http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/18/smash-extended-preview-spielberg_n_1155709.html
Steven Spielberg or not, little in life bores me more than "musical theater," so I'll allow those who like those sorts of things to follow this series. May it somehow find a place in your life in between the other celebration of musical and dance mediocrity shows I avoid. I shall leave this one to the queens among us, drama or otherwise. :-) But for real drama (as opposed to the faux kind), my kudos go to "Dexter" and "Homeland" for the season finales of the year. Dexter ended with *exactly* the scene I thought it would, but it took its time getting there, while filling in the proper emotional content to give it the big payoff it deserved. Good performances from Michael C. Hall (as always) and Jennifer Carpenter (ditto), plus a surprisingly good performance by Colin Hanks. Not nearly up to the standard set in season four, but good, and a perfect setup for what I hear will be Dex's last season next year. The surprise for me this year was "Homeland." Hearing that it was a remake of an Israeli series, and by the guy who did "24," I wasn't expecting much. But it turned out to be a genuinely engrossing thriller with many high moments, most of them provided by Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, and Mandy Patimkin. In many ways I would have preferred that the season go out with a bang (those who have been watching will get this), but I thought it went pretty well anyway, setting up next season admirably.