Sharks, Superheroes, Police, Presidents. They’re All Coming Soon to Your TV Screen!
The second half of the semi-annual Television Critics Association press tour may have started with the campy “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” but it ended with the real-life drama of historic events like the FDR presidency and the Watergate scandal. In between was a vast array of programming, including three new series based upon well-known DC Comics characters, “Constantine” (NBC), “The Flash” (CW) and “Gotham” (Fox). New and returning...
From AMC to Reelz, Everything You Need to Know About New Shows
“I write as slow as mud,” said Vince Gilligan, in explaining the delay of the highly anticipated drama series “Better Call Saul”– a companion piece to the vaunted “Breaking Bad ”– now set to air next year on AMC from its original premiere set for this fall. Gilligan’s discussion of his meticulous creative process with writing/producing partner Peter Gould was just one of the highlights of the cable and digital portion of...
Tuesday Night TV: Tyrant vs. Motor City Masters–Both Involve Hot Cars
Long gone, it seems, are the days when summer was a television wasteland filled with repeats. In fact, the small screen is beginning to rival the big screen with one potential blockbuster after another hitting the airwaves. Just this month alone, big-budget, heavily-marketed new shows including Starz’ “Power,” TNT’s “Murder in the First” and “The Last Ship,” ABC’s “Rising Star,” Syfy’s “Dominion” and BBC America’s “The...
Orange is the New Black, Fargo Dominate Critics’ Choice for Best TV of the Year
What a difference a year makes for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, the 4rd annual edition of which was held June 19 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. It was the first time in its short history that the awardscast was televised, broadcast live on the East Coast on the CW Network and tape-delayed on the West at 8 p.m. That meant that instead of last year’s 2 ½...
Billy Bob Thornton Tells All About the Killer End of FX’s Fargo
The 1996 Coen brothers film “Fargo” made about $60 million at the box office — its production budget was $7 million — and won two Academy Awards, for best original screenplay and best actress for its star, Frances McDormand. Over the years, its cult status has become more and more entrenched. So much so that the film was used as the inspiration for FX’s just-concluded 10-part series using the same title, with the...
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