THE EMMYS deserves an AWARD
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I really enjoy Tom O'Neil's other two books -- "Movie Awards" and "The Grammys" -- and now that I have "The Emmys," too, I'm THRILLED. All three books are full of really really interesting info, lists, trivia, photos, all that -- but JUICY DISH. WOW. Some of the stories he tells are OUTRAGEOUS! Hilarious! The best part: Every one of O'Neil's books is superbly written. They're a joy to read and full of laughs. I cannot recommend these books stronger to you guys. I'm addicted to them. Get all three -- you'll thank me. (...) Get these books and follow along
4300399
I started watching the series because I saw previous reviews. I can tell you that it was well worth my time to do so. The show itself has great subject matters and the cast really do make the show. Almost done with Season Two and it is just as good as the first season.
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I never watched "The West Wing" when it aired on broadcast TV simply because I wanted to enjoy the show from season one, and more importantly....in ORDER. Each of first season's 22 episodes are only 42 minutes commercial free minutes long and not one dog in the bunch! This show defines creative writing at its finest. It matters not what political persuasion you happen to be to enjoy this show for what it is, but for dramatic purposes the show's writers naturally had to pick a political party and run with it. So, like the proverbial coin toss, "The West Wing" happens to depict a fictional Democratic administration. Thanks to excellence in writing and acting, you may even learn some arcane details about our political process in a highly entertaining ways. The writers constantly challenge your intellect with amusing asides such as the President saying " Four words in the English language begin with the letters dw. What are they?" The rapid fire delivery of dialog by this superior ensemble cast is verbal poetry taking a brisk walk. This show is broadcast television striving hard to reach its finest potential. All the Emmys it has garnered speak for themselves. Highly recommended.
1323580
You do not have enough stars.  This is magnificent television.  The regular cast and Ciaran Hinds' outstanding performances brought the complex story line and suspense at the maximum with such profound human consequences.  As always, Scotland and the Shetland Isles are major characters in the production.  Thank you all.
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Over the past two seasons, Justified has been one of the best shows on television with one of the most engrossing lead characters and its fair share of entertaining supporting cast members.  For those unfamiliar, Justified is actually based on the Elmore Leonard short story Fire in the Hole where cowboy hat wearing US Marshall is demoted back to his home country after a questionable shooting in Miami.

The characters may mostly be the same, Raylan does not play in the same timeline that Justified.  Though the book does read as if the writers of the television series got a hold of an outline of the book and made it the basis of the second season, because both feature heavily a storyline about an evil coal company coming to town in the form of an attractive lady by the name of Carol (but with a different last name).  But the surrogate Ma Bennett is now a guy by the name of Pervis Crowe but retains sons Coover and Dickie (and Dewey turns out to be his nephew).

 And Elmore clearly was watching the television series because Loretta McCready makes a quick cameo as well as Wynonna who was just mentioned in the short story.  And the Boyd and Ava relationship seems to be progressing much like it did in the early part of season two, but she only quickly shows up in one chapter and disappears.  Missing in Raylan is Arlo who just gets a quick mention along with a little sister for Raylan who I do not remember ever getting mentioned on the show before (but for some reason whenever I was reading about Pervis I saw Arlo in my mind).

Naturally Raylan is tasked to hunt down some bad guys whenever he is not escorting Carol around.  One case finds him hunting down some criminals who are taking kidneys out of people and then try to sell them back to the patient.  More humorously is someone from Raylan's past who devised a plan to get strippers to rob banks for him and stupidly makes a video tape for Raylan telling him he knows Raylan is coming for him and he will get Raylan first.  Hopefully the Justified writing staff turn this plotline into an episode because I would love to see how the plot played out in living color.

With the themes similar, but outcomes different, it is a little hard for a Justified watcher to get into this book, but once you do, it is filled with everything you love about the series.  And it may have been a while since he written about him but Elmore Leonard still has an amazing grasp on the character and Kentucky as a whole.  The series inspired Leonard to start writing about Raylan Givens again and after reading Raylan, hopefully he has a couple more stories about the US Marshall in him.
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Thank you BH Impact for sending us this DVD set to review!

Touched by an Angel began in 1994 and was almost cancelled after its first season. However, it was brought back for eight more seasons after the fans of the show wrote enough letters to change CBS mind.  During seasons three through six, Touched by an Angel was one of CBS highest rated series.  While it was nominated several times for the Golden Globe Awards it never won them.  It did however win multiple Outstanding Drama Series awards, and rightfully so!

The series begins with a couple of angels named Tess and Monica.  Tess is Monicas supervisor and Monica is a newly promoted case worker who lends a helping hand to people in dire situations.  The show doesnt pull any punches with the topics it discusses.  There are shows about alcoholism, drug addiction, AIDS, cancer, teen pregnancy, racism, homosexuality, and thats just within the first couple of seasons!  While many of the shows are kid safe, some of them have serious themes and minor language that may not be suitable for young children.  I am happy to report that intimate relationships are eluded to and not explicitly shown.

I also like how this show displays God's love and even though we may be going through tough times, God never abandons us.  It also makes it clear that tough times are not necessarily a punishment and our mistakes still have consequences despite repenting and being forgiven for them.  The angels are not depicted as being perfect either; both Tess and Monica let their pride and emotions get to them and they get set back on track and confess their sins and make amends.  Andrew (from season two on), the angel of death, often appears in the show as well.  His appearance doesn't always mean that someone is going to die, but it's usually the case.

Throughout the nine seasons and fifty-nine DVDs in this set there are numerous guest appearances from many popular celebrities including Bill Cosby, Celine Dion, Montel Williams, Randy Travis, and Wynonna Judd.  I also like how the shows finale has guest characters from the first season reprising their roles and bringing closure to this inspiring series.

Despite the low picture quality of the first couple of seasons, the stories are timeless.  Widescreen format is not available until the final season!  The musical talents of Della Reese (Tess) and other guests is a pleasure to listen to and the writing is excellent.  Some of the episodes will bring tears to your eyes so keep some Kleenex handy!

The complete series retails for $145 but is available for less than $90 on Amazon.  Thats a great price for over one hundred and sixty-five hours of inspiring entertainment.
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It is a great show.
It shows all diffrent sides of the story.  The writting is great, and  the actors do a wonderful job on making the story believable.
I love that the actors are not like the American actors
 Meaning they look and act like every day people.  American televison is based on beauty and not the story.
I wpuld recomend this show to my friends and family.
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Aaron Sorkin created The West Wing, one of the greatest TV series of all time. His HBO series The Newsroom may be his highest 1achievement and best writing of his career. My only complaint is that the series didn't run longer. The cast is amazing and the ideals of this project are a challenge to the media, just as The West Wing was to politics. I am rewatching the series and appreciating it's greatness all over again. Don't miss this.
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Maybe top 5, alongside The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad and Homeland.

Characters are well acted, well written, and casted very well.

Its tough to wait for the next season.
4469220
Some of the best dramatic television ever made.
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I was a late starter on Frasier maybe late 5th season but they were all good. I loved all the Charectors the past season. There were many many highlights over the last year and it should have won a emmy award this year. It had a kind of dumb ending however

I loved at least 10 episodes of this year and the Finale wich both my mom and dad missed was a classic
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Boardwalk Empire is one of the few series that makes you glad you own a TV.  With so much dross and pap dished up daily to the viewing public, to discover a series that is so well written and acted, which holds your attention, is beautifully crafted and has an air of authenticity, restores one's confidence in the networks.  TV has the potential to be so much more fulfilling than movies - it has more time to tell the story and develop the characters - and when it does it well, it cannot be surpassed.  I'm now looking forward to Season Four.
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I am watching the series again. The acting was exceptional. Ian McShane should have three Emmy's  for his role.

  Ian McShane was just sensational as Gem Sallon owner Al Swearingen.

 And the rest of the cast was awesome too.  I have heard they are starting production this fall 2018 for a Return to Deadwood.

  I can't wait.
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Dowton Abbey does not really need to be rated its perfect especially to the fans out there. The music is awesome. You can visualize scenes if you were anything like me. I love it and look so forward to the next season.
121930
This is one of the greatest shows on tv, a mixture of drama, comedy, romance, relationships, great acting, great writing, and gorgeous scenery.
4828503
This is an excellent first season of a show that is reminiscent of The Sopranos and The Wire.

The series deals primarily with the relationship of the two brothers - one who is a budding politician while the other is a gangster. We get to see the family grow and a number of storylines develop involving drug addiction, political backstabbing, family conflicts etc.

More than worth your time in watching it. Annabeth Gish's character is a highlight of the show and I am looking forward to seeing Season 2.
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It's terribly sad that this series was canceled after 2 half-seasons. Well written, well acted, well shot/edited, and well scored, it's no surprise that this series was up for 12 Emmys and won 3.

There is still time to save this show, however, so I implore you to give it a shot, and if you like it, pass it on! As of my writing this, it was only 2 months since cancellation. Now is the time to act!