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2013

Mar

A&E REVISITS NORMAN AND HIS MOTHER WITH 'BATES MOTEL' By Ed Bark

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho still stirs the blood, quickens the pulse and generates sequels, remakes and now, a "contemporary prequel"...

2013

Mar

A LIMP LOOK AT A TOUGH SUBJECT By Ed Bark

The World According to Dick Cheney is nuts-and-bolts bland and overly deferential...

2013

Mar

OVATION'S 'SONG BY SONG' TELLS DOLLY'S STORIES By Ed Bark

Sunday's launch of Song By Song isn't likely to lure battalions of viewers, but maybe the ever-appealing Dolly Parton will be something of a drawing card...

2013

Mar

ABC'S RED WIDOW: MOB TIES SERVED WITH RUSSIAN DRESSING By Ed Bark

Fox set sail last fall with The Mob Doctor, which committed malpractice in the ratings. ABC's better rendered new Red Widow could just as easily be titled The Mob Mom...

2013

Mar

HISTORY CHANNEL FILLS SUNDAYS WITH VIKINGS AND THE BIBLE By Ed Bark

Still flush with the huge success of Hatfields & McCoys, History (Channel) doubles down Sunday night with a pair of scripted miniseries sharing violence and spirituality...

2013

Feb

CBS' 'GOLDEN BOY' NICELY PRIMES THE NETWORK'S CRIME PUMP By Ed Bark

Dead bodies are this network's lifeblood. And it always has room for one more...

2013

Feb

NATIONAL GEO'S 'KILLING LINCOLN' LACKS A PULSE By Ed Bark

Unlike the big-screen Lincoln, Nat Geo's Killing Lincoln cannot be accused of being rich in character development...

2013

Feb

BEYONCE TELLS HER STORY HER WAY IN HBO'S 'LIFE IS BUT A DREAM' By Ed Bark

Life Is But A Dream in reality doesn't give all that much. Still, it's a watchable film for those who just can't get enough of Beyonce...

2013

Feb

THE CLOCK'S ALREADY TICKING ON 'ZERO HOUR' By Ed Bark

Even though ABC remains addicted to far-fetched, string-along serial dramas, Zero Hour pretty much reflects its chances of making it to a second season next fall...

2013

Feb

'I'M DICKENS...HE'S FENSTER': THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION By Ed Bark

I'm Dickens … He's Fenster never got that deep. Nor was it a classic. But it's still good for some laughs as a prime-time TV artifact that arguably deserved a longer life...

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