THE SIGNAL STOPS

After almost two years, 259 posts, 15,000 hits and a lot of hours TV watched, it’s with great sadness (and a little relief) that we close down The Signal.

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Are You There, Chelsea?, “Pilot” (1.01)

A review of the new comedy, written by Dottie Zicklin & Julie Ann Larson and directed by Gail Mancuso, after the jump…

The L.A. Complex logo.

The Black Donnellys, “God is a Comedian Playing to an Audience Afraid to Laugh” (1.02.5)

A review of the web-only third episode of a One Season Wonder we’ve looked at twice before, written by Robert Moresco & Jeff F. King and directed by Dan Lerner, after the jump…

CHECKING IN 2012

Happy new year! Checking in with our readers, to get a bit more information about y’all as we enter a new year…

The cast of Teen Wolf.

Teen Wolf, Season 1

MTV entered the scripted programming game this past summer with three bold entries into the field: teen comedy Awkward., supernatural horror comedy Death Valley, and teen drama Teen Wolf, based on the 1985 movie. When I heard about the show, I rolled my eyes — but, solid reviews and an impressive YouTube compilation nudged me into … Continue reading

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Blind Justice, “Pilot” (1.01)

The next one season wonder on the list is Blind Justice, the 2005 drama about a Detective returning to his job after a heroic accident left him blind. The pilot, written by Steven Bochco, Matt Olmstead, & Nicholas Wootton and directed by Gary Fleder, reviewed after the jump…

Valentine, “Valentine” (1.01)

Another One Season Wonder, this time from the 2008-2009 season! A review of the pilot, written by Kevin Murphy and directed by Kevin Dowling, after the jump…

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K-ville, “Pilot” (1.01)

One of the series The Signal will be covering with its One Season Wonder series is K-ville,  a New Orleans-set cop drama from 2007 starring Anthony Anderson and Cole Hauser. A review of the pilot, written by Jonathan Lesco and directed by Deran Serafian, after the jump…

The Troubletones on stage.