You hate to say this, for several reasons, but it can’t be avoided: Television’s worst big-league villain this year was Negan on The Walking Dead...

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'THE MICK' HAS BAD CHARACTER, MAYBE A SERIES By David Hinckley

You will excuse anyone who thinks the new Fox series The Mick could have been titled Aunt Buck...

2016

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A VINTAGE ‘DOLLY!’ BRINGS THE CLASSIC ‘TRIO’ BACK TO LIFE By David Hinckley

Fans of Trio, the fleeting musical collaboration among Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt, can find a rare glimpse of the group in action Monday night on getTV...

2016

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'CALL THE MIDWIFE' RELOCATES TO SOUTH AFRICA By David Hinckley

Unlike Downton Abbey, whose annual Christmas special didn’t cross the pond until February or March, the Call the Midwife Christmas special will again air on, yes, Christmas day...

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Dec

BENJAMIN BRATT GOES AGAINST TYPE IN 'STAR' By David Hinckley

When you’re hired for a TV show to play the guy who created the show, you’d think it might be a tough gig... Benjamin Bratt says no, that playing a struggling talent manager who lucks into representing a female trio is something he’s been quite enjoying...

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RUFUS SEWELL MAKES AN OLD CHARACTER TYPE NEW IN 'MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE' By David Hinckley

Rufus Sewell may play a loyal lieutenant of Adolf Hitler in Amazon’s Man in the High Castle, but this isn’t your grandfather’s Nazi. And Sewell knows it...

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PBS’ LIDIA BASTIANICH COOKS FOR – AND WITH – VETS DURING HER ‘HOLIDAY FOR HEROES’ By David Hinckley

Frankly, it shouldn’t be difficult for a professional chef to serve a holiday meal that military combat veterans would appreciate...

2016

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THE 'MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE' IS BACK ON AMAZON By David Hinckley

If it’s any consolation to fans of Amazon’s dark, mysterious and fascinating Man in the High Castle, the actors don’t know where it’s going, either...

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'NASHVILLE' COMES TO CMT WITH A LITTLE MORE COUNTRY By David Hinckley

Moving from ABC to CMT seems to have been almost a religious experience for Nashville...

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'STAR' IS OFF TO A FOGGY START By David Hinckley

The first episode of Star, Fox’s much-anticipated new show about a hot female singing trio, contains enough down-and-dirty drama to fill the life stories of a dozen girl groups...

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