It's a relatively safe bet that we won't be hearing any Garth Brooks music on High Fidelity, the TV adaptation of Nick Hornby's marvelous 1995 novel about people who work in a record store...

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'UTOPIA FALLS' MIGHT BE A SCI-FI MUSICAL, BUT THERE'S NOTHING NEW HERE By David Hinckley

Utopian communities of the future work out about as well on television as utopian communities of the past worked out in real life...

2020

Feb

DELVING DEEPER INTO THE HISTORY OF MEXICO'S ILLEGAL DRUG BUSINESS ON 'NARCOS: MEXICO' By David Hinckley

The romantic view of marijuana as a bit of harmless good-time fun takes a hit in the resumption of the Netflix series Narcos...

2020

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'FOR LIFE' TRIES TOO HARD BUT DON'T CONVICT IT TOO QUICKLY By David Hinckley

The real-life tale of Isaac Wright Jr., who lawyered himself out of a wrongful drug conviction and a lengthy prison sentence, needs no enhancement...

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IF YOU LIKE A LITTLE COMEDY WITH YOUR MURDER, TRY 'AGATHA RAISIN' By David Hinckley

Whether or not it was a deliberate strategy, British TV producers were smart to have begun exploring the lighter side of murder...

2020

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THE FINAL SEASON OF 'HOMELAND' COMPLETES A LONG JOURNEY By David Hinckley

Watching the final season of Homeland feels like watching the two veteran stars of your favorite team suit up for one last game – battered, bruised, haunted by the ghosts of teammates and battles past, yet determined to find a way somehow not to lose...

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'POWER' IS GIVING US AN ENDING SO WHY CAN'T EVERYONE ELSE DO THE SAME? By David Hinckley

My grandkids can be sitting on a ski lift in Colorado, punch a few keys on their phone and add a song to their kitchen music playlist in Baltimore...

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'MYTHIC QUEST: RAVEN'S BANQUET' IS A GAME WORTH PLAYING By David Hinckley

You don't have to be a video gamer to appreciate how a new Apple+ series shreds the game development world...

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'KATY KEENE,' THE 'RIVERDALE' SPIN-OFF ARRIVES AT THE CW By David Hinckley

The new CW drama Katy Keene officially spins off from its popular teammate Riverdale. Even a cursory glance at its DNA, though, confirms its parentage lies just as strongly in The Devil Wears Prada...

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David Hinckley

David Hinckley first grasped the power of television when, at the age of 8, he bullied his parents into buying a basset hound like Cleo on The People’s Choice. He named her Cleo. Somewhat more recently, he worked for 35 years at The New York Daily News, the last seven covering television.

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