And here’s a same-week repeat of the premiere of The Newsroom, repeated in case you haven’t yet seen it. I urge you to stay with this series, though – by episode four, it really clicks, and the characters and issues become equally compelling. Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer star.

2012

Jun

WOMAN IN HIDING By David Bianculli

TCM is devoting the evening to women-in-jeopardy films. Big deal, I hear you say: Lifetime and Lifetime Movie Network do that every night. Hmm. Good point. (Quiet, though — I'm working here.) But these are some earlier, classic entries in the genre — starting with this 1950 thriller, in which a women (Ida Lupino) suspects her husband of murder, and of wanting to kill her as well. And, of course, she’s right. Howard Duff co-stars.

2012

Jun

THE RICKY GERVAIS SHOW By David Bianculli

Boy, am I going to miss this show when it’s gone. Tonight, Karl Pilkington explains why he thinks “the worm has turned” is such a stupid saying. And, as with so many observations by Karl, there’s a special brand of genius to his simplistic point of view.

2012

Jun

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

If I’ve kept track accurately, this is the last installment of this series before Maher takes the rest of the summer off. This is another show I’ll miss while it’s gone – but this one, at least, is coming back. Tonight’s guests include someone who ought to generate a lot of conversation, regardless of what’s happening in the news: Jack Abramoff.

2012

Jun

PRESTON STURGES NIGHT By Diane Werts

TV and movies are still trying to recreate the screwball mayhem unleashed 70 years ago by writer-director-producer auteur Preston Sturges. This Saturday, Turner Classic Movies shows us why, piling up six Sturges flicks, starting at 8 p.m. ET...

2012

Jun

CABLE NETWORKS BUNGLE REPORTS ON SUPREME COURT DECISION By Ed Bark

Oops. Both CNN and Fox News Channel initially managed to bungle Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding President Obama's health reform law on a 5-4 vote...

2012

Jun

'QUEEN & COUNTRY': A NICE BALANCE OF CLARITY AND MAJESTY By Tom Brinkmoeller

PBS's four-part series Queen & Country offers a clear, interesting look at the British monarchy's deep and complex history...

2012

Jun

HOORAY! FINALLY, MORE EPISODES OF SHOWTIME'S 'EPISODES' By David Bianculli

Season 2 of Showtime’s Episodes arrives this weekend, returning with more installments of one of TV’s most entertaining — but underappreciated — comedies. Its secret: central characters about whom you genuinely care…

2012

Jun

BROADCAST VS CABLE: A SUMMER SHOWDOWN By Diane Werts

When it comes to producing quality, scripted summer shows, it's easy to see that cable has the broadcast networks at its mercy...

2012

Jun

ANGER MANAGEMENT By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This isn’t a recommendation, but Charlie Sheen’s post-meltdown comeback TV series is enough of a cultural oddity, if not event, to note – and to sample, though a very few minutes of it will confirm any low expectations. In this new series, Sheen runs a therapy group populated by eccentrics – but if you think this is The Bob Newhart Show for a new generation, you’re crazy. For a full review, see Eric Gould’s Cold Light Reader column HERE.

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