The milestone in the title actually was reached last year, but other than a few cranky TV critics, who’s counting? The original Disneyland series on ABC started in 1955, even before the theme park bearing its name was opened to the public – and has given us many iterations of Disney anthology series and children’s shows over the past six decades. And this two-hour special embraces the movies, too. Enjoy? Absolutely. Among the guests: The Lion King composer Elton John.

2016

Feb

THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH By David Bianculli

After what happened this weekend in South Carolina, on both sides of the aisle, how can you not check in to see how this program recounts the week?

2016

Feb

THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

The last episodes of any quality TV show are well worth watching, because the writers and producers are free to work with abandon, concerned primarily with servicing only the overall story and a satisfying conclusion. With The Good Wife, that includes the big question of how do you want Alicia’s relationship with Peter (Chris Noth) to conclude? Julianna Margulies stars.

2016

Feb

MUST SEE TV: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES BURROWS By David Bianculli

The best TV sitcom director of all time, James Burrows, is saluted in this two-hour special, which honors the prolific director of Cheers, Frasier, Taxi, Will & Grace, Friends and so many, many classic sitcoms – whose casts reunite (most of them, anyway, as with Taxi alumni, pictured with Burrows) for the occasion.

2016

Feb

MASTERPIECE: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli

Without spoiling anything, let me just say there’s a scene in tonight’s show, involving a classroom, that makes me cringe – and another that makes me warm all over. Maybe it’s because I’m a teacher now, but I don’t think so. Check local listings.

2016

Feb

THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

Wow. Last week’s midseason return was a zombie-filled stunner of an episode, and not just because of its particular eye-for-an-eye vengeance showdowns. I expected the episode to launch our band of weary heroes on yet another nomadic search for safe shelter – but instead, they made an Alamo-type last stand, which appeared to end better than the Alamo did. What now? Who knows?

2016

Feb

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again: After what happened this weekend in South Carolina, on both sides of the aisle, how can you not check in to see how this program recounts the week?

2016

Feb

ALI G TRUMPS UP A HUGE DEAL By Eric Gould

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new The Brothers Grimsby is now out in theaters, and we’ve been riffing on old clips from his HBO series Da Ali G Show for a couple of weeks now. (Booyakasha!)... Cohen is brilliant at maneuvering and improvising on the spot — and it’s no surprise he got himself in front of none other than the seeming next Republican presidential nominee to gleefully pitch a new business idea...

2016

Feb

DAN RATHER ON HIS ACT TWO WITH AXS By David Hinckley

A decade after he left CBS News and resurfaced on AXS TV, Dan Rather acknowledges he’s playing a smaller room. The tradeoff, he says, is that “I’m doing some of my best work” – including The Big Interview...

2016

Feb

5,000 SPORTSCENTERS: LINDA COHN'S ESPN MARATHON CONTINUES By David Hinckley

Linda Cohn proved quite a while ago that some girls just wanna talk sports. Since ESPN launched in 1979, it has aired approximately 60,000 SportsCenter shows. As of 8 a.m. this Sunday, Cohn will have hosted 5,000 of them – or one in every 12...

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