‘Nobody Wants This’ review: When menschy met blabby
The Netflix rom-com starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody is a comedy with actual jokes (!) from show creator Erin Foster, who has loosely based it on her own experiences.
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Column: On its 40th anniversary, ‘Murder, She Wrote’ remains one of the best of its kind
A look at what makes the show and Angela Lansbury’s performance of Jessica Fletcher so enduring … and why those qualities are missing in more recent case-of-the-week shows.
‘Brilliant Minds’ review: Paging TV’s latest doctor genius
"Brilliant Minds" follows the same template as the long running medical drama “House,” but with a focus on neurology and a less-prickly guy at its center, played by Zachary Quinto.
‘Matlock’ review: Kathy Bates stars, but this is not your grandparents’ legal drama
The original “Matlock” was a reimagining of the "Perry Mason" legal drama. The new version starring Kathy Bates isn’t quite a reboot, but nothing gets green-lit today that’s not IP.
Column: Forget labels like ‘Dad TV,’ general audiences are broader than we think
Netflix's "Rebel Ridge" and "The Perfect Couple" are wildly different but both were made with general audiences in mind.
Column: At the 76th Emmys, the Academy looked backwards … and 5 other observations
Hollywood is in flux and turmoil. So was it any surprise the 76th Emmy Awards chose to look backwards, hoping nostalgia would do the work of getting audiences excited about...
‘High Potential’ review: The Erin Brockovich of police procedurals
ABC’s new case-of-the-week series stars Kaitlin Olson as a single mom and former cleaning woman with a great eye (and memory) for detail, who works with the LAPD as an...
‘How to Die Alone’ review: A 35-year-old airport worker pulls herself out of a rut
In this new Hulu comedy, creator and star Natasha Rothwell plays a depressed millennial who makes small but meaningful changes in her life after a brush with death.
‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ review: A legendary show’s origins are examined
David Chase talks about his New Jersey-based mob show "The Sopranos" and the ways in which his own mother was inspiration for a key character.
‘The Perfect Couple’ review: Netflix channels ‘Big Little Lies’ with a murder mystery, an upscale coastal setting and Nicole Kidman
This series is the equivalent of a beach read — it has “general audience” written all over it. It’s trash but high-toned trash, which is wonderfully pleasurable when done well.