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2015
Jan
5
 
 
The prime-time repeats of every Breaking Bad episode continue tonight, working their way up to the season in which Skyler (Anna Gunn) decides to become an active participant in Walt’s car-washing, money-laundering business.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
5
 
 
Gary Cooper stars as a good-hearted small-town guy who inherits a fortune and moves to the big city, where he’s surrounded by opportunists who want a crack at his newly amassed wealth. One of the people he encounters is played by Jean Arthur, who’s as good, and as central to the success of this Frank Capra film, as she was opposite James Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
5
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Rich Hill, the title of this documentary season opener of Independent Lens, is the name of a place, not a person. Rich Hill is a small town in Missouri – population 1393, at the time of filming – and the documentary follows three teen boys (Andrew, Harley and Appachey) as they alternate between usual youthful activities (playing football, riding skateboards) and dealing with their town’s often oppressive isolation and lack of opportunity. Director-producer Trac
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
5
 
 
ESPN's Stuart Scott passed away Sunday (1/4) after a long bout with cancer and testimonials to his breakthrough broadcasting style were many over this past weekend...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
For today’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, the Cincinnati Bengals will be without Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green, still suffering effects of a concussion incurred in the regular-season finale. That makes things tougher for Bengals QB Andy Dalton – but on the other side, Colts QB Andrew Luck has his offensive squad relatively intact.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
The Dallas Cowboys backed into this year’s post-season, toppling the Philadelphia Eagles in the process, and looking, surprisingly, like a team that deserves to be playing in January. But unless the Cowboys can defeat the Detroit Lions today, Dallas’ January games will be over for this year.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: A musical series that’s a spoof of the Robin Hood era and ethos? It’s been done before, without music, on TV, but this is an odd enough experiment to sample, and maybe even support. It’s an eight-episode comedy, with two episodes shown each Sunday night on ABC – and the first two episodes, shown tonight, get better as they go along, as do the songs and lyrics. So give it a try – and a chance. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
This 2014 documentary by Steve James, director of Hoop Dreams, is about the life and death of Roger Ebert. It was only supposed to be about Ebert’s life, but his health took a turn for the worse after filming began, and it became a chronicle of his last months as well. As such, it’s quite a powerful documentary – affirming as well as sometimes astoundingly intimate. And in the sections devoted to Ebert’s long, uneasy partnership with fellow film critic Gene Siskel, it&rsq
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
It’s back! One of the first broadcast series to return with fresh episodes after the New Year also happens to be one of the best. Welcome back, The Good Wife!
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jan
4
 
 
It’s back! One of the first broadcast series to return with fresh episodes after the New Year also happens to be one of the best. Welcome back, Downton Abbey! Check local listings.