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2014
Jun
21
 
 
SEASON FINALE: It’s the end of Season 2 for Sarah (Tatiana Maslany) and all her clones – and perhaps the end of Sarah, too, as she officially surrenders to those hunting her in this season finale episode. But she has a good reason, and even though her daughter Kira is in the hands of evil Rachel (another of many roles played by Maslany), don’t count Sarah out. Having to watch from behind a one-way mirror as Rachel talks to, and gets closer to, Kira is more than enough motivatio
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
21
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: This new BBC America series is like an Anglophile’s answer to Borat. It takes two quick-witted British actors impersonating young British royalty, sends them across the United States with a film crew, and captures them interacting with everyday Americans, acting posh and clueless in equal measure. Ed Gamble plays Georgie, and Amy Hoggart steals the spotlight as Poppy. As fake descendants of the Royal family, you might say they’re putting on heirs – but they&rsq
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
21
 
 
Tonight’s TCM schedule is a salute to the swinging Sixties, and begins with two very appropriately upbeat character comedies. In the first, shown at 8 p.m. ET, Peter Sellers stars in 1968’s I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, playing an uptight businessman who loosens up after sampling sex, drugs and rock & roll. Then, at 10 p.m. ET, it’s Lynn Redgrave in 1966’s Georgy Girl, playing a sort of Bridget Jones type who effortlessly personifies the decade she’s in. But stay
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 

It was 350 years ago, on June 24, 1664, that New Jersey, long before it became a state, became named and acknowledged as a territory. That deserves a celebration – and it’s getting one…

 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
All other shows, thanks for coming out. There’s nothing else on TV like Louie. The FX series wrapped up for a fourth season Monday night with two more brilliant episodes, concluding a trilogy featuring co-writer and producer Pamela Adlon...You always knew this season wound not be like the others...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
Well, I got a late start today, so as I type this, Italy just fell to Costa Rica in Group D – which means, among other things, that England fails to advance this year. But there’s another game televised on ESPN today featuring teams that won their first games, starting at 3 p.m. ET, featuring Switzerland and France from Group E. Then, at 6 p.m. ET, the other two teams from Group E play one another. They’re the losers of their first games: Ecuador and Honduras, and anything but
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
This 1988 comedy is one of the sparkling movies from Eddie Murphy’s early years, when he burst onto the big screen after commanding attention on Saturday Night Live. It’s followed on Spike by an even earlier triumph, 1982’s even better Trading Places comedy. If there had been room made for 1983’s 48 Hrs., you’d pretty much have the best of Eddie Murphy on film – then, and now.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
Prime time tonight on TCM is devoted to Errol Flynn, and there are two swashbuckling entries from very different eras. Leading off is 1952’s Against All Flags, a later-career effort in which Flynn pokes fun at himself, and pirate movies in general, with help from co-star Maureen O’Hara. That’s followed, at 9:30 p.m. ET, by 1935’s Captain Blood, a sparkling film that exemplifies the swashbuckling movie genre.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
Just in case you missed it the first time: Monday’s episode of 24 is repeated, complete with its ending image that qualifies as one of the most explosive cliffhangers in the history of the series.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2014
Jun
20
 
 
There are no A-list names on tonight’s guest list – unless your personal A-list is wonky enough to include the likes of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Glenn Greenwald. But sometimes, these are the very lineups that lead to the most interesting discussions.