Tom Hardy conveys menace with the ease of Jimmy Fallon conveying love to any and all of his late night guests. So that’s certainly not the problem with FX’s explicitly profane Taboo...

2017

Jan

DOUBLE REQUIEM: HBO'S ‘BRIGHT LIGHTS’ SHINES UPON DEBBIE REYNOLDS, CARRIE FISHER By Ed Bark

It’s highly unfortunate, to say the least, that startling events prompted HBO to move up the premiere of this intimate documentary. It’s also commendable to do so...

2017

Jan

NETFLIX HITS A SWEET (AND SPICY) SPOT WITH HISPANIC VERSION OF 'ONE DAY AT A TIME' By Ed Bark

Skepticism prevailed when Norman Lear let it be known, at a summer 2015 Television Critics Association panel, that “we’re talking about doing a Latina version of One Day At a Time. That could happen.” Yeah, like that was gonna happen...

2017

Jan

NBC'S ‘EMERALD CITY’ TRADES IN OOHS, OZ AND MAYHEM By Ed Bark

NBC’s visually striking Game of Oz, er, Emerald City (Fri., 9 p.m. ET), is about cutthroat power-seekers and their oft-brutal methods in a down-and-dirty but nicely costumed land where a feared flying object casts a giant shadow...

2017

Jan

NBC NEWS LANDS MEGYN KELLY, AND WILL HAVE MUCH FOR HER TO DO By Ed Bark

After a high profile year in which she feuded with Donald Trump and joined the chorus against deposed Fox News Channel founder Roger Ailes, star player Megyn Kelly is leaving the network that put her in the spotlight and joining forces with NBC News...

2016

Dec

FOX'S 'THE MICK' IS NOT MICKEY MOUSE-ING By Ed Bark

ABC is filled to the brim with mom, dad, and the kids sitcoms. On current-day Fox, though, they need not apply unless they’re cartoons...

2016

Dec

39TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS NOT SO SPECIAL THIS YEAR, BUT THE CBS PARTNERSHIP STILL IS By Ed Bark

CBS’ partnership with the Kennedy Center Honors dates to their inception back in 1978... and its latest agreement should be applauded as one of those rare instances in which a broadcast network bows to class rather than big ratings...

2016

Dec

2016 TOP TEN LISTS ARE SPLIT DECISIONS By Ed Bark

UpRoxx, has just released its fifth annual survey of the year’s Top 10 best new and overall TV programs. Your friendly content provider again is among the 59 critics contributing this year. Our respective lists are fairly in sync... but there are notable exceptions...

2016

Dec

UNCLE BARKY'S COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS By Ed Bark

’Tis the season to be generous. So today we offer a twofer -- classic ABC and CBS Christmas greetings from generations ago...

2016

Dec

TRUE BRIT: ‘THE LEVEL’ IS ONLY THE LATEST ON ACORN TV By Ed Bark

The subscription streaming network known as Acorn TV makes for a solid investment if you’re a glutton for British programming...

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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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