Texas has always had its supersized souls. From Sam Houston to Lyndon Johnson, from Molly Ivins to the Bushes, it seems to savor larger-than-life people. And the late Ann Richards fit in neatly...

2020

Jun

THE TRAILBLAZER THAT IS 'MAE WEST: DIRTY BLONDE' By Mike Hughes

Mae West strolled into a Hollywood that wasn’t ready for her. This was a place that preferred women to be young, thin, and quiet. She was none of those...

2020

Jun

HAS ANIMATION CHANGED BECAUSE OF A PANDEMIC? By Mike Hughes

As TV scrambles to find social-distance drama, a logical option appears: What about animation?...

2020

Jun

PBS BRINGS BRITISH DRAMA TO THE SUMMER: 'GRANTCHESTER' AND 'BEECHAM HOUSE' By Mike Hughes

As TV's summer takes hold, we covet the few places that have plenty of new shows...

2020

Jun

PBS IS CELEBRATING LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH WITH 'PRIDELAND' By Mike Hughes

Mary Jane Kennedy could fit most stereotypes of white, Southern privilege...And she has become, in her 60s, a gay-rights spokeswoman...

2020

Jun

NO TONY AWARDS ON CBS, BUT MUSICALS CAN STILL BE FOUND By Mike Hughes

Once a year, TV viewers get a window into Broadway. Usually, it's fresh and fun. This year, alas, the window is closed...

2020

May

AMC OFFERS 'QUIZ,' THE COMPLICATED STORY OF THE 'MILLIONAIRE' CHEATING SCANDAL By Mike Hughes

Back in 1998, all of England seemed obsessed with Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?...

2020

May

'VIRAL: ANTI-SEMITISM IN FOUR MUTATIONS' EXAMINES A GROWING GLOBAL INFECTION By Mike Hughes

Standing face-to-face with a racist, filmmaker Andrew Goldberg found something surprising: He sort of liked him. “He’s a very likable guy...We had an interesting friendship.”...

2020

May

'MYTHIC QUEST: QUARANTINE' IS A LESSON IN HOW TO PRODUCE SOCIAL-DISTANCING TV By Mike Hughes

The art of social-distancing television has advanced quickly. It’s been like watching evolution at hyper-speed...

2020

May

HOW HAVE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING VERSIONS OF 'AMERICAN IDOL' AND 'THE VOICE' FARED? By Mike Hughes

As the music competitions end their seasons...some things are clear: Yes, both shows are flawed...But the music-from-home part has worked well...

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Mike Hughes remembers watching a TV show in which a man simply played records. He thinks TV is much better now. With Gannett News Service, his television stories went to 100 newspapers; with TV America, they go to considerably fewer, but he still seems happy. Read more at www.mikehughes.tv

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