Vincent Van Gogh got a movie and Kirk Douglas an Oscar nomination for playing him in Lust For Life. The same goes for Jackson Pollock and Ed Harris in Pollock...

2018

Apr

HBO'S 'WESTWORLD' RETURNS ON A GRANDER SCALE -- MIND GAMES INCLUDED By Ed Bark

It’s again easy to get lost in HBO’s Westworld, both from a total absorption standpoint and in trying to deduce what possibly, or impossibly, is going on...

2018

Apr

IN TIMES OF TURMOIL, THE BIG FOUR BROADCAST NETWORKS ARE MORE DEVOTED THAN EVER TO SAME OLD/SAME OLD By Ed Bark

Believe it or not, these are unprecedented times of stability, familiarity, and continuity...

2018

Apr

HBO'S 'ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER' HAS THE ADDED POIGNANCY OF TOM PETTY'S PERSPECTIVES By Ed Bark

It can be disconcerting to those of us who have reached a certain age. In truth, though, there’s no denying that the life and times of Elvis Presley have become ancient history to a majority of Americans...

2018

Apr

NETFLIX FINDS A WAY TO RELAUNCH 'LOST IN SPACE' By Ed Bark

The Season of the Reboot now has a reboot that itself was rebuilt from the very start. (Try saying that fast ten times.)...

2018

Apr

PACINO TAKES THE HBO FIELD AGAIN WITH A BRAVURA PERFORMANCE IN 'PATERNO' By Ed Bark

Having dispensed with cutthroat lawyer Roy Cohn, death-dealing Dr. Jack Kevorkian and convicted murderer Phil Spector, HBO’s most famous repertory player is back with another real-life portrayal -- and also with the TV performance of the year thus far...

2018

Apr

'THE LAST O.G.' GIVES TBS AND TRACY MORGAN A VEHICLE THAT COULD GO FAR By Ed Bark

Nearly four years removed from a near-fatal car wreck, Tracy Morgan is newly freed from 15 years of other trials and tribulations as the front-and-center star of a bold new TBS sitcom...

2018

Apr

ABC LOOKS FOR ANOTHER 'LOST' (SORT OF) WITH 'THE CROSSING' By Ed Bark

ABC’s last announced new series of the season has a Lost vibe without the initial scope or thrill of discovery...

2018

Apr

RIP STEVEN BOCHCO, WHO WILLED BROADCAST TV INTO ADULTHOOD By Ed Bark

Steven Bochco occasionally would give an inch, but only if you first gave him a mile. Perhaps that’s a stretch, but here’s a guy who gave a damn...

2018

Mar

BUT WHY WAS 'ROSEANNE' SUCH A BIG HIT AGAIN? By Ed Bark

Analyzing the whys and wherefores of Roseanne’s mega-ratings splash on ABC Tuesday night apparently is the solemn duty of every TV critic and political pundit in your land/my land...

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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.