Morris Chestnut

TV Review: ‘V’ Gains Momentum, Lacks Urgency in Second Season

CHICAGO – Here’s the sort of self-important primetime drama that tries so hard to be a bona fide event that it quickly grows irrelevant.

Blu-Ray Review: ‘V: The Complete First Season’ Exploits Modern Paranoia

V: The Complete First Season Blu-Ray

CHICAGO – Why do so many modern TV dramas fail? I suspect that part of the reason lies in the fact that a lot of these shows bend over backwards to be a major television event before they’ve earned that right. They cloak themselves in faux commentary merely so they can become mechanical fodder for water cooler discussion the morning after. That’s why the vast majority of new TV dramas might as well be called, “The Event.”

TV Review: ABC’s Reboot of ‘V’ Feels Rushed But Promising

CHICAGO – Reboots of classic TV programs have been a tough sell lately as shows like “Bionic Woman” and “Knight Rider” have failed to connect with critics or audiences.

Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson Keep ‘Not Easily Broken’ From Falling Apart

Not Easily Broken

CHICAGO – Stars Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson do their best to make Bill Duke’s “Not Easily Broken” a genuine domestic drama instead of the cluttered melodrama that it easily could have been with two lesser actors in the lead roles.

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