Anthology TV makes a soulful return
In TV’s early years, anthologies thrived.
They were inconsistent, but we forgot the bad moments and savored the good ones – “Twilight Zone” or “Hitchcock” or tales that became movies, from “12 Angry Men” to “Requiem For a Heavyweight.”
And now – thanks to streaming or cable – they’ve made a mild comeback. AMC’s “Soulmates” (10 p.m. on six Mondays), shown here with Charlie Heaton and Malin Akerman, joins a mini-trend that has included “Modern Love,” “The Romanoffs” and “Black Mirror” … from a “Soulmates” writer-producer. Read more…
