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2012

Oct

ABC'S 'NASHVILLE' STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT By Ed Bark

Nashville has Emmy caliber performances from its two leads and an authenticity that won't quit. Singing its praises is a no-brainer...

2012

Oct

THE CW INTRODUCES PRIMETIME'S NEWEST ACTION HERO By Ed Bark

Arrow may not be a-point-ment television. But for starters at least, it's a sharper little tale than expected...

2012

Oct

'STEEL MAGNOLIAS': LIFETIME REMAKES A CLASSIC, AND DOES IT WELL By Ed Bark

Steel Magnolias makes for a Lifetime movie of distinction in times when ABC, CBS and NBC have all but abandoned this once thriving genre....

2012

Oct

'FAMILY GUY' CREATOR SETH MCFARLANE TO HOST 2013 OSCARS By Ed Bark

Oscar organizers returned to a headlong pursuit of younger viewers by naming Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to host the 85th annual ceremony...

2012

Sep

EVIL TAKES UP RESIDENCE ON ABC By Ed Bark

ABC's serial creep show 666 Park Avenue doesn't entirely lack a pulse, but doesn't get the blood rushing, either...

2012

Sep

CBS' NEW LEGAL DRAMA DOES NOT SET THE BAR VERY HIGH By Ed Bark

The bada and the bing are mostly missing from Made in Jersey, a thoroughly ordinary series on what's increasingly an inconsequential night...

2012

Sep

'LAST RESORT' A SEAWORTHY MILITARY MYSTERY TOUR By Ed Bark

Whether Last Resort is a long-term sustainable premise very much remains to be seen. But the first two hours are sit-up-and-take-notice TV...

2012

Sep

'ELEMENTARY' NOT EXACTLY A SPINE-TINGING WHODUNIT By Ed Bark

There are so many crime dramas on CBS that it's increasingly difficult to buy into yet another one — even with the Sherlock Holmes brand in play...

2012

Sep

ANDY WILLIAMS: 1927-2012 By Ed Bark

Old school crooner Andy Williams, who for a half-century made "My Huckleberry friend" work for him, has died at age 84 of cancer...

2012

Sep

DON'T BOTHER MEETING 'THE NEIGHBORS' By Ed Bark

TV's latest aliens-meet-earthlings sitcom, ABC's The Neighbors, is just too dopily executed for any long-term stay on this planet...

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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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