There’s nothing new under the conventional sitcom sun in CBS’ Man With A Plan. This doesn’t unduly matter for this amiable, amusing outing fronted by everybody’s favorite Friend, Matt LeBlanc...

2016

Oct

'MAN WITH A PLAN' NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD By David Hinckley

CBS’s new Matt LeBlanc sitcom Man With a Plan needs a Plan B...

2016

Oct

BECAUSE YOU’VE (STILL) LASTED THIS LONG By Eric Gould

We’re fans of Eliot Nelson’s daily rundown of the political news, “Huffpost Hill.” His column finishes with a “Because You’ve Read This Far” feature, usually a link to adorable animal videos...

2016

Oct

I'M BACK... AND I'M NOT DEAD YET By David Bianculli

Dear, dear TVWW readers: I’m back, I’m recovering, and, to quote Monty Python, I’m not dead yet. Thanks for your patience, and your loyalty, while I’ve been healing, glacially but gratefully…

2016

Oct

WHAT THE DEUCE? BBC AMERICA'S 'DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY' CAREENS INTO VIEW By Ed Bark

Trying to comprehend the intentionally absurd goings-on in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency may be completely beside the point...

2016

Oct

THE REVOLUTION THAT BROUGHT THE MUSICAL TO BROADWAY: ‘HAMILTON’S AMERICA’ By David Hinckley

A new documentary on the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton proves that even PBS can’t fully explain how some bottles can capture lightning...

2016

Oct

MIPCOM 2016: DAY ONE By Bill Brioux

CANNES, France — If you think TV is already peaking in North America, brace yourselves for a world of content spilling over from the rest of the world...

2016

Oct

WHAT HAPPENED TO LATINO ISSUES AT THE DEBATES? By David Hinckley

After all the passion that has swirled around immigration in this year’s election campaign, a curious thing happened in all three presidential debates: Latino-focused issues were hardly mentioned...

2016

Oct

FOX IS HOPING TIME HAS NOT WARPED 'ROCKY HORROR' By David Hinckley

One-shot musicals have had a modest renaissance on TV lately, but the real bet for Fox with its new version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is that a campy cult movie can win over a third generation...

2016

Oct

LAURIE'S BACK AND HULU'S GOT HIM IN ‘CHANCE’ By Ed Bark

Having played a surly doc on Fox’s long-running House and recently a villainous billionaire businessman in AMC’s acclaimed The Night Manager, estimable Hugh Laurie is back in M.D. mode for Hulu’s Chance...

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