The import series Brief Encounters proves again that while British actresses often seem as prim as their country’s reputation, they also love a chance to get naughty every so often...

2016

Oct

‘GOOD GIRLS REVOLT’ REVEALS THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS FIGHT OF THE SIXTIES By David Hinckley

In contrast to Vietnam War or Civil Rights protestors, the 1960s fighters in the women’s movement first had to convince some people there even was a problem...

2016

Oct

BEST BETS UPDATE 10/22/16 By David Bianculli

TVWW Update — Hey, there, faithful readers! David Bianculli here, and after months in the hospital and recuperating, I'm back -- doing Bianculli's Best Bets, at least, on a weekly basis until I get fully up to speed. (Thanks, Eric, for filling the void, and so entertainingly, in my absence.) And what a week for a comeback, starting with postseason baseball on Fox Sports 1, and more faux presidential debate buffoonery on NBC's Saturday Night Live...

2016

Oct

DOCS IN SMOCKS FIGHT THESE BATTLES IN CBS' BUNKER HILL-SET ‘PURE GENIUS’ By Ed Bark

The prognosis for a solid, quality drama series is at least cautiously optimistic when Jason Katims is at the controls...

2016

Oct

WILL ‘THE GREAT INDOORS’ GO THE WAY OF TOO MANY MAGAZINES? By David Hinckley

Many viewers will see the new CBS show The Great Indoors as a comedy. Some of us, however, will recognize that it’s really a tragedy...

2016

Oct

LET’S HOPE ‘PURE GENIUS’ TECHNOLOGY BECOMES A REALITY By David Hinckley

CBS’s Pure Genius is a medium-energy medical drama with a novel twist. It also has a more subtle level that’s potentially a little disturbing...

2016

Oct

MCHALE'S NADIR -- AS THE STAR OF CBS' NEW ‘THE GREAT INDOORS’ By Ed Bark

Ageism isn’t only aimed at today’s elders. In the sad case of CBS’ The Great Indoors (Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET), it can also be applied to millennials...

2016

Oct

SUNDANCE'S 'RECTIFY' HAS BEEN "DIFFICULT AND GRATIFYING" FOR ALL By David Hinckley

Don’t expect any neatly packaged ending for Sundance’s Rectify, whose fourth and final season premieres Wednesday (10/26), at 10 p.m. ET...

2016

Oct

THE BOOK WAS BETTER: ’THE DURRELLS ON CORFU’ A NICE TRY, BUT TV CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH By Alex Strachan

I first read My Family and Other Animals when I was a child..

2016

Oct

WILL 'WALKING DEAD' RUN DOWNHILL? By David Hinckley

EDITORS’ NOTE: NO SPOILERS ABOUT VICTIM As Walking Dead fans start to exhale after Sunday night’s brutal season 7 opener, here’s an incidental random thought: It may also have been the moment at which the show’s viewership peaked...

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