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...

2018

Mar

THE RUSSIANS ARE GOING, THE RUSSIANS ARE GOING: END GAMES FOR FX'S 'THE AMERICANS' IN A CLIMACTIC SEASON 6 By Ed Bark

The sixth and final season of FX’s The Americans could also be called, or at least subtitled, Communist vs. Capitalist. Or more specifically, Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) vs. her husband, Philip (Matthew Rhys)...

2018

Mar

'ALEX, INC.' FINDS ZACH BRAFF BACK IN PRIME-TIME, THIS TIME AS A FAMILY MAN ON (WHERE ELSE?) ABC By Ed Bark

Disney-owned ABC is the polar opposite of NBC when it comes to mom, dad, and the kids comedies...

2018

Mar

'ROSEANNE' BARGES BACK ON, BUT WILL IT STILL FIT ABC By Ed Bark

As did NBC’s Will & Grace revival, ABC’s second coming of Roseanne (Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. ET) unburdens itself of the polarizing presidential election in Episode 1 before putting a stop to it and moving on...

2018

Mar

'SPLITTING UP TOGETHER' GIVES ABC ANOTHER FAMILY-DRIVEN COMEDY WITH A PERSONALITY ALL ITS OWN By Ed Bark

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin chose to call it “conscious uncoupling” when they busted up in 2014. ABC has a better idea -- the snappy new comedy series Splitting Up Together...

2018

Mar

BILL HADER TAKES A SHOT AT BEING A HITMAN IN HBO'S 'BARRY' By Ed Bark

Lest we entirely forget, Bill Hader is the guy who fired cat-powered laser guns with partner Andy Samberg in a fairly famous series of Saturday Night Live digital shorts...

2018

Mar

FX'S 'TRUST' TAKES SOME BIG WHACKS AT THE GETTYS By Ed Bark

In life, in death, on big screens and small, controversy goes hand in hand with the Gettys...

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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.

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