The Starz company line regarding Flesh and Bone is that its costs and logistics skewered an initial plan to make it a year-to-year series and cut it down to a one-shot eight-hour miniseries...

2015

Nov

NETFLIX'S 'MASTER OF NONE' IS AZIZ ANSARI'S FULLY REALIZED COMEDY MASTERPIECE By Ed Bark

Aziz Ansari’s new comedy series, Master of None, is a total misnomer in terms of what its star and co-creator have wrought...

2015

Nov

OMINOUS MESSAGE FROM ‘AWKWARD’: OMG, WHAT IF HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS? By David Hinckley

High school ends for Jenna Hamilton on MTV’s “ Awkward Nov. 9, which it turns out will not mean the show is over. Way more terrifying, it also turns out that high school itself may never be over... Ever...

2015

Nov

DOCTOR WHO By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. The two-part episode The Zygon Invasion concludes tonight (if you missed Part 1, it’s repeated at 8 p.m. ET, before the start of tonight’s wrap-up). The Zygons are shape-shifters, which, considering their original shape (pictured), is understandable. But my question is, is the Clara we’re watching our familiar and beloved companion to the Doctor – or a shape-shifted alien?

2015

Nov

JACKIE: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS By David Bianculli

This two-hour documentary, examining the life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, is hosted by Natalie Morales of NBC’s Today. It utilizes the archives of NBC News, and emanates from the corporation’s Peacock Productions. So why is this special premiering on Reelz, rather than NBC? If that question ever is answered satisfactorily, it could be the Reelz story…

2015

Nov

ASH VS. EVIL DEAD By David Bianculli

Tonight’s second episode, having established the premise and introduced the new team of misfits surrounding Bruce Campbell’s Ash, gets even more action-packed – and gleefully over-the-top absurd.

2015

Nov

THE RETURNED By David Bianculli

On tonight’s episode, more of The Returned return. And as they congregate, in this atmospheric and enigmatic series, the plot thickens. So if you’re still with this subtitled French series, as you should be – coagulations!

2015

Nov

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Unfortunately, or at least unavoidably, the ratings for tonight’s episode are going to be “Huuuuuge!” The guest host tonight is Donald Trump. And the musical guest… well, really, who cares? For full stories about NBC’s booking of Trump on SNL, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes and Alex Strachan’s TV That Matters.

2015

Nov

AT 82, CHITA RIVERA'S STILL GOT 'A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO' By David Hinckley

Don’t count Chita Rivera among those surprised she’d still be headlining a Broadway musical at the age of 82. “I’m not amazed at all,” says Rivera. ...I feel sorry for kids today who take it easy.”

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