If you're getting a little tired of shows like The Walking Dead taking the Zombie Apocalypse so doggone seriously, Daybreak might be your antidote...

2019

Oct

LOOKING AT 'LIFE FROM ABOVE' PROVIDES A SPECTACULAR VIEW By David Hinckley

Satellite photos of Earth haven't been a novelty for a while, but a new PBS series suggests that fact shouldn't diminish their wonder...

2019

Oct

DESPITE HELEN MIRREN AS THE LEAD, 'CATHERINE THE GREAT' IS ONLY GOOD By David Hinckley

It's disconcerting and almost painful to say that a lavish historical miniseries starring Helen Mirren is a bit disappointing...

2019

Oct

DESPITE THE BIG NAMES INVOLVED, 'MODERN LOVE' DOESN'T CREATE MUCH AFFECTION By David Hinckley

Amazon Prime’s well-promoted new Modern Love would seem to have it all: a great cast of A-list actors, a pre-tested story niche, and the promise of snappy half-hour episodes that won’t tax the modern attention span...

2019

Oct

'LOOKING FOR ALASKA' HAS FOUND ITS WAY TO HULU By David Hinckley

Some 14 years passed between the time John Green's Looking for Alaska became a prize-winning debut novel and the arrival of its video incarnation...

2019

Oct

ANOTHER PODCAST COMES TO VIDEO: 'LIMETOWN' ON FACEBOOK WATCH By David Hinckley

Podcasts have had problems in the transition to TV productions, and Limetown, whose 10-episode first season premieres Wednesday on Facebook Watch, doesn’t totally dodge that bullet...

2019

Oct

FOLLOWING SURVIVORS OF AN UNTHINKABLE HORROR ON CBS' 'LIVE TO TELL: THE CHOWCHILLA KIDNAPPING' By David Hinckley

There aren't many worse nightmares than being buried alive, and time doesn't make a buried-alive story any less chilling...

2019

Oct

IT'S A NEW 'NANCY DREW' ON THE CW By David Hinckley

The most devoted fans of the Nancy Drew mystery books may not be the primary target audience for the new Nancy Drew TV series that launches Wednesday. For the rest of us, and for those fans willing to give Nancy Drew 2.0 a shot, it's pretty cool...

2019

Oct

THE POPULAR AUSTRALIAN SERIES 'MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES' LANDS ON ACORN By David Hinckley

As streaming services jockey with increasing intensity for the rights to enticing content, Acorn has scored a coup worth noting...

2019

Oct

'BATWOMAN' ARRIVES AMID CONTROVERSY By David Hinckley

Batwoman has finally almost arrived, which means maybe we can take a break and consider the quaint question of whether it is an entertaining television show...

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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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