“Blackish” And “American Crime”: Really?

THR is just the latest outlet to assure us that “Blackish” and “American Crime” are the best shows on broadcast TV. Let me say for the record that I tried to get in to each of them. THR says that “Black-ish” “is a half-hour comedy whose razor-sharp humor generates laughs aplenty.” I watched a couple of episodes last season and last week’s much-discussed episode about the central characters discussing issues of race and crime with their children. I haven’t laughed once. As for “American Crime, THR says it’s “an hourlong drama with enough heart to earn viewers’ tears.” I got through about half of two recent episodes: nothing. If this is the best that basic-broadcast has got then I’m glad I’m able to afford HBO and AMC.

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