TV critics can be loath to admit that the smartest person in the room may not be one of them. FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, a forward-looking executive who actually enjoys our company, has more than enough brainpower to overpower even the most pompous posers among us...

2015

Aug

FOX GOES RETRO -- AND BACKWARDS -- FOR 2015-16 By Ed Bark

Fox took a big step forward last season with the mid-season smash Empire. Now the network is taking several steps backward while also going to the same well...

2015

Aug

TVWW PONDERS LARRY DAVID, THE DEATH OF "MCDREAMY" AND CROSS-DRESSING AT TCA By Ed Bark

It's just past the midway point of the summer Television Critics Association "press tour." Which also is far enough along for a second collection of quotes generated solely from questions by your friendly tvworthwatching.com correspondent...

2015

Aug

ABC ROLLS OUT MUPPETS AND SERIAL KILLERS FOR 2015-16 By Ed Bark

Hey, hey, they're The Muppets. And their existence pre-dates both the birth of The Beatles and the cancellation of the original I Love Lucy. That's longevity, and they're not finished yet...

2015

Aug

AMAZON AND NETFLIX PRESENT LATEST IN GRAND STREAM-SCHEMES By Ed Bark

Whether its executives like it or not, Amazon Prime is still Avis compared to Netflix's Hertz in the grand "streaming" scheme of things...

2015

Aug

'DOWNTOWN ABBEY' GATHERS AT TCA FOR FINAL SPIN By Ed Bark

It would be nigh unto impossible for Downton Abbey to overstay its welcome on PBS. Over the years it's become the network's most popular series ever, as executives are quick to note. But now the days of reckoning are beckoning...

2015

Aug

WHEN TVWORTHWATCHING ASKS AT PRESS TOUR, THEY ANSWER By Ed Bark

At this point in these proceedings, the elongated summer Television Critics Association "press tour" still seems to be stretching from here to eternity. Which seems like an apt time to roll out our first batch of material generated solely by tvworthwatching.com questions...

2015

Jul

HBO TAKES TCA PRESS TOUR SOMEWHAT LAYING DOWN By Ed Bark

Renowned and even revered for its star-powered TV "press tour" panels, HBO shrunk to something of a Little Dipper with its Thursday afternoon/evening show and tell...

2015

Jul

HALLMARK CHANNEL CATERS TO OLDER DEMO, SERVES UP "SUCCESS" AT TCA By Ed Bark

No, it's not a soup kitchen because the food is way too good and the setting far too opulent...

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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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