Time may be running out on the dream of a Strike Back reunion. Okay, it was never all that likely that the stars of the recently concluded, ultra-macho Cinemax series, would somehow have a crossover reunion under the umbrella of their current NBC shows...

2015

Oct

WHEN IT COMES TO VIOLENCE, ABC'S NEW DRAMA MIGHT BE TOO 'WICKED' By David Hinckley

ABC’s new Wicked City reminds us that if you’re going to build a show around the slaughter of pretty young women, you better have both a good reason and a good plan, or else might end up just unpleasant...

2015

Oct

'THE SIMPSONS' HALLOWEEN IS ANNUAL GRISLY, USUAL SMART By David Hinckley

The annual "Treehouse of Horrors" episode of The Simpsons (Sunday, Oct. 25 on Fox, 8 p.m. ET) raises a life-or-death question. Why is The Simpsons still alive? Because even when you're sitting there groaning "Oh, no, not The Simpsons again," you laugh...

2015

Oct

RACHEL BLOOM: WHEN LOVE GOES 'CRAZY' By David Hinckley

Rachel Bloom thinks we need a reality check on at least two subjects, love and California, and she hopes Crazy Ex-Girlfriend can help...

2015

Oct

‘SUPERGIRL' FLIES BY THE OTHER CBS SUPERHEROES By David Hinckley

The new Supergirl that soars onto CBS Monday has left many TV geeks puzzled -- not about the show, but the destination. CBS? A superhero show on CBS? It seems startling. But it shouldn't...

2015

Oct

THE SURPRISE HIT OF THE SEASON SHOULDN'T BE ONE... A SURPRISE, THAT IS By David Hinckley

As someone who writes about television, I have to admit I wouldn’t have guessed that the hot-buzz TV ticket for fall would be the Republican presidential primary debates...

2015

Oct

'JESSE STONE' MAKES SWITCH, HALLMARK COOL By David Hinckley

When people talk about cool moves in television programming, the conversation will rarely include the word “Hallmark"...

2015

Oct

ROB LOWE FINDS 'THE GRINDER' ANYTHING BUT A GRIND By David Hinckley

While Rob Lowe’s character in the new Fox sitcom The Grinder may be more than slightly delusional, Lowe says his own life as he has passed the age of 50 has become, well, rather grounded...

2015

Oct

HE RACED FOR A BOMB TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM HITLER By David Hinckley

John Benjamin Hickey jokes that his role on Manhattan is both a great acting gig and a remedial college course...

2015

Oct

MARY TYLER MOORE: BEFORE HUMBLING LOU GRANT, SHE SHATTERED THE TV MOM By David Hinckley

PBS’s hour-long tribute to Mary Tyler Moore Tuesday mostly focuses on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which I suppose it should. When you’re talking Mary Tyler Moore, however, there are those among us whose go-to image isn’t Mary Richards. It’s Laura Petrie...

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