Posted December 05, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Hunted’ comes to a stunning conclusion While other critics were obsessing on “Homeland,” I urged you to watch “Hunted,” an even better spy series about a troubled female heroine. After this week’s thrilling conclusion (Friday, 9 p.m., Cinemax), I know you will want to thank me in some way. Chocolates
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Posted November 28, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Our cynical age will never be able to turn out a convincing movie about a Christmas miracle like “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Filmmakers keep trying, though, especially in December TV movies. It’s refreshing that “Finding Mrs. Claus” (Sunday, 8 p.m., Lifetime) declines to play this losing game, instead embracing 21st
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Posted November 21, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Witness’ follows journalists into dangerous conflicts “Rio” is the last episode in the documentary series “Witness” (Monday, 8 p.m., HBO), which follows war photographers into hotspots around the globe. Rio de Janeiro’s conflict is internal: police vs. drug gangs in the Brazilian city’s 900 slums. Photographer Eros Hoagland ventures into
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Posted November 14, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
The Rolling Stones evolve from villains in ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ With “Crossfire Hurricane” (Thursday, 8 p.m., HBO), the Rolling Stones have produced a worthy 50th-anniversary documentary. It chronicles the group’s journey from being “the band everybody hated to the band everybody loves,” in Mick Jagger’s words. We learn that the group
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Posted November 07, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Wedding Band’ charts the pathetic path of aging rockers “Wedding Band” (Saturday, 9 p.m., TBS) is a wonderful new comedy series that combines “Spinal Tap” and “School of Rock” in a satire of the wedding-band biz. The band in question is made up of four aging musicians with day jobs
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Posted October 31, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Start-Ups: Silicon Valley’ features nerds on the move Bravo usually focuses its reality series on good-looking socialites or business people. With “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley” (Monday, 9 p.m.), the network has the inspired idea of focusing on nerds. They’re programmers and bloggers in the Silicon Valley’s go-go tech industry, and they’re
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Posted October 24, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Happy Endings’ takes the sitcom to bizarre extremes I panned the pilot of “Happy Endings” last year, calling it “another would-be hip, fresh young sitcom about six friends dealing with relationships.” While I wasn’t looking, though, “Happy Endings” actually turned into the hip, fresh young sitcom it wanted to be.
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Posted October 17, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
You can’t trust anyone in the brilliant thriller ‘Hunted’ Forget the overrated “Homeland.” If you’re looking for an international spy thriller on premium cable, “Hunted” (Friday, 9 p.m., Cinemax) is the one to watch. The pilot messes with your head so skillfully that you’re woozy by the 30-minute mark. And
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Posted October 10, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Emily Owens, M.D.’ stars Mamie Gummer as insecure doctor On “Emily Owens, M.D.” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., CW), Mamie Gummer plays a young doctor just starting out at a Denver hospital. Emily still bears the scars of being a high school nerd, and she’s dismayed to learn that hospitals are the
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Posted October 03, 2012in On The Tube
They fight Hitler together in the new “Upstairs Downstairs” The new season of “Masterpiece Classic’s Upstairs Downstairs” (Sunday, 8 p.m., PBS) begins in 1938 with a British radio broadcaster saying, “It is hoped that an agreement can be reached regarding Herr Hitler’s attempt to….” We all know where this is
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