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How 'Scandal' Changed TV
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The ABC show Scandal is ending its seventh and final season. The political thriller is the first Shonda Rhimes show to end on its own accord. We look back at the ground it broke.
'Scandal' Will Keep On Giving Long After Olivia Pope Handles Her Last Crisis
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
When the show premiered in 2012, it had been decades since network TV presented a drama starring a black woman. Scandal reshaped the landscape. Its final episode airs Thursday.
Netflix To Debut Its Rebooted Version Of 'Lost In Space'
Sunday, April 08, 2018
The 1960's classic TV show Lost in Space returns to Netflix in a new incarnation. It's still about the Robinson family but they're joined by other families headed from Earth to colonize a new world.
Steven Bochco Dies At 74. Created 'Hill Street Blues,' 'NYPD Blue'
Monday, April 02, 2018
Television writer and producer Steven Bochco was fighting cancer. He was responsible for a number of hit TV shows, including: Doogie Howser, M.D., Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.
TV Review: 'Legion'
Sunday, April 01, 2018
The FX show Legion returns for a second mind-bending season.
New 'Billions' Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
It seems like the definition of 1 percenters' problems dressed up as a TV series. But compelling characters and the subtext make it a must-watch.
2 High-Profile TV Shows Are Back: 'Roseanne' And 'The Americans'
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1980s and 90s returns to ABC Tuesday: Roseanne, starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman. Wednesday, the FX series The Americans begins its final season.
TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson
Monday, March 26, 2018
Steve Jobs and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and a stellar cast take on the tale of the rich and unhappy family of J. Paul Getty in the new TV series Trust, but how different is it from the film All the Money in the World?
With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Bill Hader stars in a new HBO series, Barry. He plays a paid assassin who takes on a job in Los Angeles only to discover a passion for acting.
TV Review: 'O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession?'
Monday, March 12, 2018
Fox aired a special Sunday night using tape from 2006, which hadn't been aired before, in which O.J. Simpson essentially admits to killing his wife Nicole, and her friend Ron Goldman.
Why The Revival Of 'American Idol' Might Just Work
Friday, March 09, 2018
ABC will revive Fox's onetime blockbuster music competition American Idol on Sunday. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the first episode reveals lots of reasons why the reboot was probably a bad idea — including a tarnished host in Ryan Seacrest. But there are also a couple of surprising arguments for why it just might work.
'Jessica Jones' Season 2 Is Full Of (Politically Inspired) Rage
Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg says, for season two, she and the show's writers channeled their anger over the 2016 election. "We walked in really pissed off," she says.
Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' Returns With 'Robbin' Season'
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Donald Glover's award-winning show returns to FX with a title that hints at its story — 'Atlanta Robbin' Season'. Because, as a character notes "everybody's gotta eat" and based on the trailer it looks like some robbing will go on.
Review: Hulu Debuts 'The Looming Tower'
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Hulu presents the scripted miniseries based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book about the rise of al-Qaida and the events which led to the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
Atlanta Is Experiencing A Film And TV Production Boom
Friday, February 23, 2018
More than 70 film and TV projects were shot in and around Atlanta in 2017. So many, the area has developed a permanent production industry.
Review: Super Bowl Halftime Show, Commercials
Monday, February 05, 2018
Super Bowl 52 was a terrific football game to watch. Our TV critic says the halftime show and the commercials were worth watching, but not quite as exciting as the on-field action.
Hanging With '2 Dope Queens' As Popular Podcast Gets HBO Special
Thursday, February 01, 2018
The popular podcast 2 Dope Queens started two years ago and now it's coming to TV in the form of four HBO comedy specials. The podcasts hosts, Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, talk about where the show's power and chemistry come from.
TV Review: Rose McGowan In 'Citizen Rose'
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
A TV series called Citizen Rose premiered Tuesday on E! It focuses on actress Rose McGowan, who has been one of the loudest voices protesting sexual harassment in Hollywood.
TV Review: 'Waco'
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Spike TV rebrands itself as Paramount TV with the debut of Waco, a six-part dramatic series on the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidians, which began a 51-day standoff.
Review: 'The Alienist'
Monday, January 22, 2018
The ambitious historical crime drama reveals an attempt by TNT to be grittier and more sophisticated. Our TV critic says it's a lavish production but not the home run TNT needs to redefine its brand.