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He's not a doctor, he just plays one on TV — over and over
You may have noticed actor Andy Daly in his role on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” as a kooky doctor who treats Richard (Thomas Middleditch), or on an episode of “Black-ish” last...
Laurence Fishburne plants 'Roots' in A&E miniseries reboot
"Black-ish" star Laurence Fishburne will play Alex Haley in A&E’s remake of the 1977 landmark miniseries “Roots.” “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” will tell the story of Haley’s...
Shows like 'Black-ish' perpetuate racist stereotypes
This is racism — served with a smile. “Black-ish,” the hit freshman ABC comedy series that features appealing characters in dumb situations, most of them African-Americans, I believe promotes ugly...
'Empire' strikes back against whitewashed TV
For many African-Americans, life is often messy, conflicted and plagued with challenges. “Empire” — Fox’s surprise hit about hip-hop king Lucious Lyon and his larger-than-life brood — lays these issues...
Whitney Houston has one more moment in time with new biopic
1. Parks and Recreation Tuesday, 8 p.m., NBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dC-D8ewAMc The final season of this comedy series will air back-to-back episodes when it returns. In Tuesday night’s first half-hour, Leslie (Amy...
8 things to watch this week: From a 'Comeback' to a 'Flash' attack
1. THE COMEBACK Sunday, 10 p.m., HBO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYKlsNB4lt4 While shooting footage for a self-produced reality TV pilot she hopes will get picked up by Bravo, Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) learns...
'Family hour' extinct as sitcoms get more vulgar
Next week, a new season of the sitcom “Mom” will premiere on CBS and Allison Janney will proclaim to her daughter, Anna Faris: “I can’t wait to bang your father....
Costumes, costumes and more costumes on TV this week
1. Black-ish Wednesday, 9:30 p.m., ABC Maybe the best Halloween costumes of the week. Dre (Anthony Anderson) has a hard time convincing his two eldest children that they’re too old...
‘Pops’ on ‘Black-ish’ is America’s new grandfather
The family of “Black-ish” has a full cast of characters who have found a way to endear us to them. The kids — Andre Jr., Zoey, Jack and Diane —...
8 things to watch: Cobblepot schemes and Cristela steams
1. How To Get Away With Murder Thursday, 10 p.m., ABC Annalise (Viola Davis, above) takes on a tough case defending a minor who fatally shoots his police-officer father. Meanwhile,...
Grading TV's new fall shows: the early winners and losers
We’re only one month into the new TV season — an eternity in this dog-eat-dog environment. Early on, it’s already apparent that several new shows have energized the prime-time landscape,...
8 things to watch this week, from comics to high camp
1. The Good Wife Sunday, 9 p.m., CBS Cary’s (Matt Czuchry) freedom lies in the hands of his pretrial service officer, Joy Grubick (Linda Lavin), as she interviews his colleagues to...
The 5 most confusing phrases from the 'Black-ish' sex talk
This week’s episode of “Black-ish” threw us a curveball.
The 5 realest moments on ABC's 'Black-ish'
As soon as the trailer surfaced online for “Black-ish,” ABC’s new sitcom about an upper-middle class black family living in Los Angeles, questions about authenticity began. The show, which is...
'Black-ish' is a hit for ABC
"Modern Family” may have found a worthy new sibling. The debut of new ABC comedy “Black-ish” held onto nearly all of its lead-in audience on Wednesday night, averaging 10.8 million...
Diana Ross' daughter Tracee out for laughs on 'black-ish'
Nothing on sitcoms succeeds as well as the perfectly volleyed wisecrack. Actresses from Audrey Meadows on “The Honeymooners” to Jane Kaczmarek on “Malcolm in the Middle” knew how to wait...
The characters and plotlines you'll be talking about this fall
Breakout star http://youtu.be/bgDz0s7xw8A Gina Rodriguez, 'Jane the Virgin' Based on a popular telenovela, “Jane the Virgin” is the most charming and genuinely hilarious series to come along in quite some...