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2019

Dec

THE LATEST VIOLENT THRILLER IS HEADED BY ABIGAIL SPENCER ON 'REPRISAL' By David Hinckley

In a world where pretty much every disagreement is settled by brute force between large angry men, Doris Quinn might not seem like a fit...

2019

Dec

OCTAVIA SPENCER MUST REINVESTIGATE ON 'TRUTH BE TOLD' By David Hinckley

Few things are subtle in Truth Be Told, an unsettling new series about a journalist and her subject who are both looking for redemption...

2019

Dec

HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY DYSFUNCTION ISN'T A NEW IDEA, BUT 'THE MOODYS' MAKE IT ENJOYABLE TO WATCH By David Hinckley

The Moodys, a holiday-themed show that launches this week on Fox, might be described as a sitcom miniseries. And it kind of works...

2019

Dec

FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND ON SUNDANCE NOW, A MYSTERY SERIES WITH A TWIST By David Hinckley

Detective Sgt. Jessica Savage knows all about playing hurt...

2019

Dec

THE KILLINGS ON 'MIDSOMER MURDERS' RELOCATE TO ACORN By David Hinckley

Midsomer Murders, which some might call the British equivalent of Law & Order, returns for its 21^st season with a new U.S. home and an undiminished twinkle in its crime-solving eye...

2019

Nov

THE CRISIS OF 'THE PLASTIC PROBLEM' By David Hinckley

If you want to keep the mood light over holiday dinner, skip the PBS Thanksgiving Eve special on plastic waste...

2019

Nov

FAMILY DYSFUNCTION? YOU'LL FIND IT ON '15 DAYS' By David Hinckley

On the eve of the holiday we Americans traditionally celebrate by rounding up all family members, even the ones we don't really want to see, we’re getting a subtle gift from overseas...

2019

Nov

A FRENCH PROCEDURAL, 'BALTHAZAR,' IS WORTH INVESTIGATING By David Hinckley

Once upon a time, if you wanted to convey that a television character was a little wild or a little raffish, you gave that character a cigarette. For a variety of reasons – all of them good – that's become more problematic...

2019

Nov

'COLLEGE BEHIND BARS' ON THE CONTROVERSY OVER EDUCATING PRISONERS By David Hinckley

Up until 20 or 30 years ago, education was considered a standard component in prison rehabilitation programs...

2019

Nov

DESPITE ITS 'DOWNTON' PEDIGREE, 'THE CHAPERONE' IS LACKING By David Hinckley

At first blush, The Chaperone might seem like the perfect antidote for PBS viewers suffering from Downton Abbey withdrawal...

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