Two of last year’s very best first-year drama series, HBO’s The Deuce and Epix’s Get Shorty, received total bypasses from Emmy voters last month...

2018

Aug

'FRONTLINE' PUTS NAMES TO FACES IN 'DOCUMENTING HATE: CHARLOTTESVILLE' By Ed Bark

Charlottesville, VA, former home of Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, may never again be primarily known for that...

2018

Aug

WGN AMERICA'S IMPORTED 'CARTER' GIVES JERRY O'CONNELL SOMETHING TO DO By Ed Bark

Dripping with likability but yet to land The Big One, Jerry O’Connell takes the work where he can get it...

2018

Aug

SEASON 2 OF USA'S 'THE SINNER' AGAIN MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR ITSELF By Ed Bark

Season 1 of USA network’s The Sinner took the who out of whodunit and replaced it with why...

2018

Jul

HULU'S 'CASTLE ROCK': A UNIQUE FLING WITH STEPHEN KING By Ed Bark

Screen adaptations of Stephen King’s work long ago entered the realm of countless. Ah, but Hulu’s Castle Rock turns out to be a frightmare apart...

2018

Jul

'BURDEN OF TRUTH' IS A CANADIAN IMPORT THAT VIEWERS OF THE CW SHOULD SALUTE By Ed Bark

The premise is timeworn, but the execution, casting, and storytelling make Burden of Truth a compelling serial drama with a paucity of false steps...

2018

Jul

A TALE OF SIX ACCOMPLISHED TV AUTEURS, HALF OF THEM PROLIFIC, THE OTHER HALF LARGELY STANDING IN PLACE By Ed Bark

What will he do for an encore after The Sopranos?...

2018

Jul

EMMY SNUBS ARE NOTHING NEW, BUT TWO OF THIS YEAR'S REALLY RANKLE By Ed Bark

And now for the snubs after fully digesting Thursday’s prime-time Emmy nominations -- and what got spat out...

2018

Jul

'GAME OF THRONES' PACES AN OTHERWISE DETHRONED HBO IN 2018 EMMY NOMINATIONS By Ed Bark

HBO had an up-down ride Thursday with the announcement of 2018’s Emmy nominations...

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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.