The Lincoln Journal Star's Scores
- TV
For 188 reviews, this publication has graded:
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79% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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19% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.9 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average TV Show review score: 74
| Highest review score: | The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee | |
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| Lowest review score: | Secrets and Lies: Season 1 |
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Positive: 138 out of 138
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Mixed: 0 out of 138
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Negative: 0 out of 138
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The Brink is whip-smart, featuring actors who know how to play comedy. This one’s a joy to watch.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 22, 2015
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I wanted more about Bradlee and Graham’s relationship, but that’s my only real complaint. The documentary opened up other windows into the fabled man for me.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Dec 11, 2017
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Each episode brings a sense of foreboding, making viewing sometimes uncomfortable. And Moss, well, she captivates as the heroine with the odds stacked against her. This one is must-see television.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 24, 2017
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Just as Gilligan routinely did with “Breaking Bad,” the first episode ends with a cliffhanger of sorts, and another pleasant surprise. It’ll make you wish 9 p.m. Monday comes quickly.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 9, 2015
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This is one you will want to binge-watch. It’s a thrill ride from the onset.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 16, 2015
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National Treasure is an uncomfortable, but compelling watch.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 27, 2017
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With the recent Ebola scare, the show’s premise is timely. Plus, it’s a trippy, roller coaster ride as we learn, along with Cole and Cassandra, who is responsible for killing 7 billion people.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 12, 2015
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The Detour is sharply written--Jones and Bee co-wrote the pilot--and uses flashbacks to help progress storylines. It’s dark at times, and, at other times completely and hilariously over the top.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 11, 2016
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The story will grab you, as we slowly see the animals begin asserting their control and the humans at a total loss as to what to do about it.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 30, 2015
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It’s stark, harsh and sometimes difficult to watch. It’s also some of the best-made television, dramatizing real-life issues that are as eye-opening as a slap across the face.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 13, 2017
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This one’s super funny, especially the scenes featuring Winters and Duhamel together. Talk about chemistry.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 2, 2015
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Creator/executive producer Drew Goddard (“Cabin in the Woods”) serves up a dark, edgy, violent and, at times, gruesome series that has some teeth to it.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 7, 2015
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Taboo, like “Fargo” before it, is an original, highly imaginative series from FX. Here, the Hardys and Knight blend a tale of intrigue set against the supernatural. The drama is eerie, even haunting.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 9, 2017
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The joy here is watching Crystal and Gad play off each other. Their scenes together are a hoot, with each having no problem lampooning the other, or themselves, for that matter.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 7, 2015
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These episodes will stick with you long after watching them.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 2, 2015
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Big Little Lies is a slow burn. The joy is watching Witherspoon, Kidman and Woodley really working Kelley’s scripts, especially Witherspoon, who just commands the small screen with her abilities.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 21, 2017
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Absurd is the best way to describe the Zach Galifianakis-fronted comedy, like absurdly funny, the way “Portlandia” is on IFC.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 19, 2016
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McGregor’s portrayals, especially when the brothers share the screen, are astonishing, reminding me of Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany’s multiple-role performances in “Orphan Black.” Winstead and Coon are noteworthy, too.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 17, 2017
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These shows are character studies. They are methodical and well-orchestrated. Both are a joy to watch and savor.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Oct 3, 2016
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Viewers unfamiliar with Gaiman’s novel may have trouble following the TV series. The story contains lots of sides and flashbacks. But stick with it. The payoff is there. This is Starz’s most ambitious and satisfying offering yet.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 1, 2017
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[Bobby Cannavale's] performance is something to behold. Music, not surprisingly, is the driving force here, used creatively and effectively in scene transitions, as scene setters and in performances.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 16, 2016
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You expect Fargo to be dark, funny and quirky. But, darn it, if it doesn’t pull at the heartstrings, too.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Oct 12, 2015
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Pulling it all together is the cast. Cooper is fierce and weathered, Negga is spunky smart and Gilgun is just a joy to watch and hear, with that thick Irish accent of his.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 23, 2016
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- Posted Aug 11, 2014
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Gaffigan is a master of self-deprecation, and the jokes here, at his expense, come fast and furious. The banter between Gaffigan and the supporting characters is extremely well orchestrated.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 13, 2015
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- Posted Jun 19, 2017
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The pilot is a trip, with Thornton’s character leaving four bodies in his wake--three of whom he dispatched himself. Each meets his end in an unusual, dramatic and somewhat humorous fashion. It’s just the kind of thing you’d expect from a Coen brothers' product.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 14, 2014
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What makes Penny click is the chemistry among the characters, especially the psychic and the gunslinger, who end up seducing the viewer with their seductive encounters. They make you forget this is an action show- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 12, 2014
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The joy here is watching Grammer and Lawrence trade barbs (and there are a bunch of them).- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Aug 4, 2014
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In a word, the show is eye-opening, and it’s easy to see why people are talking about it.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 7, 2016
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[Enos is] kind of fun, especially when she’s matching wits with the veteran Krause. And Krause is perfect. He’s smooth, suave and charming. You’re rooting as much for him to elude Enos as you are for Enos to catch him. Let’s hope this chase lasts awhile.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 21, 2016
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- Posted Jun 13, 2016
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Chance is paced extremely well, building with tension from the outset. It’ll hook you, then surprise you.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Oct 17, 2016
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It’s the kind of show that sits with you long after it’s over.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 27, 2014
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- Posted Mar 27, 2014
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While Geere and Cash are razor sharp, the supporting cast are just as entertaining, if not more so.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Sep 8, 2015
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The wide-eyed Ahmed is perfect as the naive young man who can’t seem to make a right decision. That is until he agrees to let Turturro’s Jack Stone help him. And Turturro hits the right notes as the cynical attorney who has his work cut out for him.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 11, 2016
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The series is fun, scary and a perfect tribute to the era, including the spot-on hairdos and clothes.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 11, 2016
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Netflix has been hit (“Master of None”) and miss (“The Ranch”) with its comedies. This one falls in the former category, and will leave you “hungry” for more episodes.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 30, 2017
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The comedy pokes appropriate fun at the superhero genre and is one of the freshest sitcoms to come along in a long time.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 30, 2017
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- Posted Jun 12, 2017
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The third season picks up right where the the other two left off, with more suspenseful tales “exploring themes of contemporary techno paranoia.”- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Oct 17, 2016
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The good news is the limited series is just as entertaining.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 5, 2014
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There are times when the dialogue is rough and doesn’t flow quite right, but not enough to overshadow the humor. Ansari has a gem of a show here.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 23, 2015
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Aldon is a hoot. Her character Sam is rough around the edges, which makes her extremely relatable. The series hits its stride in episode two when Sam speaks at her middle daughter’s school about female empowerment.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Sep 6, 2016
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The comedy, and there’s a bunch of it, comes from the support group members--as you can imagine, nobody believes their stories--and the aliens, who generate some very, very funny and spot-on workplace humor in a spaceship setting.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Oct 31, 2016
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This one’s worth watching for Richard Dreyfus’ performance as the scheming con man, Bernie Madoff.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 1, 2016
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Bloodline unfolds like a good novel. It’s so well acted, that like a good book, it’s hard to stay away from it- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 23, 2015
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This is just pure camp. This is what Murphy does best. Get out the popcorn.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 6, 2017
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Burns gives us a good old-fashioned crime tale, just the kind of thing we need to end our summer.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Aug 24, 2015
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It’s creepy, especially when the children talk to the unseen Drill.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 8, 2015
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This is over-the-top. And extremely fun. And here’s hoping Wyle recurs often.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 12, 2015
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While action scenes from such military fare as “The Last Ship” come off as a bit hokey, that’s not the case with Six. The combat looks and feels real. That’s a credit to the Broyles. With TV veterans Goggins and Sloane, the acting’s on par with action.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 17, 2017
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The humor is a combination of sight gags, slapstick and wordplay. And, again, nobody does it better than Lithgow in all three phases.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 13, 2017
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The Sinner is a procedural. But unlike most others that are obsessed with the “who,” this gets at the “why.” Talk about intriguing.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 31, 2017
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What Cuse and Tucker have done best is maintain the eerie tone and feel from the original.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 10, 2015
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Like “Mars,” part of iZombie’s appeal is the banter among the characters.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 16, 2015
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The series is an examination of wealth-and-power politics, with Lewis and Giamatti playing their roles devilishly well, with an emphasis on the devil part. It’s juicy good fun.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 19, 2016
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It’s been a “24”-like thrill ride so far, with baddies coming at the ship right and left to get their hands on the doc and the in-the-works cure.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 30, 2014
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The draw here is watching how unraveling the mystery results in Dory finding herself and taking charge of her life. She just needed a little prompting.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 21, 2016
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It’s entertaining, mainly because all the characters are just so darn likable. Earl, particularly, is a hoot.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 4, 2016
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It has the look and feel of a sweeping “Game of Thrones” kind of epic filled with romance, intrigue and violence.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Aug 11, 2014
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The thrill comes not from the actual computer building, but the people doing the building. These characters are complex and well-developed, especially Pace’s fiery exec, who is a mesmerizing manipulator.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 2, 2014
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StartUp is a thinking-person’s thriller, along the lines of USA’s “Mr. Robot.” Ketai delves into greed, corruption, violence and more, and none of his characters are immune to any of it.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Sep 12, 2016
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While the first episode lacks development of any of the characters outside of Kunta Kinte, a young man taken from Africa and sold into slavery in the United States, it still resonates. It’s a story that needs to be told again.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 31, 2016
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- Posted Mar 27, 2017
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In “Fargo,” Thornton’s character was pure evil, but in Goliath he's just flawed--despicable at times, but with a good heart that shows often as he pursues justice against his old law firm and partner. This one’s quite bingeworthy.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 7, 2016
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George is the reason to tune in. She’ll be the reason why you keep coming back.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 21, 2016
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The humor results from its realism and the blossoming relationship between father and son. Here's hoping this one sticks around.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 27, 2014
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Turn is a heart-racer at times. That’s the sign of a thriller done well.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 7, 2014
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What’s extremely effective is the relationship (and chemistry) between Sequoyah and McLaughlin. You will find yourself rooting for them and hoping nothing comes between them.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 27, 2014
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There are lots of sight gags here, with many of them involving the very funny Rhys Darby.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 13, 2016
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The story is an edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller. Clues are dropped, but you never know what’s coming next.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 27, 2014
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For those of us 40 and older, it’s a bit of a hoot watching Foster navigate these waters, from learning how to use Twitter to deciphering texts IRL (in real life) to explaining away those crow’s feet, among other things that aren’t mentionable in a family newspaper. But it’s the personal relationships--with the hunky Tortorella and with Duff--that hold the most interest here.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 30, 2015
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The early episodes lack depth because there are so many characters and so many stories to tell.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 15, 2015
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It’s difficult to like or root for any of the four, making this one difficult watch. Still, creator and writer Nic Pizzolatto has a knack for storytelling and character development. Especially intriguing is Farrell.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 22, 2015
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Johnson, in a non-action role for a change, is surprisingly good, offering up a multi-dimensional character.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 22, 2015
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The drama is light-hearted, perfect-for-summer fare. It’s a procedural that relies on its setting--you can expect other historical figures such as Bram Stoker and Thomas Edison to make appearances--and comic banter between the three main characters to make it attractive to viewers.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 2, 2016
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The performances, especially Gooding’s and Travolta’s, are over the top, but, heck, so were the real-life events. Gooding and Travolta show just how sensational the whole thing was. The trial captured a nation’s imagination, and, more than 20 years later, it still does.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 1, 2016
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If you’re a fan of “Fire” and “PD,” you’ll like this one, too.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 6, 2017
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Schwimmer and Sturgess are so darn good in their roles you forgive the writers. Schwimmer, for instance, uses those sad, puppy dog eyes of his to play up his grief, and Sturgess really has the charming cad thing down. They really cook up some chemistry in the scenes with just them.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 6, 2016
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We not only see how those stories [of her patients] play out, but how Black’s story does, too. We see how her ailment affects her relationships with her boyfriend (David Ajala) and her family, and what little control she has over her life.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 21, 2014
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- Posted Feb 27, 2017
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UnREAL is way over-the-top and trashy, but in an entertaining way.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 8, 2015
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This is a good summer mystery to take your mind off the heat.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 20, 2016
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The humor is biting, which you would expect from Meyers, Michaels and Howerton, whose been at his biting best for 12 seasons on “Always Sunny.” And while Howerton is the star, it’s really the supporting players, especially the nerdy kids, who make this one kind of fun.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 29, 2018
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The opening is a groaner, but after that it’s a wonderful journey back to an era when Carson was king.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Nov 14, 2017
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The main storyline involves a nefarious crime lord, played by Marvin “Krondon” Jones III, whose gang, The 100, is terrifying the city, but it's Black Lightning’s journey into social issues--the character quotes Martin Luther King Jr. at one point in the premiere--that separates him from the rest of the superhero pack.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 29, 2018
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Braga is compelling as the woman who eventually will team with someone from her past to take down the drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. This one is violent and frenetic, kind of like a video game.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jun 20, 2016
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While Duchovny is the draw--he plays Sam Hodiak, a no-nonsense World War II veteran who, because of his age, has trouble infiltrating the 1960s hippie culture--the actor to watch is Grey Damon, who portrays Hodiak’s partner, Brian Shafe.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted May 27, 2015
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Wilson’s Backstrom is just downright rude and in-your-face belligerent, and, at times, it can be tough to swallow. That’s where the supporting cast comes in. Polaha and Rosen are particularly winsome characters, providing additional touches of humor and helping to soften Wilson’s hard edges. A little more of them and little less of Wilson will go a long way.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 19, 2015
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Viewers will get a kick out of how each character is portrayed from what we know today about them from history texts and biographies. Samuel Adams likes his beer, Benjamin Franklin his women and John Hancock his money.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 19, 2015
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Some of the stuff raises an eyebrow, but, heck, the original was that way, too. That was part of the fun. Prison Break was always a guilty pleasure. It remains so for the second go-round.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Apr 3, 2017
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Of course, the first episode will leave you with more questions--which will make the drama one of the most compelling (or maddening) of the summer. Berry’s character drives the story. The Oscar winner is a good choice for the role.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 7, 2014
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Other than a few missteps here and ther --Why would someone who claims to have been abducted by aliens several times live in the middle of nowhere away from people and protection?--the reboot feels like Linus’ blanket, warm and comforting. Duchovny and Anderson slip easily back into the give-and-take which helped make the original series so darn entertaining.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jan 25, 2016
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The pace is fast and furious, as usual. It’s just happening this time without Jack Bauer.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 6, 2017
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The series is visually arresting, with brightly colored clothes that seem to have come right out of closets from the 1970s. It adds to the series’ trippiness. Legion is not mainstream like Stevens’ “Downton Abbey,” most likely catering to sci fi and comic book fans instead.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Feb 6, 2017
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Procedurals work well when viewers like the characters, e.g., Mark Harmon on “NCIS” or Mariska Hargitay on “Law & Order: SVU.” It’s hard not to like Arquette, Van Der Beek and the other cast members on Cyber.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Mar 2, 2015
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Created by Craig Pearce, the series is brash and vibrant, driven by punk rock. It makes the Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” look tame in comparison.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Jul 10, 2017
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While Longoria is the draw, her supporting cast is just as entertaining, including Jeancarlos Canela as her ex-husband, Amaury Nolasco as the soap’s villain, Diana-Maria Riva as Ana’s best friend and Alex Meneses as Ana’s nemesis.- The Lincoln Journal Star
- Posted Dec 7, 2015
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