On this day in 1969, Vice President Spiro Agnew stood before an audience at the Midwestern Regional Republican Conference in Des Moines, Iowa and spoke out against "the tiny, enclosed fraternity of privileged men elected by no one" whom he felt showed an unfair bias against President Richard Nixon — specifically, the television news media...

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THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

Sheldon and Leonard have interacted before when one of them has been ill and clingy – but tonight, the sick shoe is on the other foot.

2014

Nov

ELEMENTARY By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, Phil Simms makes a brief appearance, playing an unlikely friend of Sherlock’s – and one with an equally unlikely skill. We know he can throw a football – but what else can he throw?

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Nov

PARENTHOOD By David Bianculli

Max (Max Burkholder) is tired of waiting for the object of his affections to notice him, so he asks his mom for advice on how to ask a girl out on a date. A small moment in everyday life – but a big one for Max, whose desired girlfriend seems to like hanging out with the mom more than being alone with the son.

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Nov

CONSTANTINE By David Bianculli

This is a “compare and contrast” exercise, not a recommendation. NBC is presenting a new series on Fridays called Constantine, based on the Hellblazer comics and starring Matt Ryan as John Constantine, a man who goes to hell and back to try and redeem himself and protect others. This 2005 movie uses the same source for inspiration, but presents Keanu Reeves in the leading role.

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THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART By David Bianculli

Tonight, it all comes full circle. Maziar Bahari is an Iranian-Canadian journalist, who was arrested as an accused spy, and put in solitary confinement for four months in Iran, after being interviewed on The Daily Show. After he wrote his memoir in 2011, Jon Stewart decided to option the book as a movie, eventually directing it himself, and casting Gael Garcia Bernal as Bahari. Tonight on The Daily Show, Stewart plays host to both Bahari and Bernal.

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GOLDFINGER By David Bianculli

The new BBC America series The Game is a good period spy thriller – but even better are the old, “period” James Bond movies the network is using as appetizers. Tonight, The Game is preceded by the best Bond movie of all, starring the best Bond: Sean Connery in 1964’s Goldfinger, which conquered America the same year as the Beatles. To paraphrase Gert Frobe’s titular villain: No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to watch…

2014

Nov

NOVA: "EMPEROR'S GHOST ARMY" By David Bianculli

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, starting planning his burial back when he was king of Qin in 247 BC – and expanded his plans to astounding proportions once he rose to emperor 26 years later. A subterranean city was built by hundreds of thousands of workers, and filled with deadly traps, the emperor’s body, and, standing guard, a virtual army of terracotta warriors. Tonight’s Nova spends time in that amazing mausoleum – and I plan to spend time watching tonight&

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NASHVILLE By David Bianculli

And now, for some more cross-promotional programming from ABC. On tonight’s Nashville, to promote her new music, Rayna (Connie Britton) makes a special singing appearance on Dancing with the Stars, and interacts with that ABC show’s host, Tom Bergeron.

2014

Nov

THE GAME By David Bianculli

Tom Hughes continues to dig deeply, and get in deeper, as the star of this new spy series – and Brian Cox, as the MI-5 boss who trusts almost no one, decides to take the young sleuth into his very small inner circle.

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