On this day in 1947, WBKB in Chicago introduced the children's show, Junior Jamboree. A little over a year later, the show moved to WNBQ (later WMAQ) and was renamed Kukla, Fran and Ollie...

2012

Oct

THE WALKING DEAD MARATHON By David Bianculli

It’s a zombie jamboree! Tomorrow night at 9 ET, AMC presents the Season 3 premiere of The Walking Dead – and as a perfect prelude to that new episode launch, presents a marathon showing of every episode from the first two seasons. It begins at 10 a.m. ET today with the unforgettable opening episode, then goes on from there, right up to tomorrow’s fresh installment.

2012

Oct

THE DESCENDANTS By David Bianculli

What a wonderful movie. George Clooney dons Hawaiian shirts (and no, that’s not why I like this 2011 drama) to play a largely oblivious family man suddenly faced with a severely ill wife and some unexpected adversities and realizations. It’s a delightful film (great soundtrack, too), and writer-director Alexander Payne brings out an entirely different side of Clooney.

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

The New York Yankees, exactly 24 hours after notching their do-or-die Game 5 victory against the Baltimore Orioles, face the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Tigers, too, had to go the distance with a five-game series to reach this point, so both teams are tested, and fired up.

2012

Oct

THE THIRD MAN By David Bianculli

Graham Greene wrote both the story and screenplay for this 1949 Carol Reed movie, which stars Joseph Cotten as a pulp novelist poking around in Vienna, investigating the death of an old friend (played, with panache, by Orson Welles). A film noir classic.

2012

Oct

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Tonight’s new episode features Christina Applegate as guest host, and Passion Pit as the musical guest. Let’s just hope the writing is sharper than last week’s show, a season low, and, so far, a decade low.

2012

Oct

SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY: AMC'S 'WALKING DEAD' RETURNS By Ed Bark

Walking Dead, which draws roughly double the audience for AMC's two other main events, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, remains a high-quality show amidst its depths of depravity...

2012

Oct

1950: BURNS AND ALLEN MAKE THEIR TV DEBUT By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1950, husband-and-wife radio stars George Burns and Gracie Allen made their television series debut with The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show...

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

Two do-or-die Game 5s are played tonight, in a tension-filled doubleheader on TBS. First up, at 5 p.m. ET, is Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees, forced by the Orioles’ 13th-inning go-ahead run. Next, at 8:30 p.m. ET, is the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals game. It’s the first time all four series have gone five games under this modern configuration, so enjoy the drama.

2012

Oct

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE By David Bianculli

Even though TCM is presenting a special lineup this month devoted to political movies, Sundance Channel has a notable one on tap tonight: The Manchurian Candidate. Unfortunately, it’s the 2004 remake, not the haunting original – but with Denzel Washington in the lead, it’s still worth watching.

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