Linda Seide

Love TV, movies, and books--mostly mysteries, with a good love story thrown in every now and then. I have four adopted dogs who I adore. I love trying new recipes, and enjoy eating what I make. English language perfectionist. Reading in bed, Italian food, warm weather, the beach, all types of games = favs!

Most commented posts

  1. A Superb Ending. Review: Shameless Season 3 Finale – “Survival of the Fittest” — 22 comments
  2. The Affair – “107” Review. Confessions Can Be Cathartic. — 10 comments
  3. Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce – “Rule 23: Never Lie to the Kids” Review. Things Are Not What They Seem. — 5 comments
  4. All’s Well that Ends Well Isn’t Necessarily the Case. Review: Season Finale of Episodes – “Episode 209” — 4 comments
  5. Review – Nurse Jackie, Season 3, Episode 8, “The Astonishing” — 4 comments

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Jun 09 2013

Those Three Little Words. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Heart”

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  • June 9, 2013

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What a way to open “Heart.” Not only do Frank (Adam Ferrera) and Jackie (Edie Falco) have sex for the first time, but he admits his true feelings for her. What could have been an awkward moment becomes fun with the honest, light-hearted dialogue and terrific delivery by both Ferrera and Falco. Although, I did glimpse a bit of fear in Jackie’s eyes before she turns the light out. Could it be that not all is what it appears to be?

Jun 02 2013

Problems on the Homefront. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Forget It”

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  • June 2, 2013

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People certainly do have strange ways of sabotaging themselves when they don’t think they are worthy. But that’s what I don’t get—why does Jackie think she’s undeserving of the love Frank seems so willing to bestow upon her? Is accepting real love the chink in Jackie’s armor?

May 26 2013

Lessons Learned…Maybe. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Teachable Moments”

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  • May 26, 2013

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Season 5, Episode 7 Air Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 9 pm ET/PT on Showtime Rating:   “Teachable Moments” grabs me immediately with its opening scene. Officer Frank Verelli (Adam Ferrara) visits Jackie (Edie Falco) at All Saints to cancel their lunch date instead of sending her a text. “I’m gonna cancel by text message? …

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May 23 2013

TV News: FX’s New Drama Series “The Bridge” Premieres July 10

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  • May 23, 2013

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We finally have a premiere date for FX’s newest drama series The Bridge. The 13-episode first season, which stars Oscar® nominee Demian Bichir and Diane Kruger, will air Wednesdays at 10 pm ET/PT beginning Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

May 23 2013

TV News: FX’s Critically Acclaimed Series, The Americans, Scores Big

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  • May 23, 2013

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News is out today about just how well The Americans performed in its first season on FX. In addition to tying with Justified as the most-watched first season of any FX drama, the critically acclaimed, extremely intense and intriguing series has garnered the most Critics’ Choice Television Award nominations of any first-year drama with noms for Best Drama Series, Keri Russell as Best Actress in a Drama Series, Matthew Rhys as Best Actor in a Drama Series, and Noah Emmerich as Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

May 21 2013

TV Clip: Character Profile of ‘Lena’ on Showtime’s Ray Donovan

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  • May 21, 2013

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Ray Donovan, Showtime’s new one-hour series, premieres Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 10 pm ET/PT, only on Showtime. You loved Kate Moennig as ‘Shane’ in The L Word. Now catch a glimpse of her as the no-nonsense Lena, one of Ray’s (Liev Schreiber) tough employees.

May 19 2013

Commotion in the ER. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Walk of Shame”

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  • May 19, 2013

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Dr. Carrie Roman (Betty Gilpin). I know some women sleep their way to the top, but doctors? Doesn’t Coop realize how dangerous it is if he keeps stepping in for Carrie? How is she ever going to learn? Is sex that important to him? Oh, wait. We’re talking about Coop here. Seriously, I hate to think things like that happen in real life but I suppose they probably do, which is very frightening to me. It would be a lot better if Coop stepped up and helped Carrie by teaching her instead of doing her job for her. The world doesn’t need another ineffective doctor.

May 16 2013

TV News: USA Greenlights its First-Ever Original Comedies

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  • May 16, 2013

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For the network known for its tagline, Characters Welcome, it seems fitting that USA Network has greenlit its first-ever half-hour original comedies, Sirens and Playing House. From the descriptions below, it sounds like there will be plenty of characters to make us laugh.USA has also picked up a new comedy pilot Love is Dead, and is happy to report Modern Family will join the network, premiering Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 8/7c .

May 16 2013

TV News: The CW Announces Primetime Schedule for 2013-14 – What To Look Forward To

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  • May 16, 2013

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The CW announced its primetime schedule for the 2013-2014 season in New York today. With five new dramas on tap, it looks like this will be interesting season for the network. Mondays bring southern charm and romance with Hart of Dixie and Beauty and the Beast. On Tuesdays, the vampires take over with the highly anticipated spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, followed by Supernatural. Wednesday nights hit the target with Arrow, and the new action adventure drama The Tomorrow People, while The Vampire Diaries and the new historical drama Reign rule over Thursdays. On Fridays, get your weekly fashion fix with The Carrie Diaries and America’s Next Top Model.

May 15 2013

TV News: CBS Announces 2013-14 Prime Time Schedule

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  • May 15, 2013

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CBS has announced its schedule for the 2013-2014 prime time season, and it includes eight new series—five comedies and three dramas—some in the fall and others in the mid-season.

May 14 2013

TV News: Fox’s 2013-14 Schedule Includes Five New Comedies, Four New Dramas, First Event Series, a New Unscripted Series, and New Animated Series

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  • May 14, 2013

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Fox revealed yesterday its slate of programming for the 2013-14 tv season. The lineup includes Seth MacFarlane’s new live-action comedy series Dad; Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a comedy series starring Andy Samberg; a military-set ensemble comedy Enlisted; a new adventure thriller Sleepy Hollow; J.J. Abrams’ futuristic action drama Almost Human; as well as yet another Gordon Ramsey-led cooking competition, Junior Masterchef, all set to premiere in the fall. Mid-season brings us the legal drama Rake starring Greg Kinnear; a gritty fast-paced drama Gang Related; new ensemble comedy Us & Them; a coming-of-age family comedy, Surviving Jack; and an animated comedy Murder Police. Also debuting in 2014 is Fox’s first event series, M. Night Shyamalan’s spellbinding Wayward Pines, starring Matt Dillon.

May 14 2013

News: ABC Releases its Fall 2013 Schedule

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  • May 14, 2013

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For better or worse, here are the series slated for ABC’s Fall 2013 schedule. New shows are in red, and premiere dates will be announced at a later time. New series, Killer Women, Mind Games, Resurrection, Back in the Game, Mixology, and alternative series, The Quest, not shown below, will premiere later in the 2013-2014 tv season.

May 12 2013

Jackie Goes on a Date. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Good Thing”

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  • May 12, 2013

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Jackie’s revelation about how stressed she is about her date with Frank is honest and realistic. While it’s nice to see her smile, I think we all know how difficult this must be for her. It’s been a long time since she’s been out in the dating world. And Grace (Ruby Jerins) doesn’t help the situation any by sneaking out with her boyfriend Danny (Danny Flaherty) instead of being where she’s supposed to be.

May 10 2013

AMC Releases a First Look Photo from Season 4 of The Walking Dead

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  • May 10, 2013

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If you’re like me, you can’t wait for the return of The Walking Dead. It just can’t come soon enough for me. So, I was thrilled to learn AMC released today a First Look photo from the new season of The Walking Dead.

May 09 2013

TV News: TNT Renews Boston’s Finest for a Second Season

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  • May 9, 2013

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If you haven’t been watching TNT’s Boston’s Finest, shame on you. The unscripted series provides viewers an up-close and personal look at those who protect Boston and its citizens, and put their lives on the line everyday. Now, after a successful first season, TNT has renewed the Donnie Wahlberg-executive produced series for a second season, set to premiere in early 2014.

May 08 2013

TV Clip: The Amerians – Go Undercover: Season Finale Recap

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  • May 8, 2013

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Now that the freshman season of The Americans has come to an exciting and intriguing conclusion, it’s time to take a look back. You might want to read my review first, though. Go undercover with the cast and crew for a look inside the season finale that forever changed the lives of The Americans.

May 07 2013

TV News: Two More Guest Stars Upped to Regular Status on The Americans

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  • May 7, 2013

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As I surmised in my review of the season finale of The Americans, Annet Mahendru will return in Season 2 but this time as a regular member of the cast instead of as a guest star. She’s not the only one to achieve regular status, though, as Alison Wright has also been promoted to a series regular. Susan Misner, FBI Agent Stan Beeman’s (Noah Emmerich) wife, has already been upped to series regular.

May 05 2013

Colored Sticky Notes. Retrospective: Nurse Jackie – “Lost Girls”

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  • May 5, 2013

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I swear, if Jackie doesn’t go out with Frank, I will! He’s absolutely adorable and has a fantastic sense of humor. He reminds me of a big old teddy bear I want to squeeze to death. Plus, he always knows the right thing to say, and it’s obvious he respects Jackie and how important her job is to her. Wait! My mother always told me if it looks or sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Please don’t tell me Frank is going to end up being an asshole. That’s the last thing Jackie needs.

May 01 2013

An Exciting Conclusion to a Stellar Season. Review: The Americans Season Finale – “The Colonel”

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  • May 1, 2013

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In an episode that is as intriguing and pulse pounding as a season finale can ever be, we see Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Philip (Matthew Rhys) come together when faced with a life or death situation.

Apr 28 2013

A Sober Jackie is a Happy Jackie. Review: Nurse Jackie – “Smile”

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  • April 28, 2013

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It’s so nice to see Jackie and Kevin connecting again, making little jokes to each other and looking like the Jackie and Kevin of old, instead of carping at each other as has been the norm since Kevin found out Jackie was addicted to drugs. Why, oh why, do the writers take this away from us after a mere five minutes? I had such hope for them. I suppose it’s so Jackie can connect with Sergeant Frank Verelli (Adam Ferrara), who comes to the hospital to take her statement.

Apr 26 2013

TV News: NBC Renews Five Key Dramatic Series for the 2013-14 Season

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  • April 26, 2013

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Best. News. Ever! Today, Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment, announced the renewal of five highly successful series for its 2013-14 season: Revolution, Chicago Fire, Parenthood, Grimm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” giving each a 22-episode order. More returning series will be renewed in the upcoming weeks. For the complete press release, read below.

Apr 24 2013

Secrets Revealed. Review: The Americans – “The Oath”

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  • April 24, 2013

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We’ve spent quite a bit of time examining the parallels between the Americans and the Soviets during the Cold War, and “The Oath” does a good job of continuing in that vein. It explores the similarities and differences between Martha (Alison Wright) and Clark/Philip’s (Matthew Rhys) friendship, and Stan’s (Noah Emmerich) relationship with Nina (Annet Mahendru), and shocks me with some of the outcomes.

Apr 21 2013

Divorce Can Be Depressing. Review: Nurse Jackie – “Luck of the Drawing”

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  • April 21, 2013

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Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) and Jackie (Edie Falco) can’t come to an agreement on the terms of their divorce, and Dr. Prentiss (Morris Chestnut) uses a special technique to remove a spider from a little boy’s (Skylar Gaertner) ear. Problems arise when Hannah (Sarah Steele), one of last week’s bus crash victims, returns to All Saints with sepsis, which she contracted at the hospital, and Zoey (Merritt Wever) cheerfully volunteers to be the hand wash monitor. It’s just another day on the job at All Saints. Or, is it? After all, it’s Jackie’s birthday!

Apr 18 2013

TV News: NeNe and Gregg Leakes to Marry a Second Time on Bravo TV This Fall

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  • April 18, 2013

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Real Housewives of Atlanta fans, get ready for the over-the-top second wedding of NeNe and Gregg Leakes in “I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding ” (working title), on Bravo TV this fall.

Apr 18 2013

TV News: FX Acquires New George Lopez Sitcom, “Saint George”

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  • April 18, 2013

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According to a press release today, FX has closed a deal for a new half-hour sitcom, Saint George, starring George Lopez. This series marks Lopez’s first starring role since his long-running ABC series, George Lopez, and follows the chaotic life of a recently divorced working class Mexican-American turned successful entrepreneur. Saint George is modeled after FX’s Anger Management, starring Charlie Sheen, among others, in that 10 initial episodes are ordered, and if the series meets designated ratings thresholds over its first 10-episode run, the network will trigger an additional 90-episode order.

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