Berlin Station has both an authentic look and feel. As with most cloak-and-dagger dramas, there’s a lot of following around while the mind games escalate and the sound track remains stuck in the key of ominous. Berlin Station so far looks like a series worth riding out...

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SERIES CREATOR BLENDS LBJ, REAGAN AND CLINTON TOGETHER TO MAKE ‘GRAVES’ By David Hinckley

It’s been another rough season for televised political satire... So it’s heartening that Epix’s new comic drama Graves seems to have found an unexplored path in this treacherous jungle...

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NICK NOLTE IS FORMER PRESIDENT ‘GRAVES’ AND HE SEEMS ODDLY FAMILIAR By Ed Bark

Nick Nolte is tattered, battered but still standing -- both as an actor and as former Republican President Richard Graves...

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WITH ‘GRAVES,’ NIA VARDALOS IS THRILLED TO BE PART OF THE ENSEMBLE By David Hinckley

Nia Vardalos has stepped away from My Big Fat Greek Wedding to deal with My Big Crazy Former President. And his ambitious wife...

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'GOLIATH' LOOMS LARGE IN THE AMAZON CONTENT CATALOGUE By David Hinckley

Amazon Prime’s new series Goliath doesn’t reinvent television drama. It just reminds us how good it can be when it’s done well...

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WITH 'WOLF CREEK,' THE BAD GUY MAY HAVE MET HIS MATCH By David Hinckley

Looking for a way to put some focus into the life of your indifferent teenager, the one who always seems vaguely exasperated and wants you mostly just to leave her alone?...

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POLITICS ON ICE By Eric Gould

Since you've made it through this unprecedented election season so far...

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BEST BETS UPDATE By David Bianculli

TVWW Update 10/08/16 — Well, TVWW readers, this last week saw a mighty blowhard force threaten the U.S., stressing out millions that lay in its erratic, unpredictable path. Hurricane Matthew was also in the news...

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'FALLING WATER' CONTINUES ON THE USA NETWORK'S NEWLY DARKER PATH By Ed Bark

Don’t be misled by the ill-fitting title, because USA’s Falling Water has nothing to do with either a very elementary weather forecast or a cooling, summertime slip ’n’ slide park...

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POWERFUL & EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES ON 'GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS' By David Hinckley

Whatever the reason for a new awards/performance special called GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends, any program that reminds us of our rich popular music history will have some merit and some moments...

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