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'Boss: Season Two'
The sophomore season of the Starz drama series turned out to be its last, but not for any lack of memorable acting by Kelsey Grammer, still ferocious as imperious - and secretly ill - Chicago Mayor Tom Kane. The saga resumes with a shocking attack that...Tags: Jeff Hephner, Kelsey Grammer, Martin Donovan, Chicago Mayor, Blu-ray Discs
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'Seal Team Six' celebrates Obama, suffers sins of docudrama
The Baltimore SunThere is no TV genre more problematic than docudrama. And Sunday's premiere of "SEAL Team Six," which claims to be the true, inside story of the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, is as problematic as they come. The core issues all grow from the...Tags: Movies, Anson Mount, John Stockwell, National Geographic Channel (tv network), Kathryn Bigelow
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TV review: 'SEAL Team Six' macho, but not moving
RedEye"SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden" (7 p.m. Nov. 4, Nat Geo; 2 stars) does the impossible: It makes the clandestine and no doubt harrowing U.S. mission that killed Osama bin Laden kind of dull. Republicans have complained that the...Tags: Movies, Skype, Xzibit, John Stockwell, Anson Mount
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TV review: 'Boss' tightens grip on Chicago
RedEyeThe second season of the Starz political drama "Boss" opens with Chicago Mayor Tom Kane in the desert, staring off over the barren wasteland of scorched earth. The scene serves as apt metaphor for the situation the boss finds himself in after the series'...Tags: Drama (genre), Troy Garity, Nicole Forester, Jonathan Groff, Tom Kane
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'Boss: Season One'
Zap2ItTo the annals of great television star reinventions, add Kelsey Grammer, who departs from his earlier "Frasier" image stunningly in this Starz series that already has earned him a Golden Globe Award. He is unpredictable and stellar as Tom Kane, an...Tags: Jeff Hephner, Entertainment Events, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Fonda, Chicago Mayor
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Television review: Kelsey Grammer in 'Boss'
There is something essentially likable about Kelsey Grammer as a performer. That broad scholar-like forehead, the strong jaw and mild blue eyes all conspire to create the image of a sometimes bumbling but still powerful guy, best embodied by his most...Tags: Environmental Issues, Breaking Bad (tv program), House (tv program), Ray Romano, Brain
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Exclusive video: Making of 'Boss' Season 2
RedEyeWhen "Boss" returns for its sophomore season Aug. 17, Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, his political allies and enemies will reveal more of themselves. But don’t think it’s going to be a touchy-feely affair. "Everybody's still kind of diabolical,...Tags: Ezra Stone, Martin Donovan, Golden Globe Awards, Sanaa Lathan, Tom Kane
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Totally 'Boss' summer
RedEyeA cunning vampire overlord, a murderous meth maker and an oil baron carrying a Texas-size grudge: In a summer TV schedule stuffed with bold, brash characters, Mayor Tom Kane vanquishes all pretenders. He's the biggest, the boldest. He is the "Boss."...Tags: T.I., Martin Donovan, Ezra Stone, Golden Globe Awards, Grant Park
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'Rookie Blue: The Complete Second Season'
Zap2ItThe Canadian-made ABC police drama just launched its third season, incorporating much of what happened to the rookie cops in this previous round. Andy (Missy Peregrym) is unsettled when an old flame - and fellow detective - comes back into the life of...Tags: Lauren Holly, Blu-ray Discs, Gregory Smith, Missy Peregrym, DVDs
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Kelsey Grammer is 'Boss' as Chicago's mayor in Starz series
Zap2ItDr. Frasier Crane, he's not. And that's exactly how Kelsey Grammer wants it now. A four-time Emmy winner for playing his most popular part to date (with an additional Emmy for his recurring Sideshow Bob voice role on "The Simpsons"), the actor launches a...Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), Brain, Drama (genre), Martin Donovan, Gus van Sant
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Covering Chicago by covering "Boss"
I spent a full day on the set with the "Boss" cast and crew when they were filming here this summer, and I walked away with the distinct impression that the series would not fall into some of the same traps that hampered Fox's "The Chicago Code" or so...Tags: Drama (genre), The Playboy Club (tv program), Jeff Hephner, Eddie Cibrian, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Kelsey Grammer as Chicago mayor in 'Boss'
RedEyeApparently Chicago politicians are hot—at least the fictional kind. They appear in Fox’s “The Chicago Code,” CBS’ “The Good Wife” and, this fall, in “Boss,” a new Starz series that will begin filming...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Tony Awards, Drama (genre), Entourage (tv program), Awards and Prizes
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