It’s often a double-edged sword for fleshy comics playing sitcom dads. You’re expected to be pretty much a nincompoop... On the other hand you tend to get a svelte, smarter, comparative knockout for a TV wife...

2015

Jul

'MASTERS OF SEX' FAST-FORWARDS BOTH ITS SETTING AND ITS CHILDREN IN A SEARING START TO SEASON 3 By Ed Bark

Given their prominence in Season 3’s strong opening episode of Masters of Sex, it’s of no small import to then see a climactic printed disclaimer that basically says, “Just pretending..."

2015

Jul

THE CW TAKES A MORE MATURE APPROACH WITH BRITISH IMPORT 'DATES' By Ed Bark

Daring to range outside its 18-to-34-year-old target demographic, the CW network continues to invite praise instead of ridicule with the summertime British import Dates...

2015

Jul

STILL STEEPED IN SADNESS, 'RECTIFY' RETURNS FOR A SHORTER SEASON 3 By Ed Bark

Ever more damaged and downcast, the core characters of Sundance TV’s most acclaimed series return this week. Rectify starts its Season 3 on July 9 at 10 p.m. ET. But it’s composed of just six episodes, down from last season’s 10 and back to the level of Season 1..

2015

Jul

IF JON HAMM DOESN'T WIN AN EMMY, HE'LL BE IN SOME GREAT COMPANY By Ed Bark

Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 16. Jon Hamm is likely to again be among the nominees for his portrayal of Don Draper on Mad Men. He's never won. So where does Hamm fit among his acting peers who likewise have never won the big prize for what ended up being iconic roles? Here’s our Top 10...

2015

Jul

CHASING DOWN 'THE FUGITIVE' IS WELL WORTH THE MARKED-DOWN COMPLETE SERIES DVD PRICE By Ed Bark

Prime-time TV’s original running man, Dr. Richard Kimble, spent four seasons and 120 episodes under the cloak of numerous aliases and in the arms of women he couldn’t have. Meanwhile, an obsessed Lt. Philip Gerard pursued him in fine grim-faced form...

2015

Jun

MY VERDICT ON 'ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK,' SEASON 3 By Ed Bark

More comedic, less filling, Orange is the New Black’s main storyline in Season 3 ends up being far less compelling than Season 2’s reign of terror by Yvonne “Vee” Parker or the inaugural year’s immersion of tenderfoot Piper Chapman...

2015

Jun

DA BOMB: HBO'S 'THE BRINK' FOLLOWS SMARTLY IN STEP WITH DR. STRANGELOVE By Ed Bark

Inspired lunacy on an international scale is a tough nutty to crack. HBO’s The Brink pulls it off despite being in the long shadow of Dr. Strangelove, the 1964 classic on which it’s very much modeled...

2015

Jun

BACK TO THE FUTURE: WILLIAMS' RETURN TO MSNBC COULD BE A PURGATORY WITH A SILVER LINING By Ed Bark

This much is certain. Brian Williams certainly can’t hurt MSNBC, which has been a third place near-corpse in the cable news network ratings for the past 10 months...

2015

Jun

ABC'S 'THE ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB' BLASTS OFF WITH A SURPRISINGLY COMPELLING TRUE TALE By Ed Bark

ABC’s blast from the past answer to Mad Men is likewise very much about salesmanship and subjugation. The Astronaut Wives Club is a summer diversion with smashing period wardrobes and starry-eyed tunnel visions...

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