Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) accomplished his mission last week, which gave Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) a promotion of sorts to an official agency asset. However, she remains behind bars, at least for now, as Michael chases down his latest info in hopes of finding, and punishing, the man who framed Fiona, and betrayed them both.

2012

Jul

ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS By David Bianculli

It was inevitable, and here it comes: The night before NBC presents the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games from London, NBC devotes its entire hour of Rock Center to Olympics build-up hype, with Williams reporting live from England. Where it’s the middle of the night, but hey – this is going to be an Olympics that’s tape-delayed in prime time, but available live elsewhere, including your home computers.

2012

Jul

LOUIE By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. Parker Posey continues her guest role as the new woman in Louie’s life – the woman who tests his patience, and his eagerness, by running him through a gauntlet of emotional, physical and embarrassing tests. What a role for Posey – and what fantastically well-acted reactions from Louis C.K.

2012

Jul

THREE WOMEN LOOK FOR LOVE ON CBS'S NEW REALITY OFFERING, '3' By Ed Bark

CBS's 3: Yet another "journey of the heart" reality offering with three women looking for made-for-TV love...

2012

Jul

THE CLIOS: THE WORLD'S BEST COMMERCIALS By David Bianculli

The Kotex ad seen in the accompanying picture is only one of the international ads featured in tonight’s special – which, of course, is interrupted by more commercials. I know, it sounds absurd, but there’s usually at least one ad from abroad wild and crazy enough to make it worth the trouble of watching. And sitting through all the other commercials.

2012

Jul

L.A. CONFIDENTIAL By David Bianculli

This 1997 movie is a masterpiece of modern film noir, and features all the necessary elements, including an intricate plot, unexpected double-crosses, charismatic but tough protagonists and antagonists, and a drop-dead-gorgeous femme fatale. Curtis Hanson directed this moody, slippery adaptation of the James Ellroy novel, and cast it with leads who would quickly become bigger stars: Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey and Guy Pearce. And the femme? Kim Basinger, delivering a career-best performance.

2012

Jul

DAMAGES By David Bianculli

So far in this final season, Patty (Glenn Close) has made all the right moves, and Ellen (Rose Byrne) has played right into her hands – getting a judge dismissed that actually would have hurt Patty’s case, and being fed misinformation from someone Patty knew better than to trust. But as things get closer to an actual court date, expect Ellen to get her licks in – and to make things tough for Patty, at least for a while.

2012

Jul

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OLYMPICS SPECIAL By David Bianculli

This is the third and final Ab Fab special presented to honor the show’s 20th anniversary, with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley still misbehaving as Edina and Patsy. This last special of the bunch finds them realizing, at the very last minute, that the 2012 Summer Olympics are in their midst, and setting out to join in the revelry. Even when the comedy flags a little, there’s something very funny about these two characters and their clueless excesses. Also shown simultaneously on

2012

Jul

HIT & MISS By David Bianculli

Episode 2 of this limited series was another impressively tender and involving one, and Chloe Sevigny has made this role her own – no mean feat, since she’s playing a transgender assassin (by which, to be clear, I do not mean someone who murders transgenders). And this week, we see her having more difficulty than usual doing her “day job,” and finding herself hunted as well as hunter.

2012

Jul

BEFORE BREAKING BAD, THERE WAS THE PRICE IS RIGHT By Eric Gould

If we ever wondered if Aaron Paul's amped-up antics as Walter White' assistant Jesse Pinkman were carefully cultivated in rehearsal or sprang more out of intuitive improv, we need look no further than his long-ago appearance on The Price Is Right...

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