Lesley Smith

‘Nashville’ Revives the Vanishing Art of the Ensemble Drama

‘Frankenweenie’: Tim Burton’s Surfaces

‘Last Resort’: Into the Heart of Something

The Gamblopolis that Is ‘Vegas’

‘The Closer’ Ends and ‘Major Crimes’ Begins

‘Perception’: Chic Tic

‘Let It Shine’: Cyrano Raps

‘NYC 22’: In Harlem, a Bit of Edgy Topicality

‘Missing’ Pits Ashley Judd Against Europe

‘Awake’ Rejects the Psychobabble of Closure

‘After Fall, Winter’ Is Less Cyclical Than Repetitive

TV 2011: Survivalist Crime Solvers

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