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‘Mentalist’ co-star says the mind games could go on for years to come

by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[20.Mar.09] :. Everyone connected with the CBS series “The Mentalist” can now relax. The Tuesday night drama is one of the biggest hits of this television season. There were some nervous moments for...

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Great TV series aren’t easily duplicated

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[25.Feb.09] :. We’ve hit the season when news from Hollywood about possible new fall shows gets the TV world all kaflubbered and jumping to overstatement by declaring trends. The declaration this year, from...

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Viewers tend to stick with the predictable

by Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[23.Feb.09] :. On the surface, Gregory House and Patrick Jane have little in common. One is a pill-popping, emotionally crippled doctor with the worst bedside manner since Typhoid Mary. The other is a sly,...

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Simon Baker is looking good, and so is ‘The Mentalist’

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[2.Feb.09] :. LOS ANGELES - I suppose if I had Simon Baker’s looks, or just his hair, I’d be the strong, silent type, too. After all, there’s really no need to advertise yourself when the ladies...

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

The Best Television Performers of 2008

by Michael Abernethy

[14.Jan.09] :. More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year.

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TV Review

The Mentalist: Series Premiere

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Sep.08] :. The Mentalist uses Patrick's (Simon Baker) obnoxiousness to different effects. When he isn't pausing to consider himself, he's taking out opponents at the knees.

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Kitchen Confidential - The Complete Series

by Shaun Huston

[27.Jun.07] :. Alas, while leavened with small insights into the lives of professional chefs and benefiting from high production values, this series was, ultimately, not much more than a conventional workplace comedy, its premise employed as a set up for wacky hijinks, and, above all, as a pretext for sexual and romantic tension.

 

The Nine: Series Premiere

by Lesley Smith

[11.Oct.06] :. It is less an indictment of American social breakdowns than pabulum for suburban narcissists.

 

Kitchen Confidential

by Samantha Bornemann

[26.Sep.05] :. Presentation, on the plate or on television, goes a long way, and Confidential has the look of a winner.