In 70 years as a television network, NBC has never had a prime-time series with an all-Hispanic cast. That changes on Monday, Dec. 7th, with the “sneak preview” of Eva Longoria’s Telenovela.

2015

Dec

MUSICALLY AND COMEDICALLY, BILL MURRAY'S NETFLIX SPECIAL LEAVES US WITH THE CHRISTMAS BLUES By Ed Bark

It seemed to be a fair assumption that A Very Murray Christmas would find the host grooving and goofing on the holiday season by reprising his smarmy Saturday Night Live lounge singer, Nick Ocean...

2015

Nov

NAT GEO DRIVES AN OLD PLYMOUTH EN ROUTE TO A FINE THANKSGIVING MINISERIES By Ed Bark

He’s bearded, bedraggled, has a firm moral compass and is almost three-and-a-half centuries removed from Mad Men’s times. That’s how Vincent Kartheiser has chosen to divest himself of smarmy, conniving ad man Pete Campbel...

2015

Nov

CRACKLE DRAMA TAKES A TANGLED LOOK AT HIGH-PRICED ART By Ed Bark

For those who remain unaware of it, Crackle is neither a Rice Krispies wanna be nor the new sidekick of the longstanding Hershey brand candy bar...

2015

Nov

AMAZON'S 'THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE' MORE OF A MID-RISE By Ed Bark

It’s been 28 TV seasons since the United States last knuckled under to an occupying foreign power...

2015

Nov

BIG NETWORK MIDSEASON AHEAD AFTER THE HOLIDAYS By Ed Bark

Two of the Big Four broadcast networks have put out detailed summations of their revamped midseason schedules while NBC is dribbling out information and CBS remains silent save for the biggest splash of them all -- Super Bowl 50...

2015

Nov

'CHICAGO' TIMES THREE: 'MED' MAKES THE TRIFECTA By Ed Bark

Producer Dick Wolf seemed to be on the verge of Hollywood extinction several years ago when NBC began separating itself from his longstanding Law & Order “brand” -- But if the wolf seemed at the door, the Wolf man himself declined to run scared...

2015

Nov

EQUAL HELPINGS OF FEAR AND SELF-LOATHING IN STARZ'S BALLET MINISERIES By Ed Bark

The Starz company line regarding Flesh and Bone is that its costs and logistics skewered an initial plan to make it a year-to-year series and cut it down to a one-shot eight-hour miniseries...

2015

Nov

NETFLIX'S 'MASTER OF NONE' IS AZIZ ANSARI'S FULLY REALIZED COMEDY MASTERPIECE By Ed Bark

Aziz Ansari’s new comedy series, Master of None, is a total misnomer in terms of what its star and co-creator have wrought...

2015

Nov

NEW CBS 'STAR TREK' SERIES WILL GO BOLDLY – TO CBS ALL ACCESS By Ed Bark

These are the further voyages of the once free enterprise known as television... the Star Trek franchise will be shown exclusively on its fledgling All Access streaming device after a one-episode launch on the musty old broadcast network....

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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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