Did NBC commit one of the dumbest editorial decisions in broadcast TV history during its coverage of the Olympic Closing Ceremony? Tell us what you think...

2012

Aug

CHEF RAMSAY LAUNCHES HIS FOURTH FOX SERIES By Ed Bark

Hotel Hell is every bit as watchable — in a morbidly fascinating way — as Gordon Ramsay's other Fox crock pots...

2012

Aug

TNT'S 'MAJOR CRIMES' PICKS UP WHERE 'THE CLOSER' ENDS By Ed Bark

Is it a crime to say that the continuation of The Closer under a new title might be a better series without Kyra Sedgwick?

2012

Aug

TELEVISION'S MILITARY-INSPIRED BATTLE OF THE STARS By Ed Bark

"Real heroes. Real bullets. Real danger," proclaims Stars Earn Stripes co-host General Wesley Clark, as celebrities engage in "missions reminiscent of counter-insurgencies"...

2012

Aug

ANOTHER NBC SNEAK PREVIEW: 'ANIMAL PRACTICE' By Ed Bark

NBC's Animal Practice — yes, the one with the monkey — is being sneak-previewed after the Olympic closing ceremonies. And guess who steals the show...

2012

Aug

NBC OFFERS A SNEAK PEEK AT 'GO ON' By Ed Bark

NBC so far has done an odd job of hiding the fact that the new Matthew Perry sitcom, Go On, is being sneak-previewed following the network's Wednesday Olympics coverage...

2012

Aug

RECALLING A CONVERSATION WITH, AND THE TV WORK OF, GORE VIDAL By Ed Bark

Gore Vidal was very seldom warm to the touch — and only during highly irregular weak moments...

2012

Aug

NBC'S PRIME-TIME OLYMPICS: RATINGS STILL ON A HIGH By Ed Bark

Despite the Olympics' large viewership, blogosphere detractors continue to tar and feather the evil Peacock...

2012

Jul

NEW HBO DOC FOCUSES ON YESTERDAY'S SUPERMODELS By Ed Bark

The supermodels sharing insights in HBO's About Face are hardly Model Ts, but are still far removed from their days as A-list, pouty-lipped clothes mares...

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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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