The NBC network, flailing and failing in prime-time and now an early morning loser as well, is again preparing a coffin for the one guy who’s still winning...

2013

Mar

YOU CAN JUDGE A SYFY FLICK BY ITS TITLE By Ed Bark

In the proud tradition of Sharktopus, Mansquito and Mongolian Death Worm, Syfy presents Chupacabra vs The Alamo...

2013

Mar

A&E REVISITS NORMAN AND HIS MOTHER WITH 'BATES MOTEL' By Ed Bark

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho still stirs the blood, quickens the pulse and generates sequels, remakes and now, a "contemporary prequel"...

2013

Mar

A LIMP LOOK AT A TOUGH SUBJECT By Ed Bark

The World According to Dick Cheney is nuts-and-bolts bland and overly deferential...

2013

Mar

OVATION'S 'SONG BY SONG' TELLS DOLLY'S STORIES By Ed Bark

Sunday's launch of Song By Song isn't likely to lure battalions of viewers, but maybe the ever-appealing Dolly Parton will be something of a drawing card...

2013

Mar

ABC'S RED WIDOW: MOB TIES SERVED WITH RUSSIAN DRESSING By Ed Bark

Fox set sail last fall with The Mob Doctor, which committed malpractice in the ratings. ABC's better rendered new Red Widow could just as easily be titled The Mob Mom...

2013

Mar

HISTORY CHANNEL FILLS SUNDAYS WITH VIKINGS AND THE BIBLE By Ed Bark

Still flush with the huge success of Hatfields & McCoys, History (Channel) doubles down Sunday night with a pair of scripted miniseries sharing violence and spirituality...

2013

Feb

CBS' 'GOLDEN BOY' NICELY PRIMES THE NETWORK'S CRIME PUMP By Ed Bark

Dead bodies are this network's lifeblood. And it always has room for one more...

2013

Feb

NATIONAL GEO'S 'KILLING LINCOLN' LACKS A PULSE By Ed Bark

Unlike the big-screen Lincoln, Nat Geo's Killing Lincoln cannot be accused of being rich in character development...

2013

Feb

BEYONCE TELLS HER STORY HER WAY IN HBO'S 'LIFE IS BUT A DREAM' By Ed Bark

Life Is But A Dream in reality doesn't give all that much. Still, it's a watchable film for those who just can't get enough of Beyonce...

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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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