Archives - Becky Rosenberg
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‘Homeland’ examines paranoia in post-9/11 America
[caption id="attachment_17519" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Courtesy of the-burg.net"][/caption] This year, the U.S. recognized the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with the public…
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ABC’s ‘Suburgatory’ is one hell of a good new show
ABC’s new show “Suburgatory” takes everything I hate about small, white picket-fenced towns and amplifies it by 100.
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‘Ready Player One’: a wild ride through a virtual world
New book portrays futuristic virtual society.
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Fox’s ‘New Girl’ on the block promises laughs for audiences
Fox has a new show premiering this fall, "New Girl," which stars the reliably funny and gorgeous Zooey Deschanel.
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ABC’s ‘Mr. Sunshine’ is a sitcom with a bright future
Lately it seems as if there is no specific time of year for television to air new shows. In a simpler time, when I was just a naïve television addict, I believed autumn to be the season of pilots.
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‘Buffy’ fans rise from the dead to revolt against reboot
When I heard several weeks ago that a “Buffy” reboot was in the works, my pulse began to quicken. What could be better than Whedon reprising the series that defined an era?
‘Time is making fools of us again’
I’ve been waiting for my Hogwarts acceptance letter since I turned 11 years old.
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Dog-eat-dog world in ‘Terriers’
“Terriers,” one of FX’s new shows this fall, follows the unlikely private investigation team of the ex-cop Hank and the ex-thief Britt.
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Updated ‘Sherlock’ captivates audiences
This past summer the BBC produced a new series, “Sherlock,” that propelled the enigmatic Holmes through time right into London 2010.
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Alternate universe takes ‘Fringe’ to new level of genius
Two years and two moderately successful seasons later, I can finally see what Abrams must have known Torv was capable of all along.