SHOW: TRIBECA
TIME: TUESDAYS, 9 P.M. EST, FOX
THE BOTTOM LINE: Robert De Niro's new anthology show is original and exciting; just please don't call it quality.
Get ready for that word again. Tribeca, the first TV series from Robert De Niro's New York City-based Tribeca Productions, is sure to be hailed by critics as "quality" television. The term once conveyed innocent praise, but lately it has become freighted with sanctimoniousness -- a club to beat the heads of dopey network executives who won't renew Brooklyn Bridge. TV shows should not strive for "quality." They should strive to be good. Tribeca...
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