Now we know why Fear the Walking Dead often had so little action this past season. All the battle choreographers and special effects producers had been sent over to the set of The Walking Dead...

2019

Oct

SEASON 3 OF 'GOLIATH' ARRIVES ON AMAZON By David Hinckley

Billy McBride either didn't watch the movie Chinatown or trusts that history won't repeat itself...

2019

Oct

SEASON 7 OF 'THE BLACKLIST,' AND IT STILL FEELS FRESH By David Hinckley

As long as there has been television, this has been standard practice for serial dramas: Keep viewers intrigued by a long-arc backstory while also satisfying them with a case of the week...

2019

Oct

THE RIVETING NEW SEASON OF 'PEAKY BLINDERS' ARRIVES ON NETFLIX By David Hinckley

Peaky Blinders still sounds like a silly British slapstick romp. That's until you watch it and realize it's a dark, compelling Irish mob drama...

2019

Oct

FOX'S 'ALMOST FAMILY' BRINGS ANOTHER IMMORAL DAD TO PRIMETIME By David Hinckley

In pretty much any other television season, Timothy Hutton's Dr. Leon Bechley would run away with the coveted "worst father of the year" award...

2019

Oct

SEASON 2 OF 'SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS' DEBUTS ON FACEBOOK WATCH By David Hinckley

For obvious reasons, few TV shows focus on grief. It tends to feel, well, depressing...

2019

Sep

EPIX DEBUTS 'GODFATHER OF HARLEM,' THE STORY OF REAL LIFE MOBSTER BUMPY JOHNSON By David Hinckley

With Godfather of Harlem, organized crime continues its steady march toward becoming one of America's leading racial levelers...

2019

Sep

THE FINAL SEASON OF 'POLDARK' BEGINS By David Hinckley

Oh, look. There are the mighty cliffs of Cornwall, sweeping down to the ocean, and galloping along the earthen pathways of those cliffs is a rider astride a noble steed...

2019

Sep

THE LATEST FROM RYAN MURPHY, 'THE POLITICIAN,' MAKES ITS DEBUT ON NETFLIX By David Hinckley

When he's not tethered to a real-life story, Ryan Murphy loves to fill his dramas and his characters with sudden quirky turns...

2019

Sep

SEASON 9 OF 'DOC MARTIN' HAS ARRIVED By David Hinckley

Doc Martin has returned. Finally. And pretty much nothing has changed. Whew...

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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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