Detective in underpants
Andy Samberg is winningly weird in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Many of us were concerned when Andy Samberg retired from “Saturday Night Live” last spring. Would the comic genius get trapped in [...]
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Posted September 11, 2013in On The Tube
Posted September 04, 2013in On The Tube
Motor-psycho club
“Sons of Anarchy” returns for another dose of brutality and tenderness. Season five of “Sons of Anarchy” ended in a blaze of betrayal and violence. Just when it seemed things [...]
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Posted August 28, 2013in On The Tube
Cops vs. cops
London police turn against their own in “Luther” “Luther” (Tuesday-Friday, 9 p.m., BBC America) features Idris Elba as the hulking London detective John Luther, whose crime-solving intensity sometimes leads to [...]
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Posted August 21, 2013in On The Tube
Meet wife No. 4
“Escape from Polygamy” looks inside a creepy religious sect You’d expect a TV movie called “Escape from Polygamy” to be a predictable docudrama, but this Lifetime production offers plenty of [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in On The Tube
The abominable Kirstie Alley
The sitcom veteran makes a memorable villain in “Baby Sellers” “Baby Sellers” (Saturday, 7 p.m., Lifetime) goes inside the criminal operations that provide infants for the adoption market. The TV [...]
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Posted August 07, 2013in On The Tube
Larry David’s ultimate humiliation
“Clear History” is a feature-length showcase for the comedian’s masochism All of us “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fans were suspicious when writer-star Larry David suspended the series to work on an [...]
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Posted July 31, 2013in On The Tube
Comedians at play
Lisa Kudrow and friends crack each other up in “Web Therapy” “Web Therapy” is a series where comedians amuse each other and, more often than not, the viewers (Tuesday, 10 [...]
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Posted July 24, 2013in On The Tube
Zombies vs. dinosaurs in outer space!
“Axe Cop” aims to be the most awesome cartoon ever Fox premieres “Animation Domination High-Def” (Saturday, 10 p.m.), a block of late-night cartoons featuring “Axe Cop” and “High School USA!” [...]
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Posted July 17, 2013in On The Tube
Dancing fools
“Breaking Pointe” chronicles bad behavior in a real ballet troupe The CW, home of teen soaps like “Gossip Girl,” goes in a different direction with “Breaking Pointe” (Monday, 8 [...]
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Posted July 10, 2013in On The Tube
‘The Newsroom’ just got good
Aaron Sorkin perfects the cable-news drama in its second season I hated the first season of “The Newsroom,” Aaron Sorkin’s attempt to create a smart, fast-talking show about cable news. [...]
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