When Empire arrived six years ago, it brought waves of optimism. The show would be the best of both worlds: The music would be vibrant – R-&-B, rap, pop, more – and the stories would have a Shakespearean influence...

2019

Dec

'KENNEDY CENTER HONORS' CELEBRATES A VARIETY OF LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS By Mike Hughes

One of TV's annual gems returns Sunday – feeling a little different than in its past...

2019

Dec

THE STORY BEHIND A 'WORK IN PROGRESS' By Mike Hughes

When it's time to make a series pilot, TV people open up the bank vault. The Game of Thrones pilot has been reported at $5-to-10 million. Lost was said to be $10-to-14 million, including buying an old plane...

2019

Dec

TALKING ABOUT THE POWER OF 'REPRISAL' AT TCA By Mike Hughes

People can fit any image they'd like. They can be dark leather or pink fluff, or both, switching from day-to-day...

2019

Dec

A RARE OCCURRENCE – WORTHY NEW TV IN DECEMBER By Mike Hughes

Each December, our TV expectations become lower or looser...

2019

Nov

WITH HIS FILM PLAYING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S TIME TO REMEMBER MISTER ROGERS By Mike Hughes

TV critics are used to pomp and hype, to overstuffed praise for shows in development. So it's refreshing when we get the opposite: That was the day Fred Rogers showed up...

2019

Nov

AFTER 35 YEARS, A NEW E.P. TAKES OVER AT 'MASTERPIECE' By Mike Hughes

The Rebecca Eaton era is ending at Masterpiece. It has been, well, mostly masterful...

2019

Nov

THE DANGER AND HOPE OF SYRIA THROUGH A FAMILY'S EYES: 'FOR SAMA' By Mike Hughes

A decade ago, Waad al-Kateab stepped into a new life. She was 18 and idealistic...a freshman at the massive University of Aleppo, in Syria. Then war changed everything...

2019

Nov

REMEMBRANCE OF A REVERED NBC EXECUTIVE: RICK LUDWIN By Mike Hughes

As "Weekend Update" ended on Saturday Night Live (11/16), a memorial photo of Rick Ludwin was shown. That must have confused viewers...

2019

Nov

BACKGROUND ON HULU'S 'DOLLFACE' By Mike Hughes

A talented actress, we're told, can ignore all distractions...

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Mike Hughes

Mike Hughes remembers watching a TV show in which a man simply played records. He thinks TV is much better now. With Gannett News Service, his television stories went to 100 newspapers; with TV America, they go to considerably fewer, but he still seems happy. Read more at www.mikehughes.tv

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