The timing will never be right for a particular extended scene in the new Danny McBride “comedy” Vice Principals. But seriously, could the timing be much worse?...

2016

Jul

THE 68TH PRIMETIME EMMY NOMINATIONS: ‘GAME OF THRONES’ AGAIN RULES BUT FX IS BIGGEST GAINER IN MAJOR CATEGORIES By Ed Bark

HBO’s Game of Thrones led all programs in Emmy nominations for the third straight year while FX’s The Americans is among the Best Drama Series contenders for the first time...

2016

Jul

NETFLIX'S 'STRANGER THINGS': AN ODE IN THE MODE OF 'E.T.' By Ed Bark

“The Duffer Brothers,” as they’re identified in the credits for Stranger Things, are twins with a jones for otherworldly events, secretive, diabolical authorities and, in this particular case, the 1982 Steven Spielberg classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial...

2016

Jul

STARK AND RICH GARDEN OF THORNS FOR ‘OITNB,’ SEASON 4 By Ed Bark

Fittingly in this case, Orange is the New Black has set some high bars for itself during its first three seasons...

2016

Jul

DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S 'AMERICAN TARZAN' MERITS A SHOUT OUT By Ed Bark

Hollywood and Vines: Has any superhero been the subject of more film and TV productions than the chest pounding, ape-trained, Jane-mating, loin-clothed, jungle-ruling he-man of few words? Surely not. And here come two more...

2016

Jun

CAN'T STOP FALLING IN LOVE: SHOWTIME'S 'ROADIES' RETURNS CAMERON CROWE TO HIS ROCK ROOTS By Ed Bark

Coming off some of the worst reviews of his career for Aloha, former rock journalist Cameron Crowe otherwise has been gradually reimmersing himself, at age 58, in what initially made him tick and throb...

2016

Jun

CBS OFFERS MORE CREEPY FAMILY DYNAMICS IN THE MURDEROUS ‘AMERICAN GOTHIC’ By Ed Bark

Perhaps Leslie Moonves remembers this. Or possibly he’s chosen to forget...

2016

Jun

TWO TRANSFIXING TV MINISERIES TACKLE O.J. SIMPSON HARD By Ed Bark

It’s been a very big year for a certain wealthy, internationally famous womanizer who’s built a wall around himself and people of color while getting away with murder in the minds of many. This time it’s not about you, Donald Trump...

2016

Jun

CBS' 'BRAINDEAD' TAKES A SHOT AT BEING D.C. SERIO-COMIC By Ed Bark

The timing is right but also daunting for CBS’ BrainDead (Monday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET), a considerable departure from the norm...

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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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