Category Archives: Summer TV Press Tour

Say Hello to FX’s New ‘Mr Inbetween’

By Roger Catlin | Published: September 25, 2018

Amid the avalanche of mediocrities premiering this week on broadcast TV, one shining spot will be the fleeting new Australian import “Mr Inbetween” (FX, 10 p.m.). It can be found in the corners of cable, premiering after “Mayans M.C.” (FX, 9 p.m.) in half hour slots. They’ll play two episodes of the six-episode season over [...]

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Nixon Introduces Jane Fonda Documentary

By Roger Catlin | Published: September 25, 2018

The lengthy documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts” (HBO, 8 p.m.) begins not with any men who define four of the five “acts” in which the film is divided. It starts with Richard Nixon on one of his tapes, just musing. “Jane Fonda,” he says on the tape from September, 1971. “What in the world [...]

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TCA: The Small Presence of the Big Three

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 11, 2018

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — You’d hardly know today that the the TV Critics Association and its press tours were built around what was once known as the Big Three networks. Several days were dedicated to the programming fare of ABC, NBC and CBS. Among the many changes at press tour, including the switch of the [...]

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The Last of ‘Homeland’ on Way

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 11, 2018

The upcoming season of “Homeland,” its eighth, will be its last, Showtime entertainment chief David Nevins said in his session at the TCA summer press tour. Creator Alex Gansa Alex Gansa will be bringing the show “to its proper conclusion,” Nevins said. But it wasn’t a cancellation, he emphasized. “When you tweet this out, I [...]

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FX: Upcoming ‘Fargo’ to star Chris Rock

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 7, 2018

 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Easily the most welcome news at press tour has been the announcement of the fourth season plans for “Fargo,” Noah Hawley’s striking FX series inspired by the Coen Brothers film. Each season is in a different place and time and the details of what may well be the final season next [...]

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The Welcoming World of ‘Lodge 49′

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 6, 2018

Jim Gavin was raised in Southern California – specifically Long Beach, where the quirks and characters of the sun-kissed area belted the strip malls, and the struggles on the ground. It informed both his acclaimed 2013 collection of short stories “Middle Men” and now the charming, low key series “Lodge 49″ (AMC, 10 p.m.). “’Middle Men,’ [...]

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‘The Americans’ Sweep TCA Awards

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 6, 2018

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The gathering clouds of Russian spying carried over to the TV Critics Association’s 34th TCA Awards ceremony Saturday, with “The Americans” winning program of the year, outstanding drama and outstanding individual achievement in drama for Keri Russell. The awards came against such strong nominees as last year’s winner “The Handmaid’s Tale,” [...]

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Sunday TV: Going Live from Yellowstone

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 5, 2018

What’s going on in Yellowstone tonight? Thirty-five cameras will be aimed from 25 locations at the landscape, natural events like Old Faithful or any of the 400 animal species in the first of a four night event called “Yellowstone Live” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) hosted by Josh Elliott and Chris Packham. “Wildlife television is usually [...]

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Fox Day at Press Tour Turns Weird

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 5, 2018

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Things were already getting squirrelly a week into the TV Critics Association summer press tour, after the usual dizzying barrage of cable, streaming and public television panels. The parade of broadcast networks was only just getting started. Then all of a sudden, a woozy surrealism broke through, complete with a 12-foot [...]

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When Movie Stars Invade Press Tour

By Roger Catlin | Published: August 1, 2018

As high-quality as television has been over the past decade or more, there are still moments when movie stars can still cause their own commotion by their mere presence. It’s been happening at the TV Critics Association summer press tour in recent days, with a pair of box office stars appearing on behalf of impending [...]

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