The Brits have no equal in the annals of upper crust period dramas. And for the next seven Sundays, devoted fans of Downton Abbey will be in their own heavens on earth...

2013

Jan

THE SELF-INFLICTED DEBASING OF ANDERSON COOPER (AND HIS CREDIBILITY) By Ed Bark

CNN's Anderson Cooper, the face of his network whenever a big story breaks, really has no business calling himself a serious journalist anymore...

2012

Dec

NBC'S '1600 PENN' IS ITS OWN FISCAL CLIFF By Ed Bark

1600 Penn at best is a comedy that plunges off its own "fiscal cliff." Democrats and Republicans likely could unite to unanimously pass a bill in which they hereby declare, "Watch us on C-SPAN instead"...

2012

Nov

ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES: STARS AND THEIR SIGNATURE ROLES By Ed Bark

The death of J.R. Ewing — er, Larry Hagman — leaves us with another vivid reminder of television's power to imprint an actor or actress with a single, signature role...

2012

Nov

AN APPRECIATION: LARRY HAGMAN By Ed Bark

Few TV characters could match the on-screen wattage or off-screen eccentricities of Larry Martin Hagman...

2012

Nov

LIFETIME''S 'LIZ & DICK' A FESTIVAL OF ICK By Ed Bark

Lifetime's Liz & Dick exists for the sole exploitive purpose of baiting the masses with another heavy-duty show biz basket case...

2012

Nov

ROCKIN' THE PAST WITH HISTORY NETWORK'S "EPIC" 'MANKIND' By Ed Bark

Stuck on hyper-drive and stuffed with hyperbole, Mankind: The Story of All of Us is history a-go-go from a programmer that used to obey a few speed limits...

2012

Nov

TBS' 'WEDDING BAND' HITS A FEW BEATS By Ed Bark

The self-anointed "Very Funny" network at last rises to a modicum of merriment in Wedding Band...

2012

Nov

SAWYER, ROVE, TRUMP: AN ELECTION NIGHT TO REMEMBER By Ed Bark

Every election night has its moments, but this one was notable for the oddities contributed by ABC, Fox News Channel and NBC anchor Brian Williams...

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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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