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The clock is ticking again as by-the-books FBI agent Renee Walker (Annie Wersching) needs Jack Bauer's (Kiefer Sutherland) help in foiling a threat to national security.
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The most common character combination is probably the salt-and-pepper (one feisty/unusual character and one by-the-books guy).
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In an era of wall-to-wall by-the-books crime procedurals, The Killing reminds us that in the real world here, a constantly raining Seattle, violent death is devastating, anything but routine.
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Hamilton says it will be more cold and by-the-books than an emotional reunion.
On the Set: Linda Hamilton Goes for the Last Laugh on Chuck 2010
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Because for as much of “Whip It” is by-the-books in the screenplay department, Barrymore manages to put forth a real sense of sweetness and unruliness at the same time.
Barrymore’s “Whip It” is infectious fun » Scene-Stealers 2009
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This season he has a new nemesis: Terry Kinney as a by-the-books cop who has no use for Patrick Jane's antics.
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CTU having misbehaved itself out of existence, the computer threat is being handled by an FBI team led by Larry Moss (Jeffrey Nordling) and Renee Walker (Annie Wersching), who could turn out to be an excellent by-the-books counter to Jack's mad dashes.
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As much as I loved the advanced character arcs and changing nature, I do miss me some “Starbuck is a hotshot, devil-may-care pilot and Apollo is her by-the-books CAG” cliché action.
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Suddenly, my Reformed upbringing and eight-week study abroad program in Israel seem puny compared to her full-on, by-the-books, hardcore Orthodox ways.
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Suddenly, my Reformed upbringing and eight-week study abroad program in Israel seem puny compared to her full-on, by-the-books, hardcore Orthodox ways.
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