The second episode of Season 6 of Showtime's Dexter was televised Sunday night at 9 ET. An hour later, on AMC, Breaking Bad concluded Season 4. And so far as I'm concerned, the two outstanding, unusual drama series share more than an evening's proximity. When they do finally wrap up their daringly dark story lines, I predict they'll end the same way. They'll end, I suspect, with loving relatives learning about their misdeeds, and squaring off against them in a raw, potentially fatal confrontation, fueled by disbelief, anger and betrayal...

2011

Oct

COMING HOME WITH THE DOGS OF WAR By Eric Gould

Not a lot of good news comes out of war, and sometimes you have to be lucky to find it. Here's some -- a small, one-hour documentary that plays infrequently on Military Channel, where most will not see it. And it next airs at 9 in the morning, when, again, most will not see it. But a great story is a great story. So set your DVRs for Tuesday (Oct. 11) at 9 a.m. ET for an astonishing story of loyalty, steadfast determination and, most of all, love. You won't be disappointed...

2011

Oct

AS THEY SAY, SHUT UP AND SING By Eric Gould

Political commentator Laura Ingraham's 2003 book, Shut Up and Sing: How Elites From Hollywood, Politics and the U.N. Are Subverting America, was critical of stars from the left who went public with political views when their only qualifications were to entertain us. It seems that same level of scrutiny has just been applied to a star from the right...

2011

Oct

AQUAMAN AS PHYLLIS DILLER ON CARTOON NETWORK? OUTRAGEOUS! By Ed Martin

Overlooked amid the excitement of the new fall season, the cosmically entertaining Cartoon Network series Batman: The Brave and the Bold last week outdid itself with an opening segment inspired by the long-forgotten sitcom The Pruitts of Southampton, which starred Phyllis Diller and ran for one season only (1966-67) on ABC...

2011

Oct

'PARKS AND RECREATION': THANKS FOR THE NICE TV SURPRISE By David Bianculli

Thursday's new episode of NBC's Parks and Recreation (8:30 p.m. ET) came as a preview DVD in the mail -- and its contents came as a total surprise. The pre-credits open, the best lampoon of public radio since Alec Baldwin promoted his "Schweddy balls" on Saturday Night Live, may be my favorite TV moment of the year. But for very personal reasons...

2011

Oct

FX'S 'AMERICAN HORROR STORY': IT'S CREEPY AND IT'S KOOKY, MYSTERIOUS AND SPOOKY, IT'S ALTOGETHER OOKY By David Bianculli

I've road-tested my advance copies of FX's American Horror Story, the aggressively twisted new series premiering Wednesday night at 10 ET, to peg it as TV's most polarizing series since Twin Peaks. I love it, and see all sorts of potential in it. Others dismiss it immediately and harshly: "The Shining called," sneered one person whose opinion I respect. "It wants its crappy first draft back"...

2011

Oct

FX'S 'AMERICAN HORROR STORY' SCARES UP A STORM OF NIGHTMARE SCENARIOS By Ed Bark

It's creepy, it's trampy, it's campy, it's all over the place. FX's American Horror Story certainly qualifies as the damnedest new series of the fall season. But is it damnable, too? Are its two lead producers, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, brilliant in their abilities to fashion an adrenaline-pumping, commercially sponsored TV show that manages to get away with murder in virtually every way, shape or form?

2011

Oct

HOME SCREECH HOME By Eric Gould

When I first saw the title for FX's "American Horror Story", I thought: "Finally...a show about unaffordable health insurance and upside-down mortgages." Somewhat off the mark -- but it's an equally scary idea that introduces us to the troubled Harmon family as it moves into an L.A. mansion that it bought for a song...

2011

Oct

WITHIN GEORGE, WITHOUT HIM By Eric Gould

When George Harrison passed away in 2001, Brian Wilson, founder of The Beach Boys wrote: "I am horribly saddened by the death of George Harrison. While we were not personal friends, I think that just like everybody in the world, I have always considered all the Beatles to be my friends." And that's the thing about Harrison and the group: they were so much a part of our world for so long, they were like family...

2011

Oct

TV BIZ: PICKUPS, AXES AND DEALS BEING (UN)DONE By Diane Werts

So much news today about this starting-to-shake-out fall TV season. First up: NBC's The "Playboy Club" becomes 2011-12's first network TV cancellation, getting the ax Tuesday after three dismally rated Monday night outings. At the same time, NBC gave full-season pickups to two new comedies -- "Up All Night" and "Whitney" (Thursday's live-audience lead-out from The Office). NBC has been promoting the heck out of these two during Sunday night football and other popular offerings...

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