The guest judge on tonight’s show is Bette Midler, whose tongue and taste are sharp enough to anticipate, with glee, what she might say to the budding fashion designers who most – and least – impress her.

2013

Feb

TNT BRINGS THE BEST OF COPS, SCRIPTED AND UNSCRIPTED By Eric Gould

Cable's TNT rolls out Southland for its fifth season and will premiere the new reality cop series Boston's Finest in two weeks...

2013

Feb

SURVIVOR: CARAMOAN -- FANS VS. FAVORITES By David Bianculli

SERIES RETURN: For years, I watched every episode of Survivor. But my enthusiasm ran out a few years ago, about when this show’s novelty and imagination did the same. For a while, Survivor was able to keep things moving with inventive twists and inspired casting – but all of these “all-star” and “fan” retreads, and now re-retreads, just seem tired, and more than a little desperate. Survivor began 13 years ago, and has generated two cycles per season for most o

2013

Feb

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO By David Bianculli

Consider this the Hugh Jackman sequel. The actor is returning to this series, and to the interviewee chair opposite James Lipton, to cover the most recent decade or so of his career. I have one question, however, before Lipton starts posing his: Since Jackman already has answered Lipton’s end-of-show stock questions about his favorite swear word and such, what will he be asked to do for an encore? Name his second-favorite obscenity?

2013

Feb

MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

Clive Bixby is back! Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day again on Modern Family, and Phil (Ty Burrell) once again trots out his role-playing alter ego to spice up things with his wife Claire (Julie Bowen). She, of course, has her own alter ego, Juliana – and tonight, once again, they try their hardest to go out in the real world, as Clive and Juliana, and “meet cute.” Good luck with that.

2013

Feb

NOVA: "EARTH FROM SPACE" By David Bianculli

Tonight’s new installment is called Earth From Space, and takes a long look (especially in terms of distance) at our planet, and its ecosystem, to show how closely everything is related. Also related: Since most TV signals these days are transmitted via satellite, it’s fair to say that if you tune in tonight, you’ll be watching Earth from Space… from space. Check local listings.

2013

Feb

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

Not sure about whether to give this new series a third chance? Here’s one smart reason to do just that: Beginning tonight, Margo Martindale begins a recurring role as the new handler of Soviet sleeper agents Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings (Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys). Martindale, of course, won an Emmy for her riveting performance as Mags Bennett on Justified – so it’s worth checking in, for a while, just to see what kind of evil she can brew up with this new role.

2013

Feb

BOBBY MCFERRIN: A YOUNGARTS MASTERCLASS By David Bianculli

Don’t worry, be watching: This tiny documentary, a true family special, follows the vocally acrobatic Bobby McFerrin as he instructs four talented, eager young students in a master class on vocal improvisation, then sings with them onstage in a live performance.

2013

Feb

FRONTLINE: "CLIFFHANGER" By David Bianculli

Some of the best Frontline shows are when they turn around reactive documentaries almost instantly, examining political and social problems while the body is still warm. That’s the case tonight, when the subject is the so-called “fiscal cliff” – and where the frustration, on all sides of that chasm, is palpable. A perfect appetizer for tonight’s State of the Union main course. Check local listings.

2013

Feb

CITIZEN KANE By David Bianculli

The best movie ever made? The American Film Institute crowned this 1941 film as such – not a bad honor, for a guy making his directorial and starring big-screen debut. That would be Orson Welles, the young pioneer who took all the tricks he had learned in radio and combined them with brand new ones. The result: A fascinating, visually rich and resonant movie about the life and death of a media mogul.

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