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TV Calendar for October

The following list provides the fall shows that are returning for their new season, the new fall shows that will be debuting and the made-for-TV movies that will all during October: October – The new Cinemax series Transporter is expected to debut this month Show Synopsis: Based on the film of the same name, Chris Vance (Prison Break) stars as …

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TV Calendar for September

The following list provides the fall shows that are returning for their new season, the new fall shows that will be debuting and the made-for-TV movies that will all during September: September 1 – Doctor Who will air its season premiere on BBC America at 9 PM September 2 – The Masterpiece Mystery PBS movie The Soul of Genius will …

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Live From the Artists Den: Adele

The fourth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den will return to national public television on February 3. The Emmy-nominated show connects music fans with an interesting array of artists and emerging musicians in historic and unusual settings. This year’s series will premiere with a performance by multi-platinum Grammy nominee Adele at the Santa Monica Bay …

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SHERLOCK: Sneak a Peek at the New Season with Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman - Sherlock Season 2

Sherlock won over viewers and critics alike with its contemporary take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective last year. Season 2 launches in the UK in January before traveling across The Pond to premiere on PBS on May 6, and we’ve got a sneak peek at what’s to come! In its second season, Sherlock presents three 90-minute episodes for us …

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SHERLOCK Begins Filming Second Season, Wins BAFTAs

Sherlock, BBC One’s clever adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, reworked and set in contemporary England, has begun production on its second series of three telefilms. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as exasperating, brilliant, endearing Sherlock and Martin Freeman as exasperated, loyal, troubled Watson, the series drew unanimous praise and terrific ratings when it aired in the UK and the US last …

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Live from the Artists Den

I am sure each of us, in our lifetimes, have attended at least one music concert whether it was at a music festival, in a big concert hall or an outdoor arena or even in a small club setting. I am also sure that the music at these concerts has been very diverse and unique, much like the performers. Where …

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UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS Debuts on DVD

With the success of Downton Abbey and the airing of the BBC’s revival of Upstairs, Downstairs on PBS beginning April 10, it’s no wonder Acorn Media decided to release the original Upstairs, Downstairs on DVD. Series 1 is available today, providing a glimpse of the lives of the upper and serving classes in Edwardian England. Broadcast in 1971, series 1 …

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Pioneers of Television: Cops and Robbers

I love crime dramas; my second career was the direct result of one. Yet we wouldn’t have the Law & Orders, Homicide: Life on the Street, Third Watch, The Shield, The Wire, or any of the other great genre shows we have today if not for ones like Dragnet, Columbo, Mission: Impossible, Police Woman or the original Hawaii Five-O. After …

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Pioneers of Television: Boldly Going…

The second season of PBS’ Pioneers of Television debuted Tuesday night, starting its exploration of television history with the science fiction genre – specifically three series: the original Twilight Zone and Star Trek, as well as Lost In Space. These are shows that paved the way for the genre as we know it today. Certainly, I wouldn’t have grown up …

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Downton Abbey Comes to America

Downton Abbey was a smash when it aired in the UK last autumn (a second series has already been commissioned), and now Americans will have a chance to watch this minseries about a noble family and their staff as they face the end of the Victorian era and possibly the end of their line when tragedy strikes. Listen, I’m a …

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