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May 2019

May 28, 2019

‘The Hot Zone’: NatGeo’s Fact-Inspired Viral Ebola Nightmare

On Memorial Day, May 27, the day to recall fallen military members, NatGeo Channel premiered...

May 23, 2019

‘The Name of the Rose’: Sundance Tackles Umberto Eco’s Medieval Mystery

Sundance TV airs an eight-episode, international production of Umberto Eco's theological and literary labyrinth of...

May 21, 2019

Readying for the Royals in the ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Trailer

A teaser trailer came out last December, but now the full trailer for the film...

May 20, 2019

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale: A Filmmaker/Priest’s Perspective

HBO's "Game of Thrones" is finally over, and reaction to the last season in general,...

May 08, 2019

HBO’s Nuke Drama ‘Chernobyl’: The High Cost of Denying Reality

I've only seen the first episode of HBO's five-part scripted series "Chernobyl," which premiered May...

April 2019

April 30, 2019

‘The Chosen’: Crowdfunded Series Takes a Very Human View of Those Who Met Christ

Financed by an unprecedented $10.3M equity-crowdfunding event involving 15,000 investors, the online series "The Chosen"...

April 20, 2019

‘The Beverly Hills Dog Show’: The Spirit of Dogs (and People) for Easter

Airing Easter Sunday on NBC, the 2019 edition of "The Beverly Hills Dog Show" adds...

April 15, 2019

‘God Friended Me’: The Creators on the Finale, the Future and the Mystery of the God Account

CBS' Sunday-night dramedy "God Friended Me" ended its first season on Sunday, April 14, with...

April 13, 2019

The End of ‘Game of Thrones’: I Was There at the Beginning

Back in 2011, I got the first few episodes of HBO's "Game of Thrones" --...

April 11, 2019

‘Les Miserables’ on PBS’ ‘Masterpiece’ Is a Faithful Delight

Sing Hallelujah! The BBC's "Les Miserables," premiering Palm Sunday, April 14, on PBS' Masterpiece, is classy,...

April 07, 2019

‘God Friended Me’ Ends Season One With ‘Que Sera Sera’: The Creators Speak

Will the mystery of the God account in "God Friended Me" finally be solved on...

April 03, 2019

‘American Farm’: ‘Deadliest Catch’ Creator Thom Beers Takes to the Land

The news media constantly trumpets the demise of the family farm. But that isn't stopping...

March 2019

March 24, 2019

‘Neverland,’ ‘Madeleine McCann’, ‘Abducted’: Three Docs Explore the Evil of Abuse

Since the child sex-abuse scandal broke, many have asked, "How could this have happened? Why...

March 16, 2019

Out for Blood: HBO Doc Exposes Elizabeth Holmes, the Siren of Theranos

n Monday, HBO premieres a documentary exposing the lies behind blood-testing tech startup Theranos and...

March 13, 2019

Faith-Adjacent Casting News: ‘Filthy Rich,’ ‘Evil,’ Patricia Heaton’s ‘Carol’s Second Act’

The casts are shaping up for a couple of faith-adjacent CBS and Fox TV pilots...

March 11, 2019

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: NatGeo’s ‘The Story of God With Morgan Freeman’ Talks Christ, Minus the Resurrection

On Tuesday, March 12, 'The Story of God With Morgan Freeman' tackles 'Gods Among Us,'profiling...

March 04, 2019

‘The Story of God’ Returns With the Devil — and Got a Scare at the Vatican

NatGeo Channel's "The Story of God With Morgan Freeman" returns after a two-year break on...

March 03, 2019

‘Free Solo’: Alex Honnold of NatGeo’s Oscar Doc Looks Into the Abyss [UPDATED]

Hanging by your fingertips thousands of feet in the air, with only your skill, muscles...

February 2019

February 19, 2019

‘All I Do Is Prayer’: Pop Sensation Sister Cristina of CBS’ ‘The World’s Best’ on Faith, Lady Gaga and Singing for $1M

Having conquered Italy, can singing sensation Sister Cristina take over the world? Now, the little...

February 16, 2019

TBS’ ‘Miracle Workers’: Hideous Heresy or Just for Laughs? (Or Both? Or Neither?)

Yesterday, I got an email demanding that TBS cancel its new series "Miracle Workers" because...

February 09, 2019

Thoughts on Watching PBS’ ‘Victoria’ While Catholic (and Irish)

I confess, I love British royal dramas. I've seen scads of Tudor stuff, and I've...

February 01, 2019

‘God Friended Me’: The Stars and Creators of the Faith-and-Facebook Hit Speak

CBS' "God Friended Me" recently earned a second-season renewal, and hard on the heels of...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

NBC Gives Pilot Order to Bradley Whitford Church-Choir Comedy

Bradley Whitford may return to NBC -- where he did The West Wing and Studio...

January 24, 2019

Amazon Prime Video Offers ‘Quality Time’ With Jim Gaffigan in 2019

Today, Amazon Prime Video announced that Catholic comic and family man Jim Gaffigan with headline...

January 20, 2019

Faith-Adjacent Network-TV Pilots So Far: CBS’ ‘Evil’ and Fox’s ‘Filthy Rich’

Info on this year's network TV-pilot crop is trickling out, and there are a couple...

January 17, 2019

Ridley Scott’s Upcoming ‘Raised by Wolves’ Deals With ‘Religion’

Famed director/producer Ridley Scott doesn't care much for religion, but he does seem to care...

January 13, 2019

‘True Detective’ Season 3: Murder in the Shadow of ‘Paradise Lost’

On Sunday, Jan. 13, "True Detective" returns to HBO for a third season with its...

January 12, 2019

‘Valley of the Boom’: NatGeo Channel Takes a Wild Ride Through Silicon Valley

Starting Sunday, National Geographic Channel's six-part "Valley of the Boom" kicks out the jams to describe...

January 09, 2019

It’s Official: The Oscars Are Hostless. (So Why Not Bishop Barron?)

For better, worse or indifference (on the part of the audience), for the first time...

January 04, 2019

For Cable’s UPtv, Christmas 2019 Begins Now (or Already Did)

Christmas isn't just about Hallmark movies. One more cable network that takes Christmas seriously is...

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