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2015
Oct
31
 
 
Despite the buckets of blood and gallons of gore, a viewer can die laughing while wallowing in Ash vs Evil Dead...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
29
 
 
Blasting the “lame stream,” media has long been a favorite pastime of the GOP. But this time there’s a strong case to be made...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
28
 
 
Believe it or not, this has nothing to do with Donald Trump’s politics, but it has everything to do with NBC’s remarkable inconsistency...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
26
 
 
For this to fly (sorry), the title character in CBS’ Supergirl must be cast just right. Mission accomplished in this first full-fledged TV outing for Superman’s cousin...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
17
 
 
"Two years. Where you been?" Jesse Stone's therapist/sounding board asks him in the opening minutes of movie No. 9. "Fighting crime," Stone answers -- as usual...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
16
 
 
Note to readers: The feature film Truth, starring Robert Redford as Dan Rather and Cate Blanchett as CBS News producer Mary Mapes, opens on Friday, Oct. 16. It’s based on Mapes’ 2005 book, Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
14
 
 
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dallas-based critic Ed Bark uses the Dallas-Fort Worth [D-FW] market to show why stations around the country are still vitally concerned about "overnight" Nielsen numbers instead of total viewership...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
12
 
 
The CW’s only new fall series is unabashedly “girly” and probably not for anyone with a “Man Cave” mentality and/or a strong aversion to show tunes. But Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s bright, sprightly premiere is another step up in quality...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
12
 
 
Superlatives are in order and they shall be showered on FX’s Fargo. Season 2’s iteration of the near-legendary 1996 movie is by far the cream of the fall series crop...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Oct
10
 
 
Bracingly bold and well told, BBC America’s The Last Kingdom has the added plusses of being breathtakingly shot and very capably acted out...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

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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