Monday, March 7, 2011

The Event - Entertainment Weekly: Tonight's Best TV - Mar 7 '11

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tonight's Best TV - Monday, March 7, 2011

A Daily Guide To Notable Shows

... The Event

9-11PM NBC

There are many things wrong with this sci-fi allegory about a war between humans and aliens. For one, there's too much allegory and not enough sci-fi. It's also lacking characters as fascinating as, say, Locke, Ben, or even the polar bear. But it does boast a clutch of terrific actors: Hal Holbrook, Clifton Collins Jr., Ċ½eljko Ivanek, and now, Virginia Madsen. The Sideways star plays an Alaskan senator who threatens to spill the beans on MSNBC about a secret prison. Nice cross-promotion! B-

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