Cable is the cornucopia of the TV Critics Association press tours, showcasing some of the most serious dramatic offerings alongside some of the most preposterous reality shows. And more often than you would think, there are puppies...

2018

Jan

TNT'S 'THE ALIENIST' IS JUST THE LATEST DRAMA TO ACCENTUATE SERIAL KILLING By Ed Bark

The serial killings are gruesome, the cops are corrupt and the gumshoes are dedicated but always up against it...

2018

Jan

BREAKING BAD MARATHON By David Bianculli

I lose many hours from my life by being sucked into watching shows and movies I recommend in Bianculli’s Best Bets, even though I’ve seen them before. Just yesterday, I procrastinated, avoiding other duties, by watching a few hours of AMC’s Breaking Bad marathon, including the killer, legendary “Face Off” episode that ended the day’s mini-marathon. Was it as excellent as I remembered it? Yes. Absolutely. And today, the weekend retrospective, honoring the 10th

2018

Jan

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP: JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS By David Bianculli

History is all on the side of the New England Patriots for today’s AFC Championship Game. With QB Tom Brady (pictured) and coach Bill Belichick at the helm, the Patriots have fought their way to their seventh consecutive AFC title game. When playing at home, as they are here, they’re almost unbeatable, with a 5-1 record when the Super Bowl game is within reach. But the Jacksonville Jaguars frustrated and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers to get here, and the defense and pass rush were

2018

Jan

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP: MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES By David Bianculli

Both teams in today’s NFC Championship Game got here by surviving, and coming up big in, the final play of their previous playoff games. The Minnesota Vikings made not only the play of the year, but one of the most stunning plays in NFL history, by scoring a 61-yard touchdown (pictured), with 10 seconds left and no time outs, to wrest victory from the still-stunned New Orleans Saints. The Philadelphia Eagles, conversely, were in the position of the Saints, trying to preserve their lead, an

2018

Jan

THE 24TH ANNUAL SAG AWARDS By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: Kristen Bell, currently co-starring on NBC’s clever The Good Place, is the host of tonight’s 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will be simulcast on TBS and TNT. She’s the first female host in the history of the SAG Awards, but her achievement is even bigger than that. She’s the first host, period. Up until now, the SAG festivities have flown without a solo pilot.

2018

Jan

COUNTERPART By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: The two best things about this rather dark, mostly restrained fantasy show are that a) it’s got lots of moody location shooting from Berlin, where it’s set, and b) it’s got two great, mostly moody performances from its star, J.K. Simmons. The sci-fi premise of Counterpart is that a government experiment accidentally created a dimensional rift some 30 years ago, spawning a parallel universe whose existence, and access point, is known only to a few. Simmons plays

2018

Jan

VICTORIA ON MASTERPIECE By David Bianculli

In this second episode of Season 2, Victoria (Jenna Coleman) remains weary of two things: pregnancy, and the condescension of the men around her in court. She keeps finding herself in the family way – the Royal Family way, in her case – but she also finds a way around the rules, trappings, and men keeping her from wielding the power of the throne that already is hers. Check local listings.

2018

Jan

SHAMELESS By David Bianculli

The Gallaghers always have some sort of schemes going on, but the ones bubbling to the surface this season seem especially outrageous, even for them. Fiona (Emmy Rossum) keeps trying to advance as a landlady and homeowner, but her own streak of kindness appears to be backfiring on her. Meanwhile, Svetlana (Isidora Goreshter) is surfing the Internet for a sugar daddy, Ian (Cameron Monaghan) has backed into a surprise inspirational role as a local “gay Jesus,” and Frank (William H. Mac

2018

Jan

THE RESIDENT By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: St. Elsewhere and Grey’s Anatomy both began with new residents joining the staffs of hectic teaching hospitals. The Resident, a new series from Fox premiering after today’s NFC Championship game, takes the same approach. Lots of other things about this new medical drama are familiar, too, from the life-or-death operating-room twists to the behind-closed-hospital-doors sexual trysts and flirtations. But what kept me interested, as I watched the preview for this new se

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