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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2018
Jul
25
HULU'S 'CASTLE ROCK': A UNIQUE FLING WITH STEPHEN KING By Ed Bark
 
 
Screen adaptations of Stephen King’s work long ago entered the realm of countless. Ah, but Hulu’s Castle Rock turns out to be a frightmare apart...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
25
'BURDEN OF TRUTH' IS A CANADIAN IMPORT THAT VIEWERS OF THE CW SHOULD SALUTE By Ed Bark
 
 
The premise is timeworn, but the execution, casting, and storytelling make Burden of Truth a compelling serial drama with a paucity of false steps...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
18
A TALE OF SIX ACCOMPLISHED TV AUTEURS, HALF OF THEM PROLIFIC, THE OTHER HALF LARGELY STANDING IN PLACE By Ed Bark
 
 
What will he do for an encore after The Sopranos?...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
13
EMMY SNUBS ARE NOTHING NEW, BUT TWO OF THIS YEAR'S REALLY RANKLE By Ed Bark
 
 
And now for the snubs after fully digesting Thursday’s prime-time Emmy nominations -- and what got spat out...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
12
'GAME OF THRONES' PACES AN OTHERWISE DETHRONED HBO IN 2018 EMMY NOMINATIONS By Ed Bark
 
 
HBO had an up-down ride Thursday with the announcement of 2018’s Emmy nominations...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
11
POW! MY TWITTER FEED TAKES A POUNDING FROM FANS OF GINGER ZEE By Ed Bark
 
 
A full-blown “Twitterstorm” wasn’t in my Sunday night forecast when I posted about History channel’s three-hour Evel Live and ANC chief meteorologist Ginger Zee...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
11
'THE OUTPOST' IS CW'S SUMMERTIME FACSIMILE OF 'WONDER WOMAN' By Ed Bark
 
 
The CW goes into Wonder Woman mode with The Outpost, a summer season medieval frolic in which the majority of men are dastardly...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
7
HBO STILL NOT LIFTING THE GLOOM WITH 'SHARP OBJECTS' By Ed Bark
 
 
There’s a bar called Cheer Up Charlies in Austin, TX. HBO needs to go there...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
1
TAKE A CRASH COURSE IN EDM WITH THE TAKEOFF OF 'WHAT WE STARTED' ON NETFLIX By Ed Bark
 
 
Everybody and everything has an origin story, and this one is both ear- and eye-opening. What We Started, arriving Sunday, July 1 on Netflix, charts the evolution of EDM in relatable terms for both devotees and those who have no idea what that is...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jun
23
'THE CONNERS' GETS A GREENLIGHT FROM ABC AFTER IT PUT A STOP TO 'ROSEANNE' By Ed Bark
 
 
Roseanne Barr remains unemployed, but her former castmates and crew are on ABC’s payroll anew...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

Ed Bark

Since 2006, Ed Bark's local and national TV stories and observations have been showcased on his pioneering website, www.unclebarky.com.  For 26 years before that, he was TV critic for the Dallas Morning News. He's a past president of the Television Critics Association, and for seven years served on the national Peabody Awards board.
 
 
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