The once formidable action drama "24" will be back after a year off the air (because of the Hollywood writers' strike), and a new drama called "Lie to Me" will arrive accompanied by whispers that it has the potential to be a breakout hit.
The NBA is composed predominantly of African American players, who presumably were especially offended by Sterling's views, and a more formidable group action could have exerted a greater pressure on the league to scrutinize the background and character of all past, present and future team owners.
Some of the writing is formidable, yet the action of the plot never seems likely to cohere.
Finding solutions is a formidable call to action, I know, but it's one that is critical to the new American dream.
The Sunni militia's extremist views, tactics and calls for an Islamic state have put it at odds with some in the Free Syrian Army, but it has also proven itself as a formidable force in multiple actions.
Previous changes in the law have made striking harder; higher unemployment has made it scarier; and, in the public sector, what the authors sum up as "privatisation, balkanisation and stubborn ness" by public employers backed by the government, already represent formidable disincentives to strike action.
While the political impediments to action remain formidable, the government could quickly do a great deal to add paychecks and restore vigor to the economy.
Despite the promise of its novel mechanism of action, some formidable challenges lie ahead before 2DLT or 2DLT-derivates will be suitable for wide clinical use.
There's Hollywood calibre action and a formidable cast that includes David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender, Donnie Wahlberg and Damian Lewis.
"Miracle," the new movie about the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team, presented its filmmakers with a formidable challenge: faithfully recreate memorable action from an astonishing Olympic tale.
