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NCIS, Ep. 10.17, “Prime Suspect”: A barbershop and the Bahamas offer complexity but deliver dysfunctionality

NCIS, Season 10, Episode 17: “Prime Suspect” Written by George Schenck and Frank Cardea Directed by James Whitmore, Jr. Airs Tuesdays at 8pm (ET) on CBS The entirety of this episode is a balancing act: maintaining the heart of the matter in the midst of a complex series of constructed events. You have Gibbs juggling …

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TV To Be Thankful For: 2011

Thanksgiving is here (American Thanksgiving, at least), making it officially the Holiday Season. It’s a time for reflection, for pausing to appreciate those people and things we’re most grateful for, and for focusing on what’s really important in life. Television. Here are just a few of the many things I am grateful for this year. …

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Obsessive, Compulsive, Procedural #2: ‘Prime Suspect’

Prime Suspect Created by Lynda La Plante and Alexandra Cunningham Based on the ITV series Prime Suspect created by Lynda La Plante imdb, NBC, Thursdays at 10 PM 1.01 Pilot Directed by Peter Berg Written by Alexandra Cunningham 1.02 Carnivorous Sheep Directed by Jonas Pate Written by Alexandra Cunningham 1.03 Bitch Directed by Michael Waxman Written by Liz …

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I Say Schedule, You Say Schedule: American Takes on British TV

There is a long tradition in storytelling of remakes, retellings, or in other ways copying someone else’s idea. Television is no exception. This fall season, two new British imports are on the way, Prime Suspect and The X Factor, and several of the most popular returning series originated across the pond as well. America has …

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