Charge!
06 Apr 2006, 09:18 AM
"A belated, brilliantly re-imagined revival of a so-so 1970s outer-space saga, the series about imperiled survivors of a besieged planet has revitalized sci-fi television with its parallax considerations of politics, religion, sex, even what it means to be 'human.'"
Other commercial prime-time winners last night in Atlanta (there were cable winners from HBO, but they were documentaries, Children of Beslan among them):
South Park (cited by the judges as a show that "pushes all the buttons, turns up the heat and shatters every taboo. Through that process of offending it reminds us of the need for being tolerant.")
House ("An unorthodox lead character – a misanthropic diagnostician fond of saying humanity is "overrated" – and cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes have helped make "House" the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade.")
Boston Legal ("David E. Kelley's series about a blue-chip Boston law firm somersaults from comedy to drama to stinging political commentary with acrobatic assurance and undisguised glee.")
The Shield ("Riveting, densely layered adult entertainment – and more. No cop series has posed harder questions than "The Shield" about how far we're willing to let law-enforcement officers go to keep us safe.")
The Staircase (Sundance Channel, "A controversial murder case in Durham, N.C., is merely the backdrop for the intimate, grippingly constructed eight-chapter documentary in which director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade explores a complex defendant, his divided family and his spare-no-expense defense.")
Bleak House ("Absolutely compulsive viewing.")
Viva Blackpool ("What would have been at minimum an engrossing tale of ambition, greed and corruption in a depressed seaside city looking to gambling for salvation becomes, with the addition of a song score of pop-music classics and ingeniously staged production numbers, a riveting, at times jaw-dropping entertainment event.")
American Masters: No Direction Home-Bob Dylan ("Pulling together never-before-seen archival footage and interviews, director Martin Scorsese creates as artful and intimate portrait of the poet, jester and raspy voice of his generation as we're ever likely to see or hear. Don't think twice, it's all right.")
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Other commercial prime-time winners last night in Atlanta (there were cable winners from HBO, but they were documentaries, Children of Beslan among them):
South Park (cited by the judges as a show that "pushes all the buttons, turns up the heat and shatters every taboo. Through that process of offending it reminds us of the need for being tolerant.")
House ("An unorthodox lead character – a misanthropic diagnostician fond of saying humanity is "overrated" – and cases fit for a medical Sherlock Holmes have helped make "House" the most distinctive new doctor drama in a decade.")
Boston Legal ("David E. Kelley's series about a blue-chip Boston law firm somersaults from comedy to drama to stinging political commentary with acrobatic assurance and undisguised glee.")
The Shield ("Riveting, densely layered adult entertainment – and more. No cop series has posed harder questions than "The Shield" about how far we're willing to let law-enforcement officers go to keep us safe.")
The Staircase (Sundance Channel, "A controversial murder case in Durham, N.C., is merely the backdrop for the intimate, grippingly constructed eight-chapter documentary in which director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade explores a complex defendant, his divided family and his spare-no-expense defense.")
Bleak House ("Absolutely compulsive viewing.")
Viva Blackpool ("What would have been at minimum an engrossing tale of ambition, greed and corruption in a depressed seaside city looking to gambling for salvation becomes, with the addition of a song score of pop-music classics and ingeniously staged production numbers, a riveting, at times jaw-dropping entertainment event.")
American Masters: No Direction Home-Bob Dylan ("Pulling together never-before-seen archival footage and interviews, director Martin Scorsese creates as artful and intimate portrait of the poet, jester and raspy voice of his generation as we're ever likely to see or hear. Don't think twice, it's all right.")
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