In this week’s episode, Chip (Zach Galifianakis) reunites with his twin brother, and his mom (played by Louie Anderson), in Bakersfield, for a memorable family reunion. It’s especially memorable, to me, because the twin boys are named Chip and Dale.

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Feb

PORTLANDIA By David Bianculli

In tonight’s new installment, Kyle MacLachlan, playing the mayor of Portlandia, leads a protest movement in which his city will sever its association with the established government. It may not be an easy task, but you know what they say: “If at first you don’t secede…”

2017

Feb

CBS’ ‘DOUBT’ CAN GO IN MANY DIRECTIONS -- INCLUDING AWAY By David Hinckley

Katherine Heigl always looks good dressed in angst, but once again with the new CBS drama Doubt, the question is whether that can sustain a winning TV show...

2017

Feb

‘DOUBT’ BOUNCES KATHERINE HEIGL OVER TO CBS By Ed Bark

Here comes Katherine Heigl again. All hasn’t gone as planned since she left Grey’s Anatomy in 2010 with the idea of becoming a movie star...

2017

Feb

NATURE: "SPY IN THE WILD" By David Bianculli

This Nature miniseries, using animatronic “creatures” which are shown interacting with actual animals in the wild, continues tonight with an installment called “Bad Behavior.” And I don’t think it refers to the behavior of what I like to call the creaturobots. Check local listings.

2017

Feb

MADIBA By David Bianculli

Part 3 of 3. There’s been a lot of suffering and injustice in this miniseries biography of Nelson Mandela, played by Laurence Fishburne, but tonight’s concluding installment is when triumph arrives, and Mandela’s long struggle for equality for his people finally is rewarded.

2017

Feb

NOVA: "THE ORIGAMI REVOLUTION" By David Bianculli

Nova is a science show, so tonight’s installment, The Origami Revolution, implicitly asks the question, is there a science to the art of origami? Of course there is. As Kenny Rogers sang so long ago, “You’ve got to know when to fold ’em.” Check local listings.

2017

Feb

CITY IN THE SKY By David Bianculli

This nonfiction miniseries about passenger airlines and flight – how we get and stay aloft, and how that intricate international pathway of flights is established and maintained – continues to be explored in tonight’s episode. It’s called “Airborne,” so get ready to be taken up, up, and away. Check local listings.

2017

Feb

LEGION By David Bianculli

Noah Hawley’s newest TV series, a major triumph of the 2017 TV year, presents its second episode. It’ll clarify many of the mysterious elements of last week’s stunningly dense, visually dazzling premiere, but also adds more mysteries of its own. And some more characters, including a deeper understanding of Melanie (Jean Smart), who in tonight’s episode tries to guide David (Dan Stevens) into a detailed reevaluation of his past.

2017

Feb

FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE By David Bianculli

Every week, I think, well, this is a week that Samantha Bee can really sink her satiric teeth into. And every week, I think it again, almost exponentially…

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