Disagreeable Murphy Mason wears her blindness like a suit of armor, repelling any inclinations to have a personal life beyond drinking, smoking and one-night stands. Save for one exception...

2019

Apr

THE ACT By David Bianculli

Hulu is rolling out new episodes of this very unsettling drama miniseries on a weekly basis, and the plot keeps getting thicker – just as the characters, almost all of them, keep getting deeper and more disturbing. Patricia Arquette and Joey King star.

2019

Apr

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS By David Bianculli

This very weird, dry vampire comedy series, based on the 2014 movie, gets its humor in some very unexpected places. Sure, there are the overall arching comedy bits about vampires vs. werewolves, and human vampire groupies seeking immortality – but who would have expected that this particular vampire clan, prodded by its visiting vampire leader from abroad to accelerate their domination of the new world, would embark upon that quest by infiltrating… local Staten Island politics?

2019

Apr

BROCKMIRE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Jim Brockmire (Hank Azaria) is back from rehab to start Season 3, and he’s taking this latest second chance seriously. This leads to some new co-stars, a new baseball team for which to provide his very colorful commentary – and, as the season progresses, a surprisingly poignant relationship with a ball player played by recurring guest star J.K. Simmons.

2019

Apr

THIS IS US By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: This is the season finale for this emotional rollercoaster of a show – and since it’s the last show of the season, and parts of it involve a newborn baby, expect to see some tears, and perhaps to shed some. And on TV tonight, This Is Us is about it.

2019

Apr

IS THE RETURN OF 'THE TWILIGHT ZONE' WORTH THE WAIT? By David Hinckley

The new Twilight Zone, plans for which have been simmering over seven years, finally emerges Monday on the pay-service CBS All Access...

2019

Apr

TALES OF THE EXPECTED By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Today on CBS All Access, that streaming subscription service presents the first episodes of The Twilight Zone, the new version of the classic Rod Serling anthology series from 60 years ago. The new Zone is hosted by Jordan Peele, who is one of its executive producers – and for my review of the new Twilight Zone on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, visit the Fresh Air website and for the review on TVWW, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. Meanwhile, it&rsqu

2019

Apr

BATTLE OF THE MASKED NETWORK STARS By David Bianculli

SPECIAL PREMIERE: Once again, TV proves, as Fred Allen once observed, that imitation is the sincerest form of television. Because Masked Singer was such an instant success for Fox, the competition noticed just as instantly. And ABC, which ushered in the whole celebrity-competition genre in the 1970s with its tacky Battle of the Network Stars celebrity “track meets,” revives the concept and adds a hidden costumed aspect. Which is brilliant, in a way, because this way, viewers have to

2019

Apr

RERUN THEATRE By David Bianculli

SNEAK PREVIEW: This idea originated during the most recent TV writers’ strike, but was shelved when the strike ended earlier than some had predicted. Only now, with a potential strike on the agency side of the business, the concept is being revived, with contracts signed hastily before any strike may be called. The idea is to take existing, already written scripts from classic TV episodes, and have them enacted by today’s performers in doubleheader specials: first the originals, then

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