FX’s powerful historical drama Shōgun was the big winner Friday night at the 40th annual Television Critics Association Awards. The lavishly-produced, first-year series took home four wins including the Program of the Year Award. It also was voted the 2023-24 season’s Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Outstanding New Program. In addition, it earned an Individual
Just yesterday, I was watching one of my 16mm film prints of CBS sports reels used to promote seasonal programming back in the ’60s and ’70s. Some early ones featured OJ Simpson back when he was a star running back, first in college at USC and later as a member of the Buffalo Bills. Simpson
Friday is always a big launch day for streaming services, but especially in the first weekend of summer. If you subscribe, therefore, to Netflix, Disney+, Peacock, Hulu or others, you should fine something fun to watch this weekend. If not, there’s always hockey. Here are some suggested picks: Miley Cyrus Presents Stand By You (Peacock).
This year, November is really September. All those network favourites postponed due to COVID and delayed due to strict safety protocols are finally back this month. We’re talking just about everything scripted: NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, Blacklist, FBI, Chicago Fire, Law & Order: SVU and even sitcoms such as Young Sheldon and Mom and Canadian shows
Fargo returns Sunday for a fourth season — two-and-a-half years since the premiere of Season Three. That’s a lot of time in television. Things have changed; several major streaming services have launched since then, and one of those has already changed names. The hold up was creator/writer/executive producer Noah Hawley, who got busy with other
The wait will soon be over for fans of Fargo. The series returns Sept. 27 for a fourth season — two-and-a-half years since Season Three premiered. The hold up is simply FX waiting for creator/writer/executive producer Noah Hawley to catch his breath. The man has been busy with other projects, including the fourth movie in
It’s always a good day to attend a TCA FX Networks press tour session — even if it is strictly a virtual, on-line experience. That was the case Wednesday as TV critics logged into three show panels as well as the always welcome executive session master class conducted by “The Mayor of Television,” FX Chairman
Sunday, April 14 marks the beginning of the end of Game of Thrones, the epic HBO series that will chop its way through six last episodes. There are, however, other things beginning and ending this month. Here’s the place to bookmark in order to keep track. Tuesday, April 2 Paramedics (Knowledge); Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (Netflix)