Convicted of a murder she actually did commit (although unintentionally), a teen returns home 18 years later with hopes of becoming whole again if only people will let her...

2019

Nov

'THE MORNING SHOW' DAWNS ON APPLE TV+ – AND SHINES By Ed Bark

A promotional blitz has preceded the Nov. 1st dawning of Apple TV+ and its wealth of original content. In terms of star power and financial investment, though, one series rises and shines above the others. It's The Morning Show...

2019

Oct

HBO'S CHALLENGING, THRILLING 'WATCHMEN' NEVER STOPS MINDBENDING By Ed Bark

Getting an A+ for audacity doesn’t necessarily move one to the head of the class...

2019

Oct

'MODERN LOVE' GIVES AMAZON PRIME A NEW/OLD TAKE ON WHAT STILL MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND By Ed Bark

Being of a "certain age" helps if you're looking for a TV series with which to compare Amazon Prime's Modern Love...

2019

Oct

BESIDES VILLAINS, 'BATWOMAN' ALSO BATTLES THE COMIC SUPERHERO BLAHS By Ed Bark

Producer Greg Berlanti is to comic book superheroes what Donald Trump is to tweeting. They just can’t stop themselves...

2019

Oct

SPERM-SHARING ON A GRAND SCALE (WITH PARENTAL GUIDANCE NEEDED) IN FOX'S APPEALING 'ALMOST FAMILY' By Ed Bark

Standout performances and what looks to be a sure-fire, durable premise give Fox’s Almost Family the key ingredients of a potentially long-running, soapy serial drama...

2019

Sep

WALTON GOGGINS TAKES A BIG CHILL PILL AS FRONT MAN FOR CBS' 'THE UNICORN' By Ed Bark

Taking a break from playing a parade of unsavory weasels, Walton Goggins dials it way down as the star of CBS' The Unicorn...

2019

Sep

CBS' 'CAROL'S SECOND ACT' LOOKS TO BE INCURABLY UNFUNNY By Ed Bark

Tetanus shots are more fun. Still, some sort of inoculation might be needed after watching Patricia Heaton striving to survive this new hospital comedy...

2019

Sep

KICKING, PUNCHING AND IN NO NEED OF RESCUE IN ABC'S 'STUMPTOWN' By Ed Bark

Two previous sitcom inhabitants get top billing in ABC’s tough-as-nails Stumptown. The only one of real import is former How I Met Your Mother co-star Cobie Smulders...

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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.

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