Tonight’s guest is Katie Couric – whose sense of humor, and history on TV morning and talk shows, ought to give her plenty to talk about with host Stewart, a frequent critic of both.

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MODERN FAMILY By David Bianculli

Among the stories in tonight’s episode are a squabble about the value of hand-me-down children’s clothing, and an attempt to cash in on the value of an old comic book – in particular, The Amazing Spider-Man #3, a vintage issue from the Sixties. Which reminds me: Somewhere out there is a guy named Randy Silverman, a former Florida resident and Nova High School graduate, to whom I sold my entire collection of Marvel Comics – a complete collection, at the time I sold it to h

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May

NOVA: WHY SHARKS ATTACK By David Bianculli

Three or so decades ago, Nova and Disney and the National Geographic specials pretty much had this undersea territory all to themselves, until Discovery Channel discovered the submerged gold mine that was “Shark Week” and changed the nature TV landscape. Tonight, Nova attempts to reclaim some former territory by visiting some familiar territory. Among tonight’s stories: an increase in reported shark attacks off the shores of Cape Cod, the place where Steven Spielberg filmed Jaw

2014

May

NASHVILLE By David Bianculli

In tonight’s new episode, Rayna (Connie Britton) learns that Luke was injured while on tour in Afghanistan – a victim of a detonated IED – and organizes a benefit concert at Fort Campbell. Among the guest stars making an appearance: First Lady Michelle Obama.

2014

May

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: Tonight’s new episode says goodbye to one veteran cast member (Paul Guilfoyle, who plays Captain Brass), while saying hello to a guest star who might be returning next season in a recurring role: Treat Williams, playing a former investigator turned security guard, whose approach and knowledge regarding a CSI cold case impresses Ted Danson’s D.B. Russell.

2014

May

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

We’re getting near the end of this harrowing season, and the questions are only increasing as the episodes wind down. One question: How many more disguises will Elizabeth and Phillip adopt before the season is out? And will neighbor Stan (Noah Emmerich) unknowingly reveal valuable information to his latest inquisitor? That would be Elizabeth and Phillip’s son Henry, who thinks Stan’s job is interesting enough to conduct an interview for a school assignment.

2014

May

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

This week the surviving S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are united – at least in the knowledge that they were betrayed by Ward. Or were they? This series has served up enough double agents, so effectively, that the possibility of a triple agent isn’t out of the realm of possibility. Meanwhile, Coulson and Melinda (Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen) go undercover to get closer to enemy origanization H.Y.D.R.A. – calling back to the comic book era when acronyms were C.O.O.L. (Clever Objects Of Levity

2014

May

PIONEERS OF TELEVISION By David Bianculli

I love the subject of this series, but continue to be painfully frustrated by its superficial execution. The new interviews with some of TV pioneers make the series worth watching, but these are interspersed with appearances by minor players who a) said yes to the interview request and b) are still alive. Last week’s treatment of Amos ’n’ Andy was shamefully uninformed, and uninformative, for a PBS documentary series. This week, the series concludes its season by looking at &ld

2014

May

FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES By David Bianculli

Tonight is episode eight of this 10-part series, which already has been renewed for a second season. This current story line, though, would seem to be on track to finish this season, as most of the characters venture deeper into the sinister snake-vampire temple, while their leader, Eiza Gonzalez, sets her sights squarely on the unstable Richie (Zane Holtz).

2014

May

FARGO By David Bianculli

Tonight’s episode four of Fargo was the last one sent out for preview by FX – and kept up the impressive streak in which each installment was even better than the one before. In particular in this episode, both Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman, in their respective roles, get to shine by playing markedly against their established characters. Freeman, by being more forceful and menacing – and Thornton, by being comically less so. But for a very good, and sly, reason…

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