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TV Club : The Office “Livin' The Dream”

It's 10 minutes of story spread over an hour, but it's sweet when it wants to be.

May 3, 2013 | 12:00am -
For Our Consideration Why white critics’ fear of engaging Tyler Perry is stifling honest debate

The ending of Temptation is sparking conversation in areas where critics usually fear to tread.

April 18, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Shameless “Survival Of The Fittest”

Shameless ends its third season with another stellar installment and its best finale to date.

April 7, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “Order Room Service”

A breathless, winning episode ties the season’s dangling threads into a taut braid.

April 1, 2013 | 3:00am -
TV Club : Shameless “Civil Wrongs”

An emotional, winning Shameless makes a lot of great choices, then a terribly unfortunate one.

March 24, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “Frank The Plumber”

A jam-packed episode finds the grab bag that is Shameless at its grab-baggiest.

March 17, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “Where There’s A Will”

Fiona’s perpetual state of emergency taxes her relationship with Jimmy in a solid episode.

March 10, 2013 | 9:00pm -
For Our Consideration Will Donald Trump’s real-life idiocy sink The Celebrity Apprentice?

Maybe not, now that the show has evolved beyond his influence.

March 4, 2013 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Shameless “A Long Way From Home”

Frank and Fiona's battle for custody reveals a new side of Frank in an effective, emotional installment.

March 3, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “Cascading Failures”

The Gallaghers are scattered, and so are the episode's charms.

February 24, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless "The Helpful Gallaghers"

Fiona leads an uprising in the briskest, funniest episode this season.

February 10, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “May I Trim Your Hedges?”

Shameless reveals its considerable, if intermittent charms in a lively, emotional episode.

January 27, 2013 | 10:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “The American Dream”

Fiona gambles big and Debbie reaches her breaking point, but the season has yet to spark.

January 20, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Shameless “El Gran Canon”

The Gallaghers get off to a slow start, as usual

January 13, 2013 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Surprise, Motherfucker!”

It's never a matter of if Dexter will slip the noose, it's a matter of how.

December 17, 2012 | 2:00am -
TV Club : Dexter “Do You See What I See?”

It's Christmas in Miami. Will Dexter be naughty or nice?

December 9, 2012 | 11:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “The Dark...Whatever”

Oh well. It was fun while it lasted.

December 2, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Helter Skelter”

Two major characters are imperiled, and only one makes it out of the episode alive. But was it the right one?

November 25, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Argentina”

Dexter's life becomes more complicated as he finds himself embroiled in the most bizarre love triangle ever.

November 19, 2012 | 12:00am -
TV Club : Dexter “Do The Wrong Thing”

A slightly wobbly episode shows just how far Dexter has come.

November 4, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Swim Deep”

The noose begins to tighten around Dexter and Deb as Isaak continues his revenge mission.

October 28, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club 10 How The Cosby Show spoke to race and class in ’80s America

These 10 episodes show the series’ revolutionary treatment of black families in the United States.

October 24, 2012 | 10:00am -
TV Club : Dexter “Run”

Deb gets a chance to punish a suspect her way, and Dexter gets a run at him too. Guess who's more successful?

October 21, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Buck The System”

Dexter's latest pursuit forces Deb to reconsider the Code of Harry in yet another strong episode.

October 14, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Dexter “Sunshine And Frosty Swirl”

Dexter's comeback season continues with another strong installment.

October 7, 2012 | 9:00pm -
TV Club : Other Shows The Challenge: Battle Of The Seasons

MTV's weirdly persistent reality competition soldiers on with, thankfully, a couple of new faces added to the mix.

September 19, 2012 | 10:30pm -
TV Club : Other Shows The Rickey Smiley Show

TV One’s latest attempt at a sitcom makes the dream of quality black scripted fare seem unattainable.

September 18, 2012 | 6:00pm -
TV Club : Damages “But You Don’t Do That Anymore”

Ellen completes her metamorphosis and Patty pays the ultimate price for her ambition in a solid, but flawed series finale.

September 12, 2012 | 9:00pm -
For Our Consideration How Sons Of Anarchy blew a chance to say something meaningful about race

In season four, Kurt Sutter’s show looked relevance in the eye and blinked

September 11, 2012 | 12:00pm -

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