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TV News: ‘The Walking Dead’ to Premiere New Season With 90-Minute Opener
CHICAGO– Fans of “The Walking Dead” that have waited for the second season to arrive will be rewarded for their patience with an extra 30 minutes of zombie action in the season two premiere. The second...
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TV Review: Dark, Foreboding Return of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’
CHICAGO– The differences between the series premiere and the second-season premiere of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” airing tonight on what has become the most critically-acclaimed network on basic cable,...
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TV News: Second Season Premiere of ‘The Walking Dead’ Sets Cable Records
CHICAGO– Zombie skulls were not the only thing being bashed in on this past Sunday evening. Rick didn’t have to use a big rock to knock ratings out of the park, as the second season premiere of “The...
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TV News: AMC Renews ‘The Walking Dead’ For Third Season
CHICAGO– You can’t say AMC moved at a zombie’s pace to renew its hit drama for a third season. Just two episodes into season 2 of the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead,” and the network has already...
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TV Review: AMC’s Western ‘Hell on Wheels’ Dramatically Derails
CHICAGO– AMC has been on such a creative streak lately that it’s tempting to think (or at least hope) that every new offering will be of the caliber of “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Killing,” or “The...
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TV News: ‘Hell on Wheels’ Premieres With Promising Ratings
CHICAGO– If a group of advertising agents, a chemistry teacher turned meth dealer, and a bunch of survivors fighting zombies weren’t enough success for AMC, they may be able to add railroad...
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TV News: AMC Renews ‘Hell on Wheels’ For Second Season
CHICAGO– AMC has had quite the up and down year for itself. While the basic cable network has had some behind the scenes struggles with some of its hit shows (including contract struggles for “Mad Men”...
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TV News: ‘Goodfellas’ TV Series Picked Up By AMC
CHICAGO– Big news in the TV world, and it is definitely not funny like a clown. Martin Scorsese’s classic 1990 film “Goodfellas” is officially being turned into a television series. Rumored for the...
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TV News: AMC Announces Return Dates For ‘Mad Men,’ ‘The Killing’
CHICAGO– AMC has finally announced the premiere dates for the fifth season of “Mad Men” and the second season of “The Killing,” while also revealing that the third season of “The Walking Dead,” to air...
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TV News: ‘The Walking Dead’ Breaks Basic Cable Drama Telecast Record
CHICAGO– Maybe you heard earlier today that the Grammys had between 37 and 38 million people tuning in last night. Well, apparently almost everyone stayed in to watch TV last night. In the middle of...
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Blu-ray Review: Memorable, Atmospheric ‘The Killing: The Complete First Season’
CHICAGO– With the upcoming second-season premiere of “The Killing” (come back for our review on Sunday, April 1st, 2012), it’s a good time to cram in the first season, recently released on a nice...
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TV Review: AMC’s Controversial ‘The Killing’ Tries to Win Back Fans
CHICAGO– When season one of AMC’s hit mystery show “The Killing” came to a conclusion, Detective Linden (Emmy nominee Mireille Enos) thought that the case of Rosie Larsen had been solved and most of...
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TV News: AMC Announces Summer Premiere Dates, Including ‘Breaking Bad’
CHICAGO– Fans have been asking me for months when Walter White and Jesse Pinkman would return for the fifth and final season of AMC’s amazing “Breaking Bad” and we can now reveal that the date to mark...
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Blu-ray Review: First Season of AMC’s Watchable Western ‘Hell on Wheels’
CHICAGO– AMC’s watchable western series “Hell on Wheels” is just good enough to sustain audience interest despite its meandering plot. As soon as Gustavo Santaolalla’s catchy theme music kicks in over...
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DVD Review: Incredible Fourth Season of AMC Hit ‘Breaking Bad’
CHICAGO– In a great year for television, one that saw the premieres of “Game of Thrones” &“Homeland” and amazing seasons for “Louie,” “Community,” “Parks & Recreation,” and much more, one might...
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TV Review: Unique Personalities Dominate ‘Small Town Security’
CHICAGO– Joan Koplan is one of the more unique reality TV characters of the last few years because she seems refreshingly aware of own personality quirks. We’ve seen dozens of these larger-than-life...
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TV Review: ‘Breaking Bad’ Picks Up Right Where it Left Off
CHICAGO– One of my favorite things about “Breaking Bad,” the best drama on television by quite a critical distance, is the way writers play with time. One episode can take place over a few days while...
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TV Review: Strong Cast Drives AMC’s Inconsistent ‘Hell on Wheels’
CHICAGO– Do you know what separates AMC from a majority of networks? The art of the ensemble. The multi-Emmy-winning casts of “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” are the bars against which most current dramas...
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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Anytime IMAX Passes to ‘Indiana...
CHICAGO– For the first time ever, Indy’s in IMAX! In this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of run-of-engagement, anytime movie passes up for grabs for the special, one-week...
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Blu-ray Review: Second Season of AMC Smash Hit ‘The Walking Dead’
CHICAGO– The second season of “The Walking Dead” displayed a few of the growing pains of a smash hit series both coming to terms with its own voice after a mini-first season and losing its high-profile...
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