Powers Boothe

Oh Nashville a town where "subtle" is just another word in the dictionary right next to "subplot about Powers Boothe" Nobody would argue that Nashville is groundbreaking drama or that it earns its myth-mongering title But it is steeped in the prime-time narrative code of a classic Eighties soap Connie...

Television will do its best to scare, unnerve and cliffhang this fall. With the rare exception, the dramas look much more promising than the comedies. A range of old dramatic genres and types — the lawman, the superhero, the archvillain, the detective, the catfight — are getting modern updates. The comedic offerings for Fall 2012 are a middling bunch, although history suggests some comedies take time to grow into themselves. (“Modern Family” was an instant hit but “Seinfeld”and “Cheers” ...