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2018
May
11
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli
 
 
Tonight’s scheduled lineup is nothing if not eclectic: actor Ethan Hawke, Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich are all scheduled to appear.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE CAN CONNECT WITH THE SINGLE PARENTHOOD PROBLEMS OF 'MOTHERLAND' By David Hinckley
 
 

Most of us, when we plow into one of the thousand awkward moments that comprise daily life, take a deep breath, suck it up, and stumble on...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
#METOO ERA FORMS OF SEXISM – ON THE PART OF WOMEN IN POSITIONS OF POWER By Ed Bark
 
 
Your friendly content provider isn’t overly fond of juggling with hand grenades...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: It’s the last show of the season, and the big event has arrived: the wedding of Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik), witnessed by their friends and respective families. Given that guest list, how can this episode not be funny?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
GOTHAM By David Bianculli
 
 
Only two episodes left this season – and the powers that be, in Gotham, are beginning to reveal their true natures – and true identities. Jeremiah, not Jerome, is now the maniacal joker-faced villain ruling the city. And Lee and the Riddler are a power couple vying for equal attention, as, tonight, Jim Gordon gets in all of their way. And pays some consequences…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
MARLENE DIETRICH CELEBRATION By David Bianculli
 
 
The remaining Thursdays in May are devoted to the films of Marlene Dietrich, so clear space on your DVRs and strap yourself in. I long knew about her iconic role as a cabaret temptress in 1930’s The Blue Angel, which begins the salute at 8 p.m. ET, but a college film class introduced me to 1934’s The Scarlet Empress (up next at 10 p.m. ET, pictured), in which she plays the kinky and powerful Empress of Russia. Josef von Sternberg directed them both, with a clear gift and appetite for
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
MOM By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: This two-part finale, shown back to back, involves not only a rite of passage, but a major reevaluation – of one character’s gambling addiction. But which one?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
10
ATLANTA By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON FINALE: “Crabs in a Barrel” is the title of tonight’s Season 2 finale – and the tone and content of last year’s Season 1 finale was so attention-getting, and so it impressive, this year’s edition surely is one to make special effort to catch.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
9
THE GOLDBERGS By David Bianculli
 
 
In tonight’s episode, Adam Goldberg (Sean Giambrone) sees the Mel Brooks Star Wars spoof, Spaceballs, and is so instantly and overwhelmingly in love with it that he starts a fan club at school. And somewhere in this episode, Rick Moranis, who played the hilariously attired Dark Helmet in Spaceballs, makes a special voice-only appearance – his first acting job in more than a decade.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
May
9
NOVA WONDERS By David Bianculli
 
 
The question asked tonight on NOVA Wonders is “Are We Alone?” Well, I can’t speak for the rest of the universe, but personally, yeah. Though I’m open to entertaining sincere inquiries… Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley