Posted October 14, 2015in On The Tube
“Truth Be Told” Friday, Oct. 16 (NBC) Series Debut: Mark-Paul Gosselaar (“Franklin & Bash” and, of course, “Saved by the Bell”) has proven he can do funny, as has Tone Bell (the best part of last season’s “Bad Judge”). Unfortunately, they’re saddled with a tepid, laugh-tracked bro-com that’s paired with the still-awful “Undateable” on
Read More →“SuperMansion” Thursday, Oct. 8 (Crackle) Series Debut: Geezer superhero Titanium Rex (voiced by Bryan Cranston) and his equally creaky League of Freedom live together in the SuperMansion when not out fighting crime and/or the battle to remain relevant. This senior-citizen stop-motion “Avengers” looks like “Robot Chicken” because it’s from the
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Posted September 30, 2015in Featured Story, On The Tube
“Benders” Thursday, Oct. 1 (IFC) Series Debut: Denis Leary has produced shows firefighters (“Rescue Me”), EMTs (“Sirens”) and music (“Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll”), so it was inevitable that he’d get around to another of his obsessions: hockey. “Benders”’ beer-soaked concept of an amateur hockey league that spends more time bro-bonding and trash-talking off
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Posted September 23, 2015in Featured Story, On The Tube
“The Player” Thursday, Sept. 24 (NBC) Series Debut: Phillip Winchester (“Strike Back”) plays Alex Cane, an ex-FBI operative now working as a Las Vegas security consultant who’s approached by the mysterious “Mr. Johnson” (Wesley Snipes — yes, that Wesley Snipes) to play a game: Try and stop these high-stakes crimes
Read More →“Blindspot” Monday, Sept. 21 (NBC) Series Debut: A naked woman (Jaimie Alexander) turns up in a duffle bag in Times Square, covered in mysterious tattoos and devoid of memory. One of the largest tats is the jumping-off point: “Kurt Weller FBI.” Turns out the ink is a tapestry of clues
Read More →“Longmire” Thursday, Sept. 10 (Netflix) Season Premiere: Cable net A&E canceled modern-day western “Longmire” after its third and strongest-yet season in 2014 because the viewership demo was too old. While A&E forged ahead with inspired new programming like “Neighbors With Benefits” (canceled after two weeks), Netflix picked up “Longmire” for
Read More →“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday, Sept. 8 (CBS) Series Debut: No one’s probably more excited about the long-awaited arrival of new “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert than James Corden, who’s been working “The Late, Late Show” for more than three months without a proper lead-in, just reruns of
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Posted August 26, 2015in On The Tube
“Geeks Who Drink” Thursdays (Syfy) New Series: The version of “Geeks Who Drink” you play at the local bar can be fun, but would you watch it? What if it was hosted by the guy who used to be “Chuck” (Zachary Levi) and featured a smattering of semi-celebrities? Yeah, it’s
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Posted August 19, 2015in On The Tube
“Documentary Now!” Thursday, Aug. 20 (IFC) Series Debut: Relax, it’s not a real documentary series — IFC doesn’t do that anymore. The former Independent Film Channel is now in the Irregularly Funny Comedy business, and “Documentary Now!” (the exclamation point should’ve been a giveaway) is a faux-doc series from “Portlandia”
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Posted August 12, 2015in On The Tube
“Another Period” (Comedy Central) After a meh first episode, Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome’s “Downton Abbey”/“Kardashians” parody became bolder and funnier (and dirtier) every week. It’s “Wet Hot 1902 Summer.” “Halt and Catch Fire” (AMC) Just ended and most likely canceled, ’80s tech drama “Halt and Catch Fire” really did
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