Note to readers: The feature film Truth, starring Robert Redford as Dan Rather and Cate Blanchett as CBS News producer Mary Mapes, opens on Friday, Oct. 16. It’s based on Mapes’ 2005 book, Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power...

2015

Oct

WHY THE OLD-LINE 'OVERNIGHT' RATINGS AREN'T AS 'VIRTUALLY MEANINGLESS' AS NETWORK HEADS SAY THEY ARE By Ed Bark

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dallas-based critic Ed Bark uses the Dallas-Fort Worth [D-FW] market to show why stations around the country are still vitally concerned about "overnight" Nielsen numbers instead of total viewership...

2015

Oct

GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE ON THE CW'S DISTINCTIVE 'CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND' By Ed Bark

The CW’s only new fall series is unabashedly “girly” and probably not for anyone with a “Man Cave” mentality and/or a strong aversion to show tunes. But Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s bright, sprightly premiere is another step up in quality...

2015

Oct

HIGH EXPECTATIONS: AND FX'S 'FARGO' EXCEEDS THEM WITH AN EXHILARATING RETURN By Ed Bark

Superlatives are in order and they shall be showered on FX’s Fargo. Season 2’s iteration of the near-legendary 1996 movie is by far the cream of the fall series crop...

2015

Oct

GOING MEDIEVAL AND GRANDLY SUCCEEDING WITH BBC AMERICA'S 'THE LAST KINGDOM' By Ed Bark

Bracingly bold and well told, BBC America’s The Last Kingdom has the added plusses of being breathtakingly shot and very capably acted out...

2015

Oct

HULU'S 'CASUAL': PITCH IMPERFECT HARMONY By Ed Bark

To the casual observer... OK, that’s too easy. Hulu’s new Casual, which starts streaming with weekly episodes on Wednesday, Oct. 7, is more or less a comedy series that’s also more or less watchable.

2015

Oct

FX'S 'AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL' DOESN'T CHECK OUT By Ed Bark

There comes a point where depravity and perversion overwhelm any visual artistry. Awash in torture porn, with a blood-lusty Lady Gaga very actively participating, American Horror Story: Hotel marks the fifth reinvention of one of FX’s most popular franchises...

2015

Oct

THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST BEARD-ATHON (PAST/PRESENT) By Ed Bark

There’s a growth spurt among past and present late night talk show hosts -- and it has nothing to do with how many there are to choose from. Simply put, beards are busting out all over...

2015

Oct

ABC SHOULD HAVE LET 'DR. KEN' CALL IN SICK By Ed Bark

The opening minutes of ABC’s Dr. Ken include a little colonoscopy humor. Although no one looks forward to one, it’s preferable to enduring the first two episodes of this painfully forced new comedy...

2015

Sep

LOWE REMAINS ON A COMEDY HIGH WITH FOX'S 'THE GRINDER' By Ed Bark

Tuesday is middle-aged Adonis night on Fox’s new fall schedule. So after John Stamos in Grandfathered comes Rob Lowe in the better rendered The Grinder...

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