Annette’s fellow Mouseketeers also had their moments. But her attributes, both talent-wise and otherwise, took her to another level that never really leveled off...

2013

Apr

SPRINGTIME FOR LENO: NEXT YEAR'S WILL BE HIS LAST By Ed Bark

Jay Leno officially and unwillingly walked the plank Wednesday, ceding The Tonight Show to Jimmy Fallon on a yet to be announced date in spring 2014...

2013

Apr

DIRECTV'S FIRST ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SERIES LANDS WITH A THUD By Ed Bark

Dreary in tone and storyline — and mostly dimly lit as well — Rogue is a decidedly uninviting vehicle for DirecTV’s first original scripted series...

2013

Apr

NBC'S 'HANNIBAL' EXHIBITS QUICK DECLINE By Ed Bark

There’s a lot to digest in NBC’s Hannibal, much of it distasteful and, worse yet from a storytelling standpoint, increasingly impossible to swallow...

2013

Apr

IS THE TITLE OF ABC'S NEW SITCOM LONGER THAN THE SHOW'S FUTURE? By Ed Bark

ABC is tempting fate, and likely will end up on the losing end again with How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)...

2013

Mar

'MR. SELFRIDGE' ANOTHER 'MASTERPIECE' FOR PBS By Ed Bark

Mr. Selfridge may not provoke the full-blown tizzy that Downton Abbey has for the Masterpiece Classic franchise. Still, it very much works its own charms...

2013

Mar

'GAME OF THRONES' RE-RULES HBO By Ed Bark

HBO's Game of Thrones, which starts its third season Sunday, seems to be getting better all the time...

2013

Mar

FX GOING TO DOUBLE X By Ed Bark

Terming it a move to a three-network “suite,” FX Networks is adding FXX to make it a threesome with existing movie channel FXM...

2013

Mar

'AMERICAN MASTERS' OPENS THE BOOK ON PHILIP ROTH By Ed Bark

A literary giant sizes himself up — and seemingly could go on and on — in PBS’ Philip Roth: Unmasked...

2013

Mar

MIRREN/PACINO PAIRING KEEPS HBO'S 'PHIL SPECTOR' IN TUNE By Ed Bark

HBO's Phil Spector succeeds on the strength of its two marquee thespians, Helen Mirren and Al Pacino...

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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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