’s more like it. At this point, I’m wondering whether Rogers, Downey, and Devlin have a mind probing satellite in geosynchronous orbit. A satellite tuned to my brain waves so they can put a show on the air specifically tailored to my tastes. Because this one? This one was exactly up my alley.
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Leverage: “The Miracle Job”
Look, man! You’re lucky on this deadline I didn’t give you a baking soda volcano. Remember in last week’s review, when I expressed my concern that Leverage might wear out its welcome if every episode involved helping out someone from the team’s past? That’s because I’d already seen “The Miracle Job” and knew that two…
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Pushing Daisies: “The Norwegians”
Oh Jiminy Jehoshaphat! I went out on a limb for you people. A tree limb, jutting from a cliff with my limbs dangling over certain death. So don’t leave me dangling with Dwight’s disappearance. In a break from format, tonight’s episode of Pushing Daisies eschewed the MoW and was all the stronger for it. Tying…
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Leverage: “The Two-Horse Job”
Sophie: I don’t know what comes of chasing the past, Eliot. Eliot: Well Sophie, sweetie, I don’t think you and Nate get to serve me that particular meal. If I had to highlight one concern I have about the legs on Leverage, it would be on display in tonight’s episode. Don’t get me wrong, it’s…
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Dirty Sexy Money – Who Dies?
Yes, there are only four more Dirty Sexy Money episodes left to air before ABC finally pulls the plug. And dammit! It’s just getting good. Last night’s, “The Plan”, left us with a classic cliffhanger – who gets shot? We’ve been promised one is killed, one has amnesia and another is in a coma. I…
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Pushing Daisies: “Legend of Merle McQuoddy”
A pie is simple it’s limited. Just a bit of pastry and filling. Cake is complex, layered with treasures waiting to be discovered. Which one do you choose? Pushing Daisies is just bold enough that I believed there was a small chance Chuck would leave with her father tonight. Not forever necessarily, but at this…
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Leverage: “The Homecoming Job”
Doc, he’s cool. I found him on the Internet. Yes, that never goes badly. The second episode, airing in its regular slot on Tuesday nights finds the team scattered around the world. That’s not really a shock as they aren’t a team yet. Sophie’s still “acting”, auditioning for a soap commercial with all the subtlety…
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Leverage: “The Nigerian Job”
Nathan: My job is helping people. I find bad guys. Sophie: Well go find some bad guys. Bad guys have money. Black King. White Knight. As Nathan Ford sits in an empty lounge waiting for a flight, self-medicating from his stash of mini bottles, he’s approached by Victor Dubenich (Saul Rubinek) with a job. Victor…
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Stop Effing With My Emotions, ABC!
For the last 3 weeks, the fate of my Grey’s Anatomy DVR season pass has lain in the balance. The whole Denny Duquette ghost storyline confused me. I couldn’t buy into the fact that Izzie Stevens suddenly became sensitive to the other side and began conversing with the dead. Next, I got seriously pissed when Brooke Smith…
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Pushing Daisies: “Comfort Food”
Young Ned’s lesson tonight is one we could all stand to learn: “even a forkful of immediate gratification can lead to a world of grave consequences.” Young Ned learned while opening the oven at the Longborough School for Boys and letting the aroma of pie waft through the night. It was a lesson Chuck could…