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Variety TV Review: ‘Battle Creek’

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A bit of an outlier for CBS, “Battle Creek” has about as much heft as the prize in a box of cereal, yet it’s also a great deal of fun. A long-dormant, pre-“Breaking Bad” script from Vince Gilligan provides the foundation for this lighthearted series produced under the stewardship of “House’s” David Shore, with Josh Duhamel and Dean Winters well cast as mismatched lawmen. Tonally similar to “Picket Fences,” the concept becomes a bit more mundane as the episodes progress. At least initially, though, the mix of quirky comedy and drama seems nicely suited to its post-“The Good Wife” precinct.

Winters plays Det. Russ Agnew, the standout cop on an underfunded force in the relatively quiet confines of Battle Creek, Mich., whose world is turned topsy-turvy by the arrival of Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Duhamel), the straight-out-of-central-castin g FBI operative stationed there.

He’s part philosopher, part charmer, all dreamboat, and everyone other than Russ is almost immediately in awe of his leading-man looks and access to cutting-edge equipment. Moreover, he quickly lands a double homicide in a town, as Russ notes, which never gets them.

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Dinner with the Parents Review: Decent Family Comedy That Becomes Repetitive - Filmzzine

Dinner with the Parents Review: It's a family comedy series following the Langers, who often turn their family dinners into a disruptively chaotic affair.

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Bros Review (2024): Let's Not Laugh at Adults Acting Like Children, Shall We? | Leisurebyte

Bros Review: The series, as the title suggests, is about two adult men who want to behave like children and we are not here for that.

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Going Home With Tyler Cameron Review: The Bachelorette Star Knocks Down Some Walls | Leisurebyte

Going Home With Tyler Cameron Review: This is a simple, no-nonsense but cliched watch, with Cameron's boyish charms taking centre stage.

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