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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
 
 
 
2012
Sep
23
CBS' 'VEGAS' COULD BE A WINNER By Ed Bark
 
 
Vegas has the makings of a damned fine weekly hour of good vs. evil, with Quaid against Chiklis as the crowd-pleasing main event...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
'BEN AND KATE' SHOWS SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE By Ed Bark
 
 
Though Ben and Kate can be a bit grating, principal series creator Dana Fox has penned a pretty funny first episode, which will be part of a new Fox comedy line-up...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
'PARTNERS' STAR URIE STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT By Ed Bark
 
 
CBS' new Monday comedy Partners may not be able to survive long-term, but it won't be Michael Urie's fault...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
FOX'S 'MINDY PROJECT' AN UNEVEN WORK IN PROGRESS By Ed Bark
 
 
The Mindy Project is a minor disappointment in light of all the accomplished guest stars populating its opening half-hour...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
18
FOR MOST COMPETITION SHOWS, IT'S IN WITH THE NEW By Ed Bark
 
 
A spate of new judges for Fox's American Idol — and NBC's The Voice — raises questions of high ratings import for these top dog talent competitions and others...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
16
J.J. ABRAMS' DARK WORLD By Ed Bark
 
 
Revolution, the most promising and expensive new series on NBC's fall schedule, is from the guy who keeps conjuring up doomsday or, at best, very foreboding scenarios...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
16
A PREPOSTEROUS MIX OF SYRINGES AND SHIVS By Ed Bark
 
 
Fox has grown accustomed to having a Monday night doctor in the house. Now it has The Mob Doctor, a notably inferior exercise in dese, dems and doses...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
13
SOME STARS HAVE YET TO MAKE THE 'KENNEDY CENTER' CUT By Ed Bark
 
 
This week's announcement of the annual Kennedy Center honorees again raised questions of who's in and who's still out...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
12
PRIME-TIME ADJUSTMENTS FOR FOOTBALL DOUBLEHEADERS By Ed Bark
 
 
Do you and your DVR get the blues on NFL football Sundays? CBS in particular wants to help...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
11
OH, BABY: NBC EXPANDS ITS KID COUNT WITH 'GUYS WITH KIDS' By Ed Bark
 
 
The one-time kid-free Peacock network is loading up on babies and/or baby talk with comedies Guys with Kids, The New Normal and the returning Up All Night...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

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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