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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive

2019

Sep

KEN BURNS' 'COUNTRY MUSIC' IS A GRAND OLE OPRY OF A TALE By Ed Bark

Be assured beyond any doubt. You'll get the ring, not the finger, by watching Country Music...

2019

Aug

AMAZON PRIME'S 'CARNIVAL ROW' PAINTS A VISUAL MASTERPIECE ON A SOMEWHAT MESSY STORYBOARD By Ed Bark

The winged, hardscrabble faeries of Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row tend to cause flaps, and not only when flying...

2019

Aug

KIRSTEN DUNST SHININGLY STARS IN SHOWTIME'S MADCAP 'ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA' By Ed Bark

The title is a mouthful – one of the longest in TV history. The basic premise is easier to swallow, particularly during these trying times...

2019

Aug

HBO'S 'THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES': PREACH YOUR VIEWERS WELL By Ed Bark

Creator/executive producer Danny McBride takes his usual approach with his latest HBO series. Following the paths of Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, McBride’s The Righteous Gemstones is coarse, irreverent, sometimes excessive and completely unconcerned about whether you’re offended or not...

2019

Aug

OLD ADDRESS, NEW APPROACH IN FOX'S 'BH90210' By Ed Bark

The address is CBS for the most success with TV reboots. The most famous address of all, though, belongs to Fox...

2019

Jul

FINALLY BACK IN VIEW: HBO'S PATHFINDING AND EXHILARATING 'FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON' By Ed Bark

Lost in space for far too many years, HBO’s brand-defining, landmark From the Earth to the Moon at last is back amongst us in newly remastered HD form on all of the premium cable network’s “platforms.”...

2019

Jun

AS THE CROWE FLIES, SO DOES SHOWTIME'S 'THE LOUDEST VOICE' By Ed Bark

Making up is hard to do – or so it would seem in turning Russell Crowe into Roger Ailes...

2019

Jun

NO NEW HEIGHTS BUT A STEADY CLIMB IN SHOWTIME'S 'CITY ON A HILL' By Ed Bark

A showy command performance by Kevin Bacon won’t be taking City on a Hill to new heights. It’s enough, however, to give Showtime another Ray Donovan in terms of watchable, serviceable, jut-jawed crime hours...

2019

Jun

THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT IN HBO'S EXCESSIVE 'EUPHORIA' By Ed Bark

A passing reference leaves its mark in Episode 3 of HBO’s aggressively graphic Euphoria...

2019

May

THE AIM IS PERFECT IN 'DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE' By Ed Bark

The abundant profanity remains in place. How could it not? This time, though, add equal parts poignancy...

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Ed Bark

Since 2006, Ed Bark's local and national TV stories and observations have been showcased on his pioneering website, www.unclebarky.com. For 26 years before that, he was TV critic for the Dallas Morning News. He's a past president of the Television Critics Association, and for seven years served on the national Peabody Awards board.