NBC Upfronts: Three New Fall Shows
NBC kicks off the week of network upfronts — announcing plans for the upcoming TV season — by invoking its old phrase “Must See TV” for a Thursday night lineup…
‘The Sopranos’ Return for One Night
Ten years after it went off the air, “The Sopranos” briefly returned Wednesday in Washington, as its creator and a half dozen of its cast members were on hand as…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Happening Now
There are certain shows that require one to break down and get the streaming service subscription: “Orange is the New Black” and “House of Cards” on Netflix; “Transparent” on Amazon…
Nat Geo Hasn’t Fired Bill O’Reilly Yet
It was kind of a funny day for National Geographic to release its slate of new scripted development projects, ranging from “The Birth of the Pill” to the Ebola drama…
Season Three of ‘Fargo’ Finally Here
It may have seemed an impossible task to get the feel of the singular Cohen Brothers classic after which it is named, but Noah Hawley not only achieved that with…
A ‘Feud’ That Illuminates Women’s Roles
Delicious for its melding of Hollywood lore and golden age gossip, done up with a lavishness that is 10 times the budget of the pulpy film it portrays, “Feud: Bette…
Hawley’s Mind-Blowing New ‘Legion’
I grew out of superhero stories about the time I hit adulthood, so there’s little in the current crush of TV series from Marvel and DC to be of interest.…
A Best Bet for Militia Group Movie Night
Got a chilling feeling at the PBS portion of the TV Critics Association winter press tour last month. Of course it was happening just before the inauguration, but it was…
Keeping You Up to Midnight: A New ’24’
Those digital clock beeps, the still remarkable real-time format, the relentless action, the petty office politics -- the makers of "24: Legacy" (Fox, 10:30 p.m. or whenever the Super Bowl…
A Documentary Worthy of ‘Hamilton’
After a bestselling soundtrack, coffee table book, and record breaking run on Broadway, where it’s won 11 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, the much lauded “Hamilton” also now has…