Here’s what’s coming to Amazon Prime in March
Hulu may have declared that March is karate month, but it looks like the folks at Amazon Prime won’t be observing that…
Faye Dunaway joins Amazon’s Hand Of God
Faye Dunaway has joined the cast of Hand Of God for the Amazon drama’s second season, Deadline reports. The series,…
The least essential TV of 2015
2015 will officially go down as the year of “peak TV,” an idea that instantly commandeered the small-screen zeitgeist.…
Amazon picks up and renews a whole mess of stuff
Not content to let Netflix make all the big announcements about its big, fancy slate of new and returning shows,…
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Hand Of God: “The Tie That Binds”
“So you’re saying that Anne ordered somebody to rape Jocelyn in front of P.J. to cover up someone stealing a book? In…
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are back together, and they want to Greenlight your movie
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, September 13. All times are Eastern.
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Hand Of God: “A Flower That Bees Prefer”
After Pernell spent last episode talking out what was behind his breakdown, “A Flower That Bees Prefer” wastes no time…
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Hand Of God: “One Saved Message”
“One Saved Message” is the sort of episode that attracts an actor. It’s easy to imagine Ron Perlman looking at the big…
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Hand Of God: “A Bird In Hand”
It’s tough to sell dramatic irony when it’s only possible through a liberal application of contrived plotting. Just…
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Hand Of God: “For The Rain To Gather”
“For The Rain To Gather” pulls the neat trick of providing some supporting characters with interesting enough stories…
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Hand Of God: “Welcome The Stranger”
After an episode that gave Hand Of God’s expansive cast some much-needed time to establish itself, “Welcome The…
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Hand Of God: “He So Loved”
In “He So Loved,” Pernell’s one vision comes late, and doesn’t influence the plot of the episode, which allows Hand Of…
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Hand Of God: “Contemplating The Body”
Never has the narrative clumsiness at the heart of Hand Of God’s premise been more apparent than in third episode…
On a slow Labor’s Eve, why not get a bit Vicious?
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, September 6th. All times are Eastern.
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Hand Of God: “Your Inside Voice”
With a bold, outlandish premise and a powerful, imposing lead, it’s surprising—and not a little disappointing—that Hand…
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Hand Of God: “Pilot”
It’s no secret that pilot episodes are notoriously difficult to execute, but Hand Of God has the added challenge of…
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Amazon’s tired, tepid Hand Of God will test your faith in television
Since FX president John Landgraf introduced the concept of “peak TV”—the idea that original scripted television is a…
Ron Perlman is the Hand Of God—don’t question it
Hand Of God (Amazon, 12:01 a.m., Friday): Ron Perlman has finally scraped the bugs out of his teeth and traded his…
Amazon picks up Steven Soderbergh and Ben Watkins pilots, tells Whit Stillman to keep trying
Amazon is well into its third season as an Internet-based TV network, and that means it’s time to start deciding which…
Amazon Studios doesn’t fare as well with its new drama pilots
Amazon Studio’s third round of original series pilots debuted last week, presenting two prospective dramas and three…