SEASON FINALE: This clever stop-animation show always is worth a look – but especially so in this new season finale, during which, in one sketch, it transforms Joss Whedon – creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse – into a vengeful zombie set on cutting short people’s lives the way the networks have cut short the lives of his various series.

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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli

In a few more months, this boxed set’s title no longer will be accurate, since a new collection of episodes is being produced later in 2013 for Netflix...

2013

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OPRAH'S NEXT CHAPTER: BEYONCE By David Bianculli

It’s a last second addition, and edition, but tonight’s special Oprah’s Next Chapter serves as an immediate precursor, and instant appetizer, to tonight’s Beyoncé documentary on HBO. Here on OWN, Oprah Winfrey gets a chance to ask some of the questions that documentary doesn’t answer. Just don’t expect any leftover questions, from the Lance Armstrong interviews, about performance-enhancing drugs. And if you watch this, the second it’s over, switch

2013

Feb

HISTORY OF THE EAGLES: PART 2 By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. This concludes the two-part documentary begun last night on Showtime, giving an authorized backstage look at the Eagles through the years. Tonight’s show is devoted to the more recent years – beginning with the group’s reunion.

2013

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BEN-HUR By David Bianculli

It’s great to watch this 1959 epic on widescreen, as TCM presents it. And it’s even greater to watch it with the knowledge that there was no CGI involved. Charlton Heston stars. And if the chariot race doesn’t get your heart racing as well, you don’t love cinema.

2013

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BEYONCE: LIFE IS BUT A DREAM By David Bianculli

Beyoncé is in full control here, as both executive producer and artistic collaborator on this intimate study of herself. But she allows us to see her out of control at times, if only barely, to provide a very human glimpse of her drives, desires, loves and concerns. Unlike Madonna’s Truth or Dare self-approved film study, Life Is But a Dream doesn’t feel like an exercise in all-out diva narcissism. For a full review, see Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes.

2013

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

There’s an SNL double header on tonight. In late night, in its regular time slot, NBC presents a new edition hosted by the charming Christoph Waltz, the scene-stealer of Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds. And in prime time, at 10 p.m. ET, NBC is trying out a low-risk experiment by repeating, in prime time, a cut-down, 60-minute version of last week’s Justin Bieber SNL show. If ratings are solid, expect it to be a precedent for future Saturdays.

2013

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DECONSTRUCTING "ONE MAN'S TRASH" By Eric Gould

As Girls returns, perhaps, to its usual ensemble format this Sunday, the TV intelligentsia was atwitter — and rightfully so — over last week's episode "One Man's Trash"...

2013

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NATIONAL GEO'S 'KILLING LINCOLN' LACKS A PULSE By Ed Bark

Unlike the big-screen Lincoln, Nat Geo's Killing Lincoln cannot be accused of being rich in character development...

2013

Feb

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: “RING THEM BELLS! ROB FISHER CELEBRATES KANDER AND EBB” By David Bianculli

Artistic director, pianist and conductor Rob Fisher leads this energetic tribute to John Kander and Fred Ebb, the team that gave us Chicago and Cabaret, and many other memorable musical moments, including much of Liza Minnelli’s Liza with a Z. Tonight’s live tribute is scheduled to feature Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, with special appearances by Joel Grey (what else do you need?) and Chita Rivera (what else do you want?). Check local listings.

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