If consistency is a virtue, then, well, the CW is our most virtuous TV network. But if variety is the spice of life? This spice rack is almost empty...

2019

Oct

2019 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

Today TBS presents a doubleheader, both of them National League Division Series contests, and both of them Game 3s. First up, at 4 p.m. ET, is the Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals, followed at 7:45 p.m. ET by the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals. Both NL division series are tied at 1-1.

2019

Oct

BATWOMAN By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This is the latest series from the so-called “Arrowverse” based on the exponentially expanding CW shows inspired by DC Comics – which, as overseen by prolific producer Greg Berlanti, now include everything from Supergirland The Flash to Arrow and Gotham. And, now this new series, which stars Ruby Rose as Kate Kane, who is Batman’s cousin, and who, in this TV version, steps up during Batman’s absence to combat crime

2019

Oct

THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH By David Bianculli

How in the world does this series wrap up this week? I have no idea, but I’m eager to tune in to find out.

2019

Oct

THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: It’s the Season 10 premiere for this zombie series – which, so far, and so fittingly, has refused to die. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

2019

Oct

ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA By David Bianculli

Kirsten Dunst’s Krystal, in her first season on this show, is becoming one of TV’s most persistent and flamboyant current characters – and that’s even before she posed for billboards last week dressed as a mermaid.

2019

Oct

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli

How in the world does this series wrap up this latest week? I have no idea, but I’m eager to tune in to find out.

2019

Oct

2019 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

Fox Sports 1 has today’s postseason major league baseball doubleheader, in which two Game 2s are played in the best-of-five American League Division Series. In the first, starting at 5 p.m. ET, FS1 presents the New York Yankees vs. the Minnesota Twins (the Yankees dominated Friday’s Game 1, by a score of 10-4). Then, at 9 p.m. ET, FS1 has the Tampa Bay Rays vs. the Houston Astros (in Game 1, the Astros beat the Rays, 6-2).

2019

Oct

GARY GULMAN: THE GREAT DEPRESH By David Bianculli

This new HBO standup comedy special has Gary Gulman taking the stage, and the microphone, to speak frankly – and sometimes, but not always, very humorously – about his lifelong struggle with depression. If comedy is indeed the best medicine, I prescribe this special without hesitation. Depression isn’t funny, but Gulman is.

2019

Oct

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Tonight’s lineup may be not only the strongest SNL lineup of the year, but of the entire decade. Taylor Swift is the musical star, and the host, who just carted away more than her share of statuettes at last Sunday’s Emmy Awards, is Fleabag writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Don’t miss this one…

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