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Remote Patrol: Bidding a fond (and surreal) farewell to Mad Men

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on Don Draper's end game and where Mad Men goes next.
23 March 2015
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Remote Patrol: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt vs The Last Man on Earth

US critic Bruce Fretts on apocalyptic new comedies from Fox and Netflix.
06 March 2015
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Remote Patrol: Carlton Cuse takes over with Bates Motel, The Returned

US critic Bruce Fretts on why Carlton Cuse is the king of creepy TV.
27 February 2015
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Remote Patrol: American Crime and Secrets and Lies... arresting TV?

US TV critics Bruce Fretts on ABC's dramatically different new crime series.
20 February 2015
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Remote Patrol: Will Amazon's Bosch be the next streaming sensation?

Titus Welliver is a maverick cop in the show based on Michael Connelly's novels.
06 February 2015
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Remote Patrol: Are The Slap and Allegiance foreign affairs to remember?

Bruce Fretts on NBC's two new attempts to translate foreign success.
30 January 2015
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Remote Patrol: Can Vince Gilligan follow up Breaking Bad?

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on Better Call Saul and Battle Creek.
23 January 2015
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Remote Patrol: Are Law & Order: SVU and Blue Bloods still NY's finest?

Bruce Fretts on two long-running procedurals still firing on all cylinders.
16 January 2015
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Remote Patrol: Love is hell on Girls and Man Seeking Woman

Bruce Fretts on Hannah Horvath's comeback and Jay Baruchel's surreal sitcom.
09 January 2015
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Remote Patrol: Why Justified and The Americans are special FX

Bruce Fretts on the explosive return of two old favourites.
02 January 2015
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Remote Patrol: Are these the worst US shows of 2014?

Bruce Fretts has his say on the worst TV to come out of the States this year.
19 December 2014
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Sons of Anarchy ends: What will be your next TV addiction?

Bruce Fretts picks 5 shows that could fill the SoA-shaped hole in your hearts.
12 December 2014
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Remote Patrol: Is Netflix's Marco Polo the new Game of Thrones?

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on Netflix's most ambitious original series yet.
05 December 2014
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Remote Patrol: Saturday Night Live and Key & Peele's black humour

How NBC's variety show and Comedy Central's sketch hit use racial humour.
28 November 2014
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Remote Patrol: The Goldbergs, Mom strengthen their family ties

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on two sophomore sitcoms soaring this season.
21 November 2014
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Remote Patrol: The Newsroom returns but does HBO need its own Comeback?

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on how the pay-cable network lost its way.
14 November 2014
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Remote Patrol: Brooklyn Nine-Nine fires on all comedic cylinders

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on the best and worst of Fox's Sunday night sitcoms.
07 November 2014
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Remote Patrol: As one Empire ends, another begins

US TV critics on the end of HBO's Boardwalk and the launch of Fox's Empire.
31 October 2014
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Remote Patrol: Bill Murray's finally ready for primetime

Bruce Fretts on Bill Murray's move from SNL to global recognition.
24 October 2014
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Remote Patrol: Two Englishmen in New York with Elementary and Forever

Bruce Fretts on CBS's returning detective series and ABC's new thriller series.
17 October 2014
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Remote Patrol: The Walking Dead remains a bloody good show

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on new Walking Dead and American Horror Story.
10 October 2014
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Remote Patrol: Criminal Minds and Stalker are so bad it's scary

The knives are out - US TV critic Bruce Fretts attacks two violent CBS series.
03 October 2014
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Remote Patrol: Madam Secretary rivals Good Wife as network TV's finest

US critic Bruce Fretts on new episodes of a CBS staple and a bold new contender.
19 September 2014
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Remote Patrol: Homeland and The Affair continue Showtime's hot streak

US TV critic Bruce Fretts celebrates the old and the new in this year's fall lineup.
12 September 2014
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Remote Patrol: Sons of Anarchy and Boardwalk Empire bid brutal farewells

US TV critic Bruce Fretts sizes up the final seasons of two cable classics.
05 September 2014
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Remote Patrol: Who will win at the 2014 Emmys?

US TV critic Bruce Fretts reveals his predictions for Monday night's awards.
22 August 2014
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Remote Patrol: Sean Bean is a Legend, but does his new show cut it?

TV critic Bruce Fretts on USA's attempts to be edgy with Legends.
15 August 2014
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Remote Patrol: Outlander and The Knick - Great Expectations

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on two highly touted period pieces coming to US cable.
08 August 2014
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Remote Patrol: Cheating death with The Killing and Hell on Wheels

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on two shows that soared after dodging the axe.
01 August 2014
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Remote Patrol: Can't get no Satisfaction from USA's stink-bomb show

US TV critic Bruce Fretts files for divorce from disappointing new drama.
18 July 2014
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Remote Patrol: Masters of Sex and Ray Donovan - Was it good for you too?

US TV critic Bruce Fretts on Showtime's new Sunday lineup.
11 July 2014
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Remote Patrol: True Blood's final season is so lame it's scary

US TV critic Bruce Fretts asks... has the vampire genre been sucked dry?
04 July 2014
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