PBS Unveils Diverse Programming Slate in TCA Presentations
The breadth and depth of PBS’s upcoming programming was vividly demonstrated during its two-day portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Public television viewers can expect to see everything from explorations of some of the most divisive and controversial issues of our times on “Frontline,” “POV” and “Nova” including the misappropriation of data generated by social...
Cartoons, Comedy and Some Craziness Mark Cable Portion of TCA
Several large and controversial personalities dominated the proceedings during last week’s cable portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour, known as CTAM, which wrapped up Sunday at the Beverly Hilton. We’re talking people like Tom Arnold and Bobby Brown and on the comedic side, Jeff Goldblum and John Cleese, whose appearances stood out amongst the programs being presented by a plethora of networks, along with...
‘Versace,’ ‘The Orville’ and ‘Marvel’s Inhumans’ Showcased at TCA
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, close to 150 programs are presented to TV reporters, many of whom fly in from all over the country and Canada for the confab, which concluded last week. Some of the most talked about came at the end when ABC, Fox and FX each had a day to showcase their respective shows at the Beverly Hilton, with some presentations on the Fox lot. Here is the second part of our look at some...
The New ‘Will & Grace,’ ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘Menendez Murders’ Previewed at TCA
Even as news from outside the doors of the Beverly Hilton, including Disney pulling future programming from Netflix in favor of its own subscription service and Facebook producing original content roiled the traditional television ecosystem, networks continued to put their best and their brightest front and center for the second half of the Television Critics Association summer press tour. New and returning shows were presented by...
From Vietnam to the Amazon to Intergalactic Space, PBS Is Going There
All eyes were riveted on the monitors in a ballroom at the Beverly Hilton as clips from “The Vietnam War” unspooled. It was part of the PBS portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour and clearly, the public broadcaster’s pièce de résistance of its upcoming fall schedule. From acclaimed documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, who previously collaborated on “The War,” “Baseball” and “Prohibition,” “The Vietnam...
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