'The River' and 'Smash' Aren't as Good as the Shows They Imitate

March 20, 2012 – In the past decade or so, there were two outta-nowhere hit shows on network television, two programs whose success was so head-scratching that execs have wondered ever since how the hell they pulled that off, and how they can do it again. Those shows are Lost and Glee — neither should have worked, but for totally different reasons. Finding a replacement has proven... tough. …
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