Shonda Rhimes

Nash Leads a Solid Cast In The Rookie: Feds Over the past decade, I have fallen under the unwavering charms and boisterous behavior of the gifted Niecy Nash, one of the superb, usually overlooked talents in Peak TV. I first became aware of her in the underrated HBO hospice set…

Mr. Brooks and One of the Late William Hurt’s Most Fascinating Movies I always admired the work of William Hurt. He was one of the most subtle actors in the history of the medium. I was deeply dismayed when he passed away earlier this year at the relatively young age…

OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES Before I begin with the nominees for Limited Series I feel some editorializing is in order. Ever since the era of Peak Limited Series began in earnest — I’d say it was around 2015 with the arrivals of Fargo and The People V. O.J. Simpson — I…

Today, I proceeded to check out Shonda Rimes’s book Year of Yes. I am a long-time fan of her TV work, starting from “Grey’s Anatomy”, through “How to get away with murder” to “Bridgerton”. My sister watches Shonda’s “Scandal” series. …

Bridgerton has recently released its second season and the Netflix viewers atleast- are apparently going gaga over it. It was number one in Netflix within a day of its release and now, a few weeks later — its still in number two. Yes, there’s that much interest. …

It Was Doomed Before It Began — For No Good Reason Having watched the CW’s update of Tom Swift, I have to acknowledge that it wasn’t a very good show. It had some ambitious ideas, I do grant you — most of it based on turning the title character a…

Some of the Limited Series Nominees Shows Us How Limited The Emmys Perspective Is I’m not quite as upset about the nominations for Limited Series as I am about the appalling selections for Drama, but it’s a near thing. Let’s start with the fact that other organizations — like the…

Damages At 15: The Most Underrated Series Ever? Part 1: Origins Those of you who have read my column to this point know that I regularly point out series that I consider the most overrated in TV history. Some of you by now are no doubt wondering: are there any…