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Awake recap – 1×01: ‘Pilot’

March 2, 2012 by Joe Lipsett

$In the green life, Michael (Jason Isaacs) loses his wife in the car accident, leaving only a fractured relationship with his son, Rex (Dylan Minette)$

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NBC’s most adventurous pilot premiered last night after a few weeks of sneaks. So how did the “two dream lives” drama fare in its debut?

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Smash recap – 1×4: ‘The Cost of Art’

February 28, 2012 by tvangie

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Smash delivers some interest this week, primarily due to the inclusion of some much needed dancing, but is that enough to keep the show going?

Let’s break it down after the jump:

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Smash recap – 1×03: ‘Enter Mr. DiMaggio’

February 21, 2012 by tvangie

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This week on Smash we thankfully got less Katherine McPhee which made the episode much more bearable. Not many musical numbers – but we got a new character with some serious pipes to compensate and one that took an unpredictable u-turn.

Let’s take a closer look after the jump:

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Smash recap 1 x 02: ‘The Callback’

February 14, 2012 by tvangie

Imma push you down the stairs bitch....down the stairs...downthestairsdownthestairsdownthestairs

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This week’s episode of Smash pretty much opened the exact same way as the pilot (our heroine Karen (Katherine McPhee) singing in fantasy land only to be snapped back into reality) – but was the rest of the episode as predictable?

Let’s break it down after the jump.

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Smash recap – 1×01: “Pilot”

February 6, 2012 by tvangie

Sing it, honey! Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) as the tired, familiar candidate who will inevitably push her competition down a flight of stairs

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Let me start out by saying that I am a theatre nut. I’ve always loved Broadway musicals (even the small ones) and have done my time working in community theatre for many years. So ever since we were teased with Smash in early 2011, I’ve been breaking out in spontaneous jazz hands with anticipation. But does one of the most buzz-worthy shows of the season live up to its hype?

Let’s break it down after the jump. (Please note this recap contains SPOILERS)

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The Firm recap – 1×01/02: ‘Pilot’ / ‘Chapter 2’

January 9, 2012 by Joe Lipsett

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The Firm is an NBC show based on the 1993 film starring a pre-couch jumping Tom Cruise (the film itself is an adaptation of the 1991 novel by John Grisham). Interestingly enough, the television series is not a remake, but a sequel to the events of the film. So how does Mitch McDeere (now played by Josh Lucas) find himself once againworking for an evil corporation?

Let’s break it down after the break… [Read more…]