‘Preacher,’ Latest Comic Book Adaptation
AMC must buy its blood by the tanker truck. So after amassing huge audiences for “The Walking Dead,” it’s about to spill some more, amid explosions, elaborate fights and other…
Maria Bamford’s Brilliant ‘Dynamite’
You may remember Maria Bamford from her manic portrayal of a Christmas shopper in a series of Target ads a couple of years back. Turns out that quirk in her…
The CW Upfronts: ‘Supergirl’ and Archie
The CW wrapped up upfront week with an announcement of its own upcoming TV season, where “Supergirl” swoops in from big sister CBS along with three new series, one of…
CBS Upfronts: Twice the Comedies
CBS plans double the comedy and add a lot of familiar faces to its 2016-17 season. Eight new shows were announced for the network at its upfront session Wednesday. Five…
ABC Upfronts: The Most New Fall Shows
ABC may have the most new shows on the fall schedule than any other broadcast network, according to its upfront announcement today. Of nine new series on the 2016-2017 roster,…
Fox Upfronts: Reboots Abound for 2016-17
Fox showed its first schedule in more than a decade with out an “American Idol,” but even a lot of the titles of their 13 new shows sounded familiar, with…
NBC Upfronts: Just Three New Fall Shows
NBC began the springtime ritual of broadcast network upfronts Sunday — a time when the network show their roster for the coming TV season in order to lure advertising enthusiasm.…
All Your Shows Are Going Away
Broadcast networks are clearing the decks in anticipation of next week’s up-fronts, when they announce rosters of new shows they hope will do a little better. Until then, the damage…
Remembering Janis Joplin on PBS
This year’s been a bruising one for musician loss, with David Bowie’s death followed by those of Merle Haggard and Prince. But it was almost more showing in 1970 when…
Stage Review: ‘Black Pearl Sings!’
The song hunting expeditions of early 20th century musicologists, scouring rural backwoods to find tunes that have been become part of the nation’s fabric — as well as discovering authentic,…