SERIES PREMIERE: Even though this is a new production from the History channel, don’t mistake it for unadulterated history. This is a 10-part series, designed as a sort of flying saucer-centric The X-Files, in which Aiden Gillen stars as Dr. J. Allen Hynek, one of the men in charge of the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book. That was the code name for the government’s investigation into unidentified flying objects, or what it termed UFOs. (Hynek was responsible for, among other

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'PROJECT BLUE BOOK' SUGGESTS MAYBE SOMETHING IS OUT THERE By David Hinckley

If you think there’s something or someone Out There, that we can’t be the only sentient beings in the universe, you’re on the same page with Dr. J. Allen Hynek...

2019

Jan

'EIGHT DAYS THAT MADE ROME' EXPLAINS THE KEY FACTORS IN THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE By David Hinckley

There are different views on how long the Roman Empire lasted, but by any count, it was a very long time...

2019

Jan

PBS EXPLAINS WHY RESIDENTS OF A NORTH DAKOTA TOWN FEEL ITS 'MY COUNTRY NO MORE' By David Hinckley

Hardly any people anywhere are opposed to progress until one day they see progress up close and notice the price tag...

2019

Jan

THE NEW SEASON OF 'NO OFFENCE' ARRIVES ON ACORN By David Hinckley

Few shows walk the line between tragedy and humor as boldly as the British police drama No Offence...

2019

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NO OFFENCE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Paul Abbott, creator of the original British version of Shameless, is back with more misbehaving, and frankly speaking, law-enforcement officers in Season 3 of this ongoing police drama, that’s almost equal parts very dark comedy. Joanna Scanlan, Elaine Cassidy and Will Mellor star – and this season’s plot has to do, in part, with a violent white supremacy group, and tensions surrounding a new mayoral campaign. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along

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AMERICA'S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This America’s Got Talent offshoot takes the current judges from that series – Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Mel B – and pairs them with new host Terry Crews for this basic all-star edition. So if you like this show, here’s a higher-octane version, bringing back some of the previous best acts from 194 countries, all of whom are hoping to be crowned the overall AGT champion. But if they’re from almost 200 countries, how does the title, m

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INDEPENDENT LENS: "MY COUNTRY NO MORE" By David Bianculli

This new documentary visits, and revisits, a small town in North Dakota – Trenton, to be specific – and tries to measure what has and hasn’t happened to the town and its mostly farming residents since 2011. That’s when the big oil boom, and the discovery of rich natural resources beneath the ground in and around Trenton, tore the community apart. Some residents sold out to big oil interests, who flooded the area with workers and giant oil wells – while others refuse

2019

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NFL AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFFS: LOS ANGELES CHARGERS VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS By David Bianculli

Today’s AFC Wild Card game features two teams whose franchises have moved from city to city – or whose cities have hosted more than one team throughout FL history. Los Angeles and Baltimore, now the respective homes of the Chargers and Ravens, do battle today. The Chargers have the better record, at 12-4, and also have super-hot quarterback Philip Rivers. But the Ravens, even with a 10-6 record, won their division and are hosting, and have a hot QB of their own: rookie Lamar Jackson.

2019

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NFL NFC WILD CARD PLAYOFFS: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS. CHICAGO BEARS By David Bianculli

The last time the Philadelphia Eagles were underdogs in the postseason, they won the Super Bowl. This year, the Eagles barely squeaked into the playoffs: The Chicago Bears have home-field advantage for this NFC wild-card game, and also have the better record: The Bears are 12-4, while the defending Super Bowl champs are a meager 9-7. Still, with Nick Foles at QB, the Eagles have another chance to defy expectations and fully embrace the role of the underdog.

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