As Archer (J. Jon Benjamin) continues to dream while in a comatose state, his dreams have settled, for now, on an alternate “Dreamland” universe where all his friends and enemies are recast in a film noir fantasy. Tonight, that fantasy becomes flesh, sort of, as Judy Greer, known in Archer’s real world as Cheryl, comes on to Archer as a femme fatale named “Berenice” – the title of tonight’s installment. The vocal performers, and writers, rise to the occa

2017

Apr

BROCKMIRE By David Bianculli

This new IFC series has established its characters firmly, and cleverly, in just a few episodes: Hank Azaria is the burned-out baseball broadcaster with a legendary meltdown behind him and little ahead of him. Amanda Peet is the attention-hungry owner of a minor-league team who hires Azaria’s Brockmire for whatever residual promo value he might generate. And Tyrel Jackson Williams plays one of her employees, a young man who knows nothing about baseball, little about Brockmire, but everythi

2017

Apr

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

Stretching out every ratings point and hour it can from this hit series, NBC tonight presents a highlights package of the Voice season thus far. Cynical? Yes. Worth watching? Yes, because there’s so much talent competing this cycle – and because Alicia Keys has emerged, this year, as the Voice judge with the most heart, and, at times, with the most ruthlessly effective tactics for luring the teammates she most desires.

2017

Apr

IZOMBIE By David Bianculli

The clever conceit of this undead procedural is that Rose McIver’s Liv, a “functioning zombie” who works as a morgue assistant in a crime lab, eats brains of murder victims to absorb insights about their final memories, unavoidably also absorbing, temporarily, the personalities of the deceased. Tonight’s “zombie meal” is a literal doubleheader, with Liv and a fellow functioning zombie eating separate helpings of related murder victims. Liv eats the brains of a

2017

Apr

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "THE GREAT WAR" By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 3. This nonfiction miniseries continues, with the emphasis this time on the impact of war itself, especially back home, as the relatives of the soldiers, and the rest of the nation, learn of the unprecedented brutality and carnage of this new, mechanized war, with its aircraft and, yes, chemical weapons. Check local listings.

2017

Apr

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

The alternate reality world that is part of the computerized matrix known as “the Framework” has absorbed virtually all the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., only two of which are aware of the illusion, and of their true identities. To everyone else hooked into the Framework, they’re living in an alternate world where they work for the evil HYDRA organization, which is fully in control. And it’s worth noting that the evil organization’s control, this week, extends even to ABC

2017

Apr

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

The handlers of Philip and Elizabeth, Frank Langella’s Gabriel and Margo Martindale’s Claudia, decide tonight what to do with the news that Philip’s long-estranged, now-grown son from a former relationship has smuggled himself into the United States, and is trying desperately to track down his father. Do they tell Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell), who have their own teen children together in America? Do they tell only Philip? Only Elizabeth? Or do they just ki

2017

Apr

ACTING IS ACTING, AFTER ALL: MTV AWARDS DITCH GENDER-SPECIFIC CATEGORIES By Alex Strachan

The MTV MTVA’s recent decision — effective this year — to scrap their best actor and best actress categories in favor of a single gender-neutral category is a conversation starter, if nothing else.

2017

Apr

O'REILLY ON THE ROPES? POPULARITY DOESN'T MATTER IF ADVERTISERS FORSAKE YOU By Ed Bark

When speculating on whether Bill O’Reilly might survive his latest round of sexual harassment allegations, don’t forget to factor in the long-ago but still relevant experience of a current Fox News Channel colleague...

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