Tina Fey co-created the quirky comedy The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt for Netflix; John Ridley made the emotionally raw drama American Crime for ABC. TV critic David Bianculli says they're both good. Copyright © 2015 NPR. For personal, noncommercial
ABC's arresting ensemble drama American Crime tries too hard, but the effort is understandable given the stigma it faces. The rising tide of scripted television has lifted the entire medium to new heights, but there remains a
American Crime (2.0/6) made its debut last night at 10 PM after being heavily promoted by ABC — plus given extra juice by social media support from Scandal star Kerry Washington and the lure of the broadcast debut of the new Avengers: Age Of Ultron
"To me, it would've been really wonderful to do 'American Crime' for two hours and explore these characters, but it's even more wonderful to be able to explore.
Though tonally divergent — "American Crime" is a gritty and politically intense examination of character, while "Dig" is more of a roof-leaping, international action thriller — each uses murder to study intersecting cultures in a demographically