Kevin Spacey sure calls his shots well when playing a recurring character on series TV. The last time was 25 years ago, when he burst onto the scene as Mel Profitt on CBS’s Wiseguy. And now he’s back, in a show that’s a game-changer…

2013

Jan

‘LOST’ ACTOR DOMINIC MONAGHAN GOES ON TV QUEST FOR ‘WILD THINGS’ By David Bianculli

Dominic Monaghan, who played the ill-fated Charlie Pace on ABC’s Lost, attacks a true change-of-Pace role in his newest TV effort, a nature documentary series for BBC America…

2013

Jan

FOX BRINGS HOME THE BACON – AS IN KEVIN – IN ‘THE FOLLOWING’ By David Bianculli

Kevin Bacon has been on TV before, from soap operas as a young actor to telemovies as a mature one – but Fox’s The Following is his first turn as a series lead. And he’s excellent…

2013

Jan

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: KARL PILKINGTON IS BACK WITH MORE ‘IDIOT ABROAD,” THIS TIME WITH COMPANY By David Bianculli

Most sitcoms these days don’t make me crack so much as the hint of a smile. But whenever Karl Pilkington takes to the road for a TV travel series, I laugh out loud almost instantly…

2013

Jan

SUNDAY’S CABLE COMEDY WARS: HBO’S ‘GIRLS’ VS. SHOWTIME’S 'SHAMELESS', AND OTHERS By David Bianculli

HBO and Showtime butt heads, intentionally and aggressively, Sunday night, launching new seasons of their respective comedies directly opposite one another…

2013

Jan

IMPORTED MINISERIES OFFER MAXIPLEASURE – ‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ NOW, ‘SINGING DETECTIVE’ THEN By David Bianculli

Brilliant miniseries from England keep on coming: Downton Abbey returns with new episodes this weekend, on the 25^th anniversary of the importation of The Singing Detective…

2013

Jan

BY SELF-CENSORING MARVIN HAMLISCH TRIBUTE, PBS BROADCASTS NO 'TITS' AND SHOWS NO BALLS By David Bianculli

As one of its last acts of 2012, PBS presented a Live from Lincoln Center tribute to Marvin Hamlisch — a concert that timidly took the coward’s way out, and doesn’t bode well for 2013…

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