Review: “Game of Thrones”
With apologies to a sci-fi classic, the fifth season of "Game of Thrones" could easily be subtitled "When Worlds Collide." Having spent four magnificent campaigns establishing various constituencies with claims...
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Review: ‘Louie,’ season five
The fifth season of "Louie" quickly feels like a microcosm of why the series is both widely admired and lightly watched. Featuring wild swings in tone, Louis C.K.'s deeply personal,...
Review: ‘The Comedians’
It's surprising to learn "The Comedians" was based on a Swedish series, since the execution feels highly personal and deeply rooted in the here-and-now U.S. Yet another program featuring actors...
Lifetime’s ‘Kosher Soul’ fails to exhibit much soul
African-Americans and Jews have weathered enough grief throughout their histories to survive "Kosher Soul," a silly Lifetime reality sitcom about black comic O'Neal McKnight and his Jewish bride-to-be, Miriam Sternoff....
TV Review: ‘The Hunt With John Walsh’
CNN is clearly still experimenting with the sort of nonfiction series the network can accommodate, as it seeks to wean itself off the ratings vagaries of the news cycle. And...
TV Review: Syfy’s ‘The Almighty Johnsons’
Occasionally, a lack of resources breeds ingenuity, and so it is with "The Almighty Johnsons," a Syfy import from New Zealand. The out-there premise -- four brothers, each of whom,...
TV Review: ‘Masters of Sex,’ Season 2
"Masters of Sex" turned out to be a wonderfully clever act of deception - a period soap opera, set against an organically salacious backdrop. This Showtime drama about the pioneering...
Emmy Nomination ‘Snubs:’ So Who Would You Give the Boot?
Michael Sheen is really, really good in Showtime's "Masters of Sex." And if push comes to shove, you could make a case for omitting Kevin Spacey or Jeff Daniels --...
2014 Emmy Awards: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fargo’ Lead Nominations
HBO again led the way in nominations for the 66th annual nighttime Emmy Awards , buoyed by the strong showing of new drama "True Detective" and the movie "The Normal...
Emmy Nominations Yield Celebration — And Second-Guessing (Analysis)
The abundance of quality programming and expanding number of options has created a logjam for the nighttime Emmy Awards, where the celebration over which shows earned nomination will inevitably give...