Arthur Conan Doyle has several Sherlock Holmes stories under his belt and Harry Houdini is deep into his dunk tank phase when they begin clashing and collaborating on crime solving...

2016

Apr

SEASON 5 OF ‘VEEP’ FIRES UP JUST IN TIME TO MAKE THE REAL-LIFE CAMPAIGN 2016 SEEM ALMOST FUZZY WUZZY By Ed Bark

Emmy’s reigning best comedy series and lead actress presumably remain well ahead of the curve in terms of craven behavior and opportunism on the part of those seeking the nation’s highest office. Well, one can hope at least...

2016

Apr

HILL-THOMAS FACEOFF REPRISED IN HBO'S STURDY 'CONFIRMATION' By Ed Bark

Lest it be forgotten, Clarence Thomas beat O.J. Simpson’s attorneys to the punch in victoriously playing the “race card"...

2016

Apr

NBC'S 'GAME OF SILENCE' HAS AN INVOLVING STORYLINE, BUT WILL ITS PROMISED CLIFFHANGERS LIVE TO SEE A SEASON 2? By Ed Bark

NBC’s last new series of the season from a slate announced last May has been worth waiting for if it in fact survives beyond Season 1. Otherwise you’ll be strung along and then left hanging by Game of Silence...

2016

Apr

'THE DETOUR' IS ANOTHER ROAD LESS TRAVELED ON FORMERLY FORMULAIC TBS By Ed Bark

Comparisons to the National Lampoon’s Vacation movies no doubt are expected and not entirely unwelcome. It’s a pre-sold title, after all, and The Detour can only hope to do as well with its winding, mind-bending road trip from Syracuse to a would-be beach vacay in Fort Lauderdale...

2016

Mar

CNN'S THREE-HOUR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 'TOWN HALL' MEETING A MARKEDLY ALL-WHITE AFFAIR TUESDAY NIGHT By Ed Bark

Here’s the minority report from CNN’s three-hour Republican presidential candidate “town hall” meeting Tuesday night. There weren’t any, despite the downtown Milwaukee venue...

2016

Mar

R.I.P. PATTY DUKE: DEC. 14, 1946 TO MARCH 29, 2016 By Ed Bark

Anna Marie “Patty” Duke won an Oscar and three Emmys, had four husbands and spent much of her adult life trying to make peace with a very traumatic childhood...

2016

Mar

R.I.P GARRY SHANDLING: NOVEMBER 29, 1949 TO MARCH 24, 2016 By Ed Bark

Garry Shandling thought a lot about his craft, fretted a lot about how people would perceive and receive him. But be assured of this. His death Thursday at age 66 silenced one of the great comedic minds of the last quarter century...

2016

Mar

‘THE CATCH’ GIVES MIREILLE ENOS A COMPLETE MAKEOVER AND SHONDA RHIMES ANOTHER ABC VEHICLE TO DRIVE By Ed Bark

Mireille Enos seldom if ever let a smile be her umbrella in AMC’s The Killing, even during those drenching, ever-present rainstorms. That all changes in the early stages of ABC’s very modern and stylish The Catch...

2016

Mar

NBC'S 'HEARTBEAT' NEEDS TO ADJUST ITS MEDS By Ed Bark

Medical dramas have had mini-resurgence this season with decent ratings for newcomers Code Black (CBS) and Chicago Med (NBC). The Peacock’s Heartbeat (9 p.m. ET Tuesday) could use a chill pill, though...

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