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[2007, TV Show]

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The Company, Michael Keaton, Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina

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An epic six-hour drama depicting the global power struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, told from the viewpoint of CIA and KGB spies. The series spans four decades, from the dawn of the Cold War in the 1950s to the downfall of the Soviet Union in the '90s.

Ask Matt | 8/31/2007
I enjoyed TNT's The Company and am currently catching up on ESPN's The Bronx Is Burning. My question is, why did TNT have to inundate its presentation of this otherwise serious program with crawling advertisements for other shows? I'm aware that I can also catch Saving Grace on TNT ? the network takes every opportunity during the commercial breaks to let me know. Why do I need to see a miniature Holly Hunter walking around at the bottom of the screen during The Company? By comparison, ESPN, a... read more
Ask Matt | 8/27/2007
Is TNT going to repeat The Company in one solid, six-hour block? read more
I Dream of Jeannie, Dirt and More DVD Debuts | Today's News: Our Take | 8/20/2007
The DVD release date for I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Fourth Season has been pushed back a week to Sept. 11. (The delay? Some nonsense about genies not being able to be photographed.) Meanwhile, DVD releases have been set for Face/Off: Special Collector's Edition (the only movie my wife has literally walked out on, Sept. 11), TNT's The Company miniseries (also available in Blu-ray, Oct. 23), The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season, Teen Titans: The Complete Fourth Season (Nov. 20), and Dirt:... read more
Episode Recap: "Night 3" | The Company Show Blog | 8/20/2007
Wow! What a strong conclusion for what’s sure to be recognized as one of the year’s best miniseries. The tone this time was definitely more of a piece with The Company’s slow-building first part than last week’s globe-trotting actionfest. But the dark, regretful feeling that permeated every action, every conversation, was, in the end, the only way things could have turned out.Watching the complete breakdown of Leo (Alessandro Nivola) throughout his interrogation was shocking... read more
Ask Matt | 8/17/2007
I am so pleased with the programming offered this summer. In fact, I think a lot of this summer's shows are better than the regular fall lineup (with a few exceptions). Wouldn't it be interesting if next year's Emmy nominations were filled with more summer candidates than fall ones? I can't believe the acting from the likes of Damages, The Kill Point, Mad Men, Big Love, Californication, etc would be overlooked. In the past, they've thrown a bone to a few summer favorites, recognizing Monk, The... read more
Episode Recap: "Night 2" | The Company Show Blog | 8/13/2007
With another two strong hours under its belt, The Company is really shaping up to be the miniseries of the year, and one to watch out for come the next Emmy nominations. Though the second section of a three-parter often suffers a little from being necessarily transitional (see the Lord of the Rings and Bourne trilogies), this episode side-stepped that trap, starting with a tried-and-true device: Open with a shocking dramatic event — say, the capture and torture of a main character (Jack)... read more
Ask Matt | 8/13/2007
I've been watching TV for so long, I remember when test patterns were "must-watch TV." Critics fondly reminisce about the golden years, and there were some truly great years. But am I wrong to think that we are now in the platinum age of television? As this past winter season wound down, this DVR viewer was bummed by the thought of a long summer season of reality shows, relieved only by Rescue Me. To my surprise (and here's a plug for TV Guide), I learned about some of the new series that would... read more
Alfred Molina Shares Intel About The Company's Next Twists | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/10/2007
One CIA mole down, one to go? On Night 1 of TNT's The Company, Alfred Molina's Harvey Torriti made clever use of a few "Barium meals" to suss out a deep-placed snitch within the spy group's ranks. If only that were the end of their problems. As the series ? executive-produced by Ridley and Tony Scott ? resumes this Sunday at 8 pm/ET, the action weaves in a Hungarian uprising and the Bay of Pigs debacle, all while a second mole flies under the radar. TVGuide.com spoke with Molina about the ... read more
Ratings: The Company Spied by Small, Old Audience | Today's News: Our Take | 8/8/2007
• Sunday night's premiere of The Company, TNT's three-week miniseries about the Cold War CIA, averaged 2.9 million total viewers — 66 percent of whom were age 50 or older, Variety notes. In comparison, TNT's Nightmares & Dreamscapes mini did 44 percent better in its July '06 bow, while the cabler's Saving Grace and Heartland opened to 6.4 and 4.3 mil, respectively. C'mon, people, it stars Batman, Robin and Doc Ock!• ABC Family's Fallen returned to 1.7 and 2.3 million in its... read more
Episode Recap: "Night 1" | The Company Show Blog | 8/6/2007
Let me start off with a disclaimer: I’m not familiar with the Robert Littell novel of the same name on which The Company is based. However, based on the Internet buzz, I know a lot of fans of the book have been very much anticipating this miniseries. So what I ask of you, readers, is that you be as understanding as you can about my lack of foreknowledge, while still feeling free to tell me what’s what when I get it wrong. Thanks in advance. [end disclaimer]Well, we're only a third of... read more
Ask Matt | 8/6/2007
It seems strange to be saying this, but I think I'm actually enjoying summer TV much more than I enjoyed regular-season TV this year. And it's all because of cable. I have a show to watch every night that is really good: Mondays have My Boys (and Greek isn't bad), Tuesdays have Damages, Wednesday has Rescue Me and Thursday has Mad Men. They are all really good, well-acted, well-written shows. During the season I was really having trouble finding shows I enjoyed (Heroes, The Office and Friday... read more
Grey's Visit Lands Chris O'Donnell in Very Good Company | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/3/2007
Despite having more than a dozen films under his belt at the time ? from the serene (Circle of Friends) to the bombastic (Batman Forever) ? the gig that Chris O'Donnell credits with putting him in The Company, TNT's three-week, six-hour miniseries about the early CIA (premiering Sunday at 8 pm/ET), was his turn as a dreamy (though not McDreamy) veterinarian on Grey's Anatomy. "I had a fantastic time doing it, and I think I got a good 'pop' off it," O'Donnell says, fondly recalling his run as... read more
Lies, Spies and Moles in a Gripping Cold War Epic | Roush Review | 8/1/2007
"You need the patience of a saint for counterintelligence," cautions Michael Keaton, playing the iciest and creepiest Cold Warrior the CIA may have ever produced. Thankfully, TNT's The Company requires no such discipline. Unlike last winter's sluggish and similarly themed movie The Good Shepherd, this darkly engrossing and quietly suspenseful six-hour miniseries (airing over three Sundays, Aug. 5, Aug. 12 and Aug. 19) packages its chilly, cynical overview of international Cold War espionage... read more

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Premiered: August 05, 2007, on TNT

Rating: TV-14

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Premise: An epic six-hour drama depicting the global power struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, told from the viewpoint of CIA and KGB spies. The series spans four decades, from the dawn of the Cold War in the 1950s to the downfall of the Soviet Union in the '90s.

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