I only ran into Bob Hope once, but from that brief encounter, I fully believe a central premise of PBS’s American Masters special on this comedy virtuoso...

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ROSE MARIE 1923 – 2017 By David Hinckley

One of the great quartets in TV sitcom history just lost its raspy alto...

2017

Dec

A PARTIAL LIST OF THOSE WE'VE LOST THIS YEAR – TV CHARACTERS, THAT IS By David Hinckley

We all know TV shows where any character, no matter how likable or central to the storyline, could be whacked as quickly as you can say “Red wedding!” or “Lucille!”...

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Dec

'SECRETS OF SPANISH FLORIDA' ON AMERICA'S EARLIEST SETTLERS By David Hinckley

PBS’s new documentary Secrets of Spanish Florida tells a fascinating story and makes a compelling case for serious revision of America’s colonial history...

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Dec

THE DWINDLING BRITISH EMPIRE IS THE SUBJECT OF 'THE LAST POST' By David Hinckley

When most people think of Britain in 1965, they think of rock ‘n’ roll bands, trendy clothes, and Swinging London...

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Dec

'ERIC IDLE'S THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE' COMES TO PBS By David Hinckley

If you’re feeling holiday overload and were just thinking you could use an hour of pure silly fun about astrophysics, PBS grants your wish with Eric Idle’s The Entire Universe...

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THE TRUE STORY OF AN ACT OF RELIGIOUS REBELLION: HBO’S ‘GUNPOWDER’ By David Hinckley

If you want to be depressed in a million ways, to flip the sentiment of a popular holiday song, watch Gunpowder, HBO’s new miniseries on one of history’s biggest foiled insurrection plots...

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'L' ACCIDENT' STREAMING ON ACORN By David Hinckley

The French mystery L'Accident may remind some viewers of Broadchurch, because there are stretches when the villain seems to be the picturesque coastal village where the story is set...

2017

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‘LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX’ TAKES AN ADORING LOOK AT LOVE By David Hinckley

Don’t blink or you could miss the whole fourth season of PBS’s Last Tango in Halifax...

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JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME IS HIMSELF AND ‘JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON’ ON AMAZON PRIME By David Hinckley

I admit it: Back in the day, I was a sucker for Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. I make no excuses. I just was...

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