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The Sunday Conversation: Jeremy Irons digs in to 'Borgias' darkness
Los Angeles Times
By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times Jeremy Irons stars as the ruthless Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, in Showtime's period drama"The Borgias," now in its second season. You really seem like you're having fun with this role.

Weekend TV best bets
Cincinnati.com
Beautifully done in a 1950s cop-film style, this was nominated for nine Oscars, including best picture. It won for its script and Kim Basinger in support. “The Borgias,” 10 pm, Showtime. Two light and charming stories – the Pope learns to smoke cigars, ...

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Saturday nights are about keeping score
SouthCoastToday.com
Sforza besieged on "The Borgias" (10 pm, Showtime, TV-MA). — The blogosphere irks Selina on "Veep" (10 pm, HBO, TV-MA). — A famous director's wife frets over petty personal and domestic concerns in the new series "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" (10 pm, E!, ...

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The Borgias Sneak Peeks: Juan Returns with a Gift for Rodrigo
TVOvermind
In the time that Juan has been gone, a lot has happened on The Borgias, namely his sister's independent streak emerging, and he's about to take a head first dive back into the drama. Juan brings back a panther from his time in Spain as a present for ...

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
VIDEOS: GLAAD's What To Watch This Weekend
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
This weekend catch the Billboard Music Awards, "Nurse Jackie" meets with her divorce lawyers, a new episode of "The Borgias" and showings of "As Good As It Gets" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby." A single mother, a gay artist and a ...

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Utah TV this weekend: It's Mick Jagger vs. Lady Gaga (sort of)
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
The Big C (10:30 pm, Showtime): Cathy and Adam are overly generous. Veep (11 pm, HBO): Selina is obsessed with her nicknames. The Borgias (11 pm, Showtime): Alexander plans to lay siege to Sforza's castle. Reader comments on sltrib.com are the opinions ...
Weekend TV best betsCincinnati.com
Saturday nights are about keeping scoreSouthCoastToday.com

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Get the scoop on NBC's new shows
STLtoday.com
Also starring are Alana De La Garza ("Law & Order"), Mousa Kraish ("Superbad"), Michael Esper ("A Beautiful Mind"), Ruta Gedmintas ("The Borgias") and Phylicia Rashad ("The Cosby Show"). "Do No Harm" is produced by Universal Television and Traugott ...

ESPN
Bayern on the spot
ESPN
At a club where in-fighting made the Borgias look like the Waltons, he has been a revelation." Hitzfeld himself gave a clue to the philosophy that got him so far in such a short space of time in Munich when he said before the game: "Achieving unity is ...

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The Age
The Borgias, Thursday, May 17
The Age
To provide a "previously … on The Borgias'' would take a lot of space and time. Let's just say season one opened with Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) ascending to the papacy, installing his de facto wife and five children in the Vatican, then protecting ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
The Borgias, Thursday, May 17
Sydney Morning Herald
W, 9.30pm To provide a "previously … on The Borgias'' would take a lot of space and time. Let's just say season one opened with Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) ascending to the papacy, installing his de facto wife and five children in the Vatican, ...
Bonfire of depravities begins to warm upThe Australian

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Variety
Aggressive tax rebate keeps foreign pics coming
Variety
By John Nadler First-rate facilities, experienced crews and a 20% tax break convinced Showtime to shoot 'The Borgias' in Hungary. Late last month, while Hungary was embroiled in do-or-die negotiations with the IMF, most of the talk from boardrooms to ...

Joanne Whalley and Malcolm McDowell head for Scotland to film new movie ...
Scottish Daily Record
Joanne, 48, who starred in the Borgias and political drama Scandal, will appear in Monster Butler. It begins shooting in Perthshire, Dumfriesshire, Inverness-shire and London at the end of June. It follows the true story of serial-killing Glaswegian ...

The Borgias - Family and alliances take center stage
CliqueClack (blog)
by Christina Furtado On this week's 'The Borgias,' Alexander tries to shore up his alliances to avoid coming threats from the Sforzas and Savonarola. But will his family cooperate with his plans? Pope Alexander has a complicated relationship with God.

Borgias: Three Princes
Houston Press (blog)
By Jef With One F Mon., May 14 2012 at 7:00 AM From the very beginning of the Borgias the show has centered around the politics of the Vatican and the reach of the church. The sixth episode this season continues to further the plots both for and ...

TV Equals
Review: The Borgias 'Day of Ashes' - Marriage, murder and Medici gold
Examiner.com
The Borgias 'Day of Ashes' deals with the aftermath from the last episode when Cesare murdered Giovanni Sforza. In 'Day of Ashes' (Season 2, Episode 6) on May 13, Alexander tries to clean up the mess both at the corrupt Vatican and the Borgias' ...
The Borgias "Day of Ashes" Season 2 Episode 6TV Equals

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The Borgias Season 2 Episode 6 Review: 'Day of Ashes' – Darker Days for the ...
BuzzFocus.com
By Bags Hooper : May 13, 2012 Like many Showtime series, The Borgias has hit its stride in Season 2. Instead of waiting through a lot of build up to war, we find ourselves knee deep in lies, heresy, poison and guerilla warfare. The body count continues ...
The Borgias Review: Do You Perhaps Take Gold?TV Fanatic

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New York Magazine
The Watercooler Is in the Cloud
New York Magazine
On Sunday, TV's blockbuster night, I decide which of the evening's notable shows to watch live and which to DVR for later: This spring, the prime pickings included Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Once Upon a Time, Girls, Veep, The Killing, The Borgias, ...

The Borgias Review: Do You Perhaps Take Gold?
TV Fanatic
Similar to Sons of Anarchy at its best moments, the second season of The Borgias has done a fine job at showcasing both the outside and inside threats to its protagonistic family in concert. While those coming from elsewhere - such as the Sforza forces ...
Borgias: Three PrincesHouston Press (blog)
The Borgias Sneak Peeks: The Pope Seeks Help from Vanozza and LucreziaTVOvermind

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TV Equals
The Borgias "Day of Ashes" Season 2 Episode 6
TV Equals
The Borgias “Day of Ashes” Season 2 Episode 6 airs Sunday May 13 at 10PM ET/PT on Showtime. Episode Synopsis: The Borgias “Day of Ashes” Season 2 Episode 6 – Alexander is convinced that a lightning strike on St. Peter's Basilica during mass was a sign ...

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The Borgias Sneak Peeks: The Pope Seeks Help from Vanozza and Lucrezia
TVOvermind
On The Borgias, Pope Alexander will stop at nothing to secure his position in the papacy. Part of that comes from how hard he had to fight to get there, crawling past the carcasses of fellow hopefuls, and the other part relates to how power hungry he's ...

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