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I am surprised that The Black Donnellys was on the worst shows of 2006 & 2007. I have never watched the Sopranos but The black Donnellys is great show. It certainly does not deserveto cast as one of the worst TV shows. I am surprised that The Black Donnellys was on the worst shows of 2006 & 2007. I have never watched the Sopranos but The black Donnellys is great show. It certainly does not deserveto cast as one of the worst TV shows.
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Original at video.tiscali.it
• Thu, Sep 3
The actress behind Jenny Reilly, a tough widow with a long-standing affection for Tommy. Olivia Wilde Video correlati The Black Donnellys, Pilot ... video.tiscali.it
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Original at TVblog.it
• Fri, May 15
Poi, il ritorno in tv con il drama “The Black Donnellys”, trasmesso lo scorso settembre in terza serata da Italia 1. La rivoluzione della quarta stagione del “Dr. House”, in cui accanto al dottore più perfido della tv si decide di affiancare tre nuovi ...
Olivia Wilde and Megan Fox Are Maxim's Hottest Women
Original at Softpedia
• Thu, May 14
“Roles on small-screen faves 'The Black Donnellys' and 'The OC' introduced Olivia to the world, but it's her prehistoric part in this month's 'Year One' that will put her on top of it. As the object of Cro-Magnon lust in the Judd Apatow-produced, ...
The Black Donnellys Series Premiere (Episode Clip)
Original at TV.com
• Fri, May 1
The Donnelly brothers jump inside the stolen truck. www.tv.com
The Black Donnellys A Stone Heart (Episode Clip)
Original at TV.com
• Fri, May 1
The Donnelly's are at the hospital and Tommy talks to Sean about the incident. www.tv.com
'Kings': NBC exiles show to summer
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Wed, Apr 22
This is the only show currently watch on NBC...but I'm still pissed at them for cancelling American Dreams and The Black Donnellys! (btw any BD fans notice Tom Guiry [Jimmy] and Michael Stahl-David [Sean]on KINGS...that was great to see. ...
The Black Donnellys, A Stone of the HeartOriginal at it.truveo.com
• Tue, Mar 24
As Sean's fate becomes clear to the Donnelly siblings, an antsy Jimmy stews in a holding cell. it.truveo.com
The luck of the Irish
Original at New Zealand Herald
• Wed, Jan 7
New Zealand - So it's odd to be talking to Haggis about failure. His NY mean streets drama The Black Donnellys - about a group of young Irish-American brothers starting ...
My Own Worst Enemy: Watch the Last Episode of the Christian Slater TV Show
Original at TV Series Finale
• Mon, Dec 22
NBC has certainly had some problems attracting viewers. One of their biggest trouble spots has been Monday nights at 10pm. Great shows like Journeyman, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and The Black Donnellys have all tried and failed. My Own Worst Enemy hasn't done any better. My Own Worst Enem...
Arcade Fire License A Bit Of Neon Bible To The New Brad Pitt Flick
Original at stereogum
• Thu, Dec 4
Win and Régine almost had a song turn up in Paul Haggis's ill-fated NBC drama The Black Donnellys, until Win and Régine found out about it. And everybody thought they were scoring Richard Kelly's upcoming movie The Box, until Arcade Fire found out about that, too. But according to The Playli...
FanNation | Truth&Rumors | White to produce Irish gang TV show
Original at FanNation.com
• Fri, Oct 10
By MMANEWS.com So basically this is the Black Donnellys taking place in Boston instead of in New York. The Black Donnellys didn't get a fair shake on NBC and the entire first season was terrific. I hope it is along a similar line as that show. ...
Spike is giving drama another try - TV Squad
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Oct 6
By Brett Love Ah the Irish mob, nobody has done that before. Oh wait, Showtime has "Brotherhood" as series that has already been praised as being the only mob series post "Sopranos" worth watching. And remember NBC had "The Black Donnellys" about ...
TV Pilot Review: “The Black Donnellys”
Original at KickAssTV.com
• Thu, Sep 18
Irish wannabe gangsters make a comeback in NBC’s Midseason replacement show “The Black Donnellys”, which despite the name, is not about a family of African-Americans named the Donnellys. The Donnelly boys are four close-knit 20-somethings who grows up on the mean streets of New York’s...
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Original at blogs.nypost.com
• Wed, Jul 9
NY - PW: Speaking of uncertain fates, your NBC show "The Black Donnellys" was critically adored yet failed to find an audience. ...
The Black Donnellys - The Complete Series : DVD Talk Review of the ...
Original at DVD Talk
• Sun, Apr 27
You see, Joey provides the narrative and comic relief for The Black Donnellys. Each episode begins with Joey recanting an exploit of the Donnelly brothers and during each show he'll intermittently change minor details. ...
Another Filmmaker Flees Film [Television]
Original at gawker.com
• Mon, Mar 10
By Richard Minghella joins other filmmakers like Steven Soderbergh (the boring K Street), Paul Haggis (the silly The Black Donnellys) and Lasse Hallstrom (the regrettable new series New Amsterdam) who have looked for some creative space in television, perhaps encouraged by the freedom that th...
The Black Donnellys (R2) in January
Original at DVDTimes.co.uk
• Thu, Jan 24
News: Universal Playback have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series on 28th January 2008 priced at £24.99. From producers Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco, this gritty new crime drama tells the ...
Fanfiction: Have A Little Faith
Original at livejournal dot com
• Mon, Nov 26
By J. Fandom: The Black Donnellys Person/Pairing: Kevin Donnelly, Helen Donnelly Rating: PG-13 Word Count: 679 Summary: The family waits for news about Sean. Warnings: AU/Profanity. Notes: Written in November 2007 specifically for [info] ...
[User Submitted] 'Black Donnellys' Roughed Up in Ratings
Original at TV.com
• Fri, Nov 2
NBC's new mob drama "The Black Donnellys" got off to a disappointing start Monday night.
[User Submitted] Can the Black Donnellys Survive? Here\'s What I Know
Original at TV.com
• Fri, Nov 2
The Black Donnellys are alive and well - online!
The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series - DVD Review - Inside Pulse
Original at thedvdlounge.insidepulse.com
• Wed, Sep 19
The Black Donnellys: The Complete Series - DVD Review Inside Pulse, NY - Narrated by wannabe gangster Joey "Ice Cream," this gritty series follows the Donnelly brothers' sudden involvement in organized crime, focusing on how they ...
DVD Review: The Black Donnellys - The Complete Series - Monsters and Critics.com
Original at Monsters and Critics.com
• Fri, Sep 7
DVD Review: The Black Donnellys - The Complete Series UK - Joey Ice Cream, in prison and talking to the cops, tells the story about his friends, the notorious Donnelly brothers of New York. ...
Why I Hate Jericho
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Jul 10
By Diane Kristine Diane writes, edits, and web geeks for health care by day, obsesses about television, books and other trappings of pop culture by night. She writes an awful lot about House, and also runs a site to promote Canadian television, called TV, Eh? What's Up in Canadian Television.
Monday Morning Surprises: All Seven Fans Of NBC's Canceled 'Black Donnellys' Mobilize For Cracker Campaign
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Jul 6
A small number of die-hard fans of NBC's recently canceled drama "The Black Donnellys" plans to ship nearly 300 pounds of Zesta crackers (about 45,000 crackers) to HBO executives beginning next week in hopes of persuading the premium cable outlet to pick up the moribund show.
The Black Donnellys: The Brothers Come to DVD
Original at TV Series Finale
• Wed, Jun 27
The Black Donnellys followed the story of four young brothers -- Catholic Irish-American siblings in New York's Hell's Kitchen. The story was told by unreliable narrator and Donnelly childhood friend Joey "Ice Cream" while being incarcerated. The series starred Jonathan Tucker, Thom...
The Black Donnellys Find A Home On HDNet
Original at WOAI
• Fri, Jun 8
By Carolyn The Donnelly brothers are making a comeback. Remember the Donnellys? Tommy (the smart one), Jimmy (the hot-headed one), Kevin (the unlucky one), and Sean (the pretty one). There is nothing these four Irish brothers wouldn't do to ...
The Black Donnellys: HDNet to Air Cancelled Drama
Original at TV Series Finale
• Thu, Jun 7
HDNet, the high-definition TV channel owned by Internet entrepreneur and reality star Mark Cuban, has purchased the rights to air The Black Donnellys. The drama series ran for six episodes before being pulled off the air in April and being officially cancelled in May by NBC. The peacock ne...
HDNet Picks Up Cancelled "Donnellys"
Original at Huffington Post
• Wed, Jun 6
By The Huffington Post News Editors High-definition programmer HDNet announced that it will air all 13 episodes of the ill-fated NBC drama, after reaching a rights agreement with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The first episode of the Donnellys series, which suffered poor ratings on NBC and was pulled...
"Black Donnellys" and enthusiasm in the same story
Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• Tue, Jun 5
I wouldn’t think the sentence “‘The Black Donnellys’ are back” would require an exclamation point – a period would suffice, or, perhaps to indicate one’s incomprehension at the notion, a question mark. Nonetheless, it’s an exclamation point on the press release announcing the joyous n...
The Black Donnellys NBC Doesnt Know What Their Losing
Original at Associated Content
• Fri, May 25
By By info@associatedcontent.com (Angela Gordon) The Black Donnellys is a gritty new drama that has generated quite a fan base that is fighting to keep this show on the air for at least another season.
NBC Rewind Signed Script Give Away!
Original at MoviesOnline
• Wed, May 23
We are giving away signed scripts by the entire casts of The Black Donnellys and Twenty Good Years. Do you like Heroes on NBC? How `bout the Black Donnellys or one of the other great hit shows they ha...
The Real Wedding Crashers: Black Donnellys Fans' Worst Nightmare
Original at TV Series Finale
• Mon, May 21
Talk about rubbing salt in the wounds of Black Donnellys fans... NBC pulled The Black Donnellys after six weeks. Though they've posted the unaired episodes on their website, lots of people in the U.S. and other countries can't view them. The peacock network replaced Donnellys on Monday nights w...
The Black Donnellys
Original at DaniWeb
• Tue, May 8
By jerlene is an online show(previously television-NBC) that's getting A LOT of attention from their fans. I started this site because I was interested in the show but I've taken on too many projects and now I'm looking to sell this site. I've gotten offers before but didn't consider them because I was...
The Real Wedding Crashers: NBC Wants a Divorce
Original at TV Series Finale
• Mon, May 7
I'm sure fans of series The Black Donnellys couldn't be happier about this one. NBC is set to pull the reality show The Real Wedding Crashers after tonight's broadcast and only three episodes. Crashers debuted on April 23, 2007 and replaced Donnellys on the Monday night schedule. Crashers i...
No, I will not help you save 'The Black Donnellys'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Mon, Apr 16
By Tempo Just a couple of quick notes: “Six Degrees” has been yanked off the air by ABC, but the five remaining episodes of the show will be made available (on a weekly basis) as of April 27 at ABC.com. (This item has been corrected -- thanks for the heads up, Garry). To the folks who are trying to save “The B...
Irish brothers disregard law, sanity on mob drama 'Donnellys'
Original at SU The Daily Orange
• Sun, Apr 15
It's rare to tune in to a show on network television and be greeted with the sight of a man breaking the limbs of a dead man in order to stuff him in an oil drum and throw him in the East River. No, it's not a censored version of The Soprano's; it's NBC's new mob drama, "The Black Donnellys.
The Black Donnellys: Must See TV…But Avoid The Trailer. And Pick The Music.
Original at changeagentdes.com
• Wed, Apr 11
By Change Agent Des Which music is better? Though not quite as serious as a ‘red state / blue state’ argument, people seem to be passionate for their home team (band), not thinking which band’s music better fits the story. My view? Though I like the Rebellion cut better, Open Your Eyes is the better fit. You decid...
Monday Night's Polar Opposites
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Apr 10
By TV and Film Guy Monday television seems to bring out both some of the best good shows and worst good shows around (and a pox on you, NBC, for pulling The Black Donnellys earlier than initially announced -- you keep doing stuff like that and we’re going to have words). But, on with the show(s).
The Black Donnellys Canceled
Original at Gothamist
• Tue, Apr 10
By Toby von Meistersinger If you tuned into WNBC last night at 10 p.m. you may have discovered that NBC’s The Black Donnellys has been canceled and in its place the supposedly funny Thank God You're Here. We loved the gritty drama and the fact that it was filmed on location in the city. As sort of the booby prize, we are getti...
The Black Donnellys: I come here not to mourn Paul Haggis, but to sucker-punch him.
Original at deadon (WordPress)
• Tue, Apr 3
By Holly The cancellation of Black Donnellys right the hell along with it. Good night, Smalls Donnelly. Good night, Fredo Donnelly. Good night, Hanson Donnelly. Good night, Momma Donnelly. Have your agent call Ron Moore. Good night, gentrified Hell’s Kitchen.
Shows You Probably Haven't Watched Go Down In Network Slaughter
Original at Defamer
• Tue, Apr 3
And thus is written The Black Donnellys' bitter epitaph: It couldn't even beat What About Brian. Unfortunately, Studio 60 fans can take no solace in Donnellys' speedy yanking from Studio's rightful, post-Heroes timeslot, which will go to The Real Wedding Crashers, a choice that is sure...
Opinion: The Black Donnellys: Paul Haggis doesn't care about white people, character development, plausible storylines, continuity
Original at deadon (WordPress)
• Tue, Mar 27
By Holly HOLLY: So the narrator says everybody knew they were meant for each other HOLLY: that Michael Corleone Tragically Misunderstood Blossoming Artist Protagonist Donnelly is apparently meant for HOLLY: That’s another square on my Black Donnellys Contrivance Bingo Card.
The Black Donnellys: Run Like Hell
Original at TV Squad
• Mon, Mar 26
By JJ Hawkins Filed under: Other Drama Shows, NBC, OpEd, The Black Donnellys Of course, we all understand two things. Tommy is madly in love with Jenny and Tommy has already crossed that fine line between being a good citizen and being a bad citizen. Continue reading The Black Donnellys: Run Like Hell
TV Review: The Black Donnellys
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, Mar 18
By Charles Herold Doom hangs over the heads of the Donnelly brothers, four troubled young Irish Americans caught between the Irish and Italian mobs in the NBC drama The Black Donnellys. In every episode it seems as if there is no way the Donnellys can possibly survive another hour.The same can be said about th...
NBC Finally Scores with The Black Donnellys A TV Review
Original at Associated Content
• Tue, Mar 6
By By info@associatedcontent.com (Bryan Alaspa) NBC stumbled with the dreadful Studio 60 but makes up for it with the debut of The Black Donnellys.
Opinion: The Black Donnellys Works - Despite Itself
Original at TV Makes You Stupid
• Tue, Mar 6
By Andie Whatever it’s trying to do, I think The Black Donnellys is pulling it off somehow, and turning it into some damn fine escapism. The one thing I really like about the NBC promotional department, at least the wing of it that puts out the commercials for their shows, is its inerrant ability to ma...
Opinion: The Black Donnellys Works – Despite Itself
Original at TV Makes You Stupid
• Tue, Mar 6
By Andie The one thing I really like about the NBC promotional department, at least the wing of it that puts out the commercials for their shows, is its inerrant ability to make every upcoming episode of every show seem like a can’t-miss, life altering experience. The promos for NBC’s new drama, The...
The Black Donnellys: Paul Haggis doesn't care about white people, character development.
Original at deadon (WordPress)
• Tue, Mar 6
By Holly True story: I heard one of those breathlessly excited radio ads yesterday proclaiming The Black Donnellys to be “Television’s Newest Drama!” That’s the best recommendation the NBC promotional department could concoct for its own show. This one commercial makes my point so well that I c...
Opinion: The Black Donnellys
Original at KomiKazee Reviews
• Mon, Feb 26
The show is created by Paul Haggis and Bobby Morasco (Crash) and centers around four irish brothers named Tommy, Kevin, Jimmy, and Sean, that despite their different chosen paths in life hold one thing to be sacred: “Family above all.” Narrated by a small time wannabe gangster named Joey “...
'Studio 60' CancellationWatch Renewed: Early Yanking Can't Be A Good Sign
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Feb 14
This morning brings ominous news for Studio 60's legion of upscale, affluent, and Nielsen-confounding, TiVo-time-shifting fans: Variety reports that NBC is moving up by a week its previously announced indefinite yanking of the series following the show's worst ratings to date, han...