The Go-Go's set out to show that an all-female band could do all the things an all-male band could do, and they pretty much succeeded. That included making catchy records that became big hits...It also included serious internal friction..

2020

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'FRAYED,' ON HBO MAX, IS NOT A SHABBY SHOW By David Hinckley

The age of the plucky female antihero continues to unfold with Frayed, an Australian production that premieres in America on Thursday over HBO Max...

2020

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'THE WEIGHT OF GOLD': THE STEEPEST COST OF BEING AN OLYMPIAN ISN'T ALWAYS FINANCIAL By David Hinckley

Almost everyone knows the feeling of a letdown after a big event ends. You've been focusing on it for so long that once it actually happens, there's an inevitable after-sense of "okay, what now?"...

2020

Jul

THE WAR ON INFO: 'UNITED STATES OF CONSPIRACY' ON PBS By David Hinckley

Years before there was an Internet, radio understood the concept of click bait. You put someone on the air saying the most bizarre things anyone can imagine, and if he or she does it in a voice that's loud and engaging enough, it will entertain some of the audience...

2020

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'REBECKA MARTINSSON' RETURNS FOR SEASON 2 WITH, WELL, A DIFFERENT LOOK By David Hinckley

Now here’s an identity crisis for a TV character: Even the actress who plays you is different...

2020

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THE FINAL SEASON OF 'ROOM 104' ARRIVES ON HBO By David Hinckley

It hasn't been easy to make a TV series these last few years that feels different since the avalanche of programming has filled just about every crack. HBO's Room 104...achieves "different."...

2020

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THE TIDE OF SHARK-CENTRIC PROGRAMMING BEGINS WITH SHARKFEST 2020 ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL AND NATGEO WILD By David Hinckley

Nat Geo's annual plunge into the world of sharks, appropriately titled SHARKFEST, keeps getting bigger – and yet its core mission remains exactly what it has always been and probably always will be...

2020

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'THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS,' STARRING LAURA CARMICHAEL, IS A STRONG PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER By David Hinckley

Honestly, it's a little uncomfortable to see dramatizations about women whose need for a baby makes them criminally unbalanced...

2020

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'THE CAPTURE' IS A FANTASTIC THRILLER WITH A TIMELY THEME By David Hinckley

NBC's new Peacock service, which officially launches Wednesday, makes a smart bet by including the British series The Capture in its opening-day lineup...

2020

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'BRAVE NEW WORLD' REMINDS US WE NEED TO GET OUT OF OUR OWN WAY By David Hinckley

It's just as hard to create a Utopian community on TV, apparently, as it is in real life. In both cases, the problem stems from the inconvenient and annoying fact that even Utopian communities need to include people...

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