When Kevin Reilly was hired to run the Turner entertainment networks, he said he wanted something different. The new sitcom People of Earth, which debuts on TBS Monday at 9 p.m. ET, suggests his troops have gotten the message...

2016

Oct

IN 'BRIEF ENCOUNTERS,' WOMEN FIND A WAY TO MAKE MONEY THAT COULD BE UNMENTIONABLE By David Hinckley

The import series Brief Encounters proves again that while British actresses often seem as prim as their country’s reputation, they also love a chance to get naughty every so often...

2016

Oct

‘GOOD GIRLS REVOLT’ REVEALS THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS FIGHT OF THE SIXTIES By David Hinckley

In contrast to Vietnam War or Civil Rights protestors, the 1960s fighters in the women’s movement first had to convince some people there even was a problem...

2016

Oct

WILL ‘THE GREAT INDOORS’ GO THE WAY OF TOO MANY MAGAZINES? By David Hinckley

Many viewers will see the new CBS show The Great Indoors as a comedy. Some of us, however, will recognize that it’s really a tragedy...

2016

Oct

LET’S HOPE ‘PURE GENIUS’ TECHNOLOGY BECOMES A REALITY By David Hinckley

CBS’s Pure Genius is a medium-energy medical drama with a novel twist. It also has a more subtle level that’s potentially a little disturbing...

2016

Oct

SUNDANCE'S 'RECTIFY' HAS BEEN "DIFFICULT AND GRATIFYING" FOR ALL By David Hinckley

Don’t expect any neatly packaged ending for Sundance’s Rectify, whose fourth and final season premieres Wednesday (10/26), at 10 p.m. ET...

2016

Oct

WILL 'WALKING DEAD' RUN DOWNHILL? By David Hinckley

EDITORS’ NOTE: NO SPOILERS ABOUT VICTIM As Walking Dead fans start to exhale after Sunday night’s brutal season 7 opener, here’s an incidental random thought: It may also have been the moment at which the show’s viewership peaked...

2016

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'MAN WITH A PLAN' NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD By David Hinckley

CBS’s new Matt LeBlanc sitcom Man With a Plan needs a Plan B...

2016

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THE REVOLUTION THAT BROUGHT THE MUSICAL TO BROADWAY: ‘HAMILTON’S AMERICA’ By David Hinckley

A new documentary on the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton proves that even PBS can’t fully explain how some bottles can capture lightning...

2016

Oct

WHAT HAPPENED TO LATINO ISSUES AT THE DEBATES? By David Hinckley

After all the passion that has swirled around immigration in this year’s election campaign, a curious thing happened in all three presidential debates: Latino-focused issues were hardly mentioned...

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