Can a humorless show be great? My bias has long been that truly ambitious dramas are also funny, however submerged or black their jokes. And yet John Ridley’s “American Crime,” on ABC, which is currently ending its third season (and likely its last, given the ratings), breaks that rule and is still a keeper. An astringent outlier in a dizzy age, it has none of the ironic pop songs and retro homages that dominate so many modern cable dramas. It’s serious in an old-fashioned sense: sincere, thoughtful, and heartbreaking. 查看全文>>