Literature's most awakened central character finds himself amid a darkly "woke" re-imagining of his misdeeds in TV's latest adaptation of A Christmas Carol...

2019

Dec

FOX'S 'THE MOODYS' SERVES UP A CHRISTMAS OF DISCOMFORT AND JOY By Ed Bark

Put caustic Denis Leary amid holiday surroundings, and you won’t come away with any Hallmark goo on you. Well, maybe just a little...

2019

Nov

SPECTRUM'S 'MAD ABOUT YOU' REBOOT IS NOTHING TO GET UPSET ABOUT By Ed Bark

Reboot mania has slowed its frenetic pace this season, although not to a crawl just yet...

2019

Nov

BACK TO LIFE GIVES SHOWTIME A GEM OF A SHORTFORM SERIES By Ed Bark

Convicted of a murder she actually did commit (although unintentionally), a teen returns home 18 years later with hopes of becoming whole again if only people will let her...

2019

Nov

'THE MORNING SHOW' DAWNS ON APPLE TV+ – AND SHINES By Ed Bark

A promotional blitz has preceded the Nov. 1st dawning of Apple TV+ and its wealth of original content. In terms of star power and financial investment, though, one series rises and shines above the others. It's The Morning Show...

2019

Oct

HBO'S CHALLENGING, THRILLING 'WATCHMEN' NEVER STOPS MINDBENDING By Ed Bark

Getting an A+ for audacity doesn’t necessarily move one to the head of the class...

2019

Oct

'MODERN LOVE' GIVES AMAZON PRIME A NEW/OLD TAKE ON WHAT STILL MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND By Ed Bark

Being of a "certain age" helps if you're looking for a TV series with which to compare Amazon Prime's Modern Love...

2019

Oct

BESIDES VILLAINS, 'BATWOMAN' ALSO BATTLES THE COMIC SUPERHERO BLAHS By Ed Bark

Producer Greg Berlanti is to comic book superheroes what Donald Trump is to tweeting. They just can’t stop themselves...

2019

Oct

SPERM-SHARING ON A GRAND SCALE (WITH PARENTAL GUIDANCE NEEDED) IN FOX'S APPEALING 'ALMOST FAMILY' By Ed Bark

Standout performances and what looks to be a sure-fire, durable premise give Fox’s Almost Family the key ingredients of a potentially long-running, soapy serial drama...

2019

Sep

WALTON GOGGINS TAKES A BIG CHILL PILL AS FRONT MAN FOR CBS' 'THE UNICORN' By Ed Bark

Taking a break from playing a parade of unsavory weasels, Walton Goggins dials it way down as the star of CBS' The Unicorn...

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