The Amazing Race, rare for reality TV, is remarkably joyful and positive, not only in its world outlook but in its portrayal of unconventional relationships...

2015

Dec

TRANSPARENT By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: The actual Season 2 premiere of Transparent won’t occur until Dec. 11, when the entirety of the second season is available to stream on Amazon Prime. But beginning today, Amazon is offering Prime members a chance at a sneak peek: you can see the Season 2 premiere episode any time, starting now. Jeffrey Tambor stars, returning to his Emmy-winning role.

2015

Dec

ARROW By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. Look! Up on the tube! It’s a Flash! It’s an Arrow! It’s a backdoor pilot for a new DC Comics spinoff! Tonight’s episode of Arrow, concluding a story that began last night on The Flash, is all of those, setting up yet another new superhero series to premiere next year. What will they think of next? Usually, what someone already thought of at least once before…

2015

Dec

FRANK SINATRA: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC By David Bianculli

This special first was shown on NBC in 1965, to mark Frank Sinatra’s 50th birthday. It’s Sinatra in a studio, and a small invited audience, backed by a full orchestra. That’s it, but who needs anything more? Now, somewhat amazingly, another 50 years have passed – and tonight, TCM repeats this special in its entirety, followed by many of Sinatra’s movie ventures, starting at 9 p.m. ET 1955’s Guys and Dolls, in which he co-stars with Marlon Brando.

2015

Dec

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS By David Bianculli

Yesterday, ABC Family showed the 2000 live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie, starring Jim Carrey. Tonight at 9 ET, NBC presents the original animated Christmas Grinch special from 1966, also based on the beloved Dr. Seuss story and character. And this is indeed a special special: Chuck Jones directs. Boris Karloff narrates and plays the Grinch. June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel on The Bullwinkle Show, plays Cindy Lou Who. And the producers are Chuck Jones and Ted Geis

2015

Dec

EMPIRE By David Bianculli

FALL FINALE: Actually, “fall finale” is one of those recently coined terms, designed, I suspect, to make the network practice of vanishing for the holidays, and not showing any fresh episodes for a month or so, sound more like a favor than an imposition. Here, look! It’s the “fall finale” of Empire! See you again next year!

2015

Dec

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL By David Bianculli

We may or may not learn the identity of the Ten Commandments killer tonight, as on-air promos have teased – but after a week’s hiatus, at least we’ll get closer. And so will John (Wes Bentley), the man on the case…

2015

Dec

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER By David Bianculli

Earlier this week, A Charlie Brown Christmas celebrated its 50th anniversary. Well, tonight on CBS, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with that Burl Ives song leading the way, is celebrating its 51st. Take that, Charlie Brown!

2015

Dec

THE FLASH By David Bianculli

Part 1 of 2. It’s another crossover adventure, with a story beginning tonight on The Flash that isn’t concluded until tomorrow’s new installment of Arrow. There was a crossover story last season as well, but this one’s especially complicated, also serving as the back-door pilot for a midseason spinoff, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, premiering in January. This is where Hawkman tells Kendra that she’s a reincarnated soul, destined to be his lover and fellow superher

2015

Dec

THE GRINDER By David Bianculli

I’ve just previewed the new batch of midseason comedies, and have come to one inescapable conclusion: The Grinder is by far the funniest of this year’s broadcast network sitcoms. And overall, it’s one of the funniest too, on a par with Aziz Ansari’s new Netflix comedy, Master of None. In tonight’s episode, Timothy Olyphant continues his guest appearance as a rival TV hunk.

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