Last week, Drunk History devoted a segment to Mary Shelley and the odd and somewhat debauchery-fueled circumstances of the creation of her Frankenstein novel. Tonight, Showtime presents the 2017 movie drama inspired by that same story. Or inspired, I guess, by the same inspiration for that same story. And this time, Mary Shelley is played by Elle Fanning, with Tom Sturridge as Lord Byron and Douglas Booth as Percy Shelley. On Drunk History, those roles were played, respectively, by Evan Rachel W

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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Bill Maher’s scheduled guests tonight include politicians (New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Texas Rep. Will Hurd), journalists (Peter Hamby and columnist Jennifer Rubin), and one distinguished historian (Jon Meacham). Have at it, folks. We seem to be headed for the strong possibility of another government shutdown. Compare and contrast…

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION & TAXI DRIVER By David Bianculli

If you’re in the mood for a midnight movie, TCM presents a double feature tonight that teams two of the best and most influential and iconic movies of the early 1970s. First up, at midnight ET, is 1971’s The French Connection, director William Friedkin’s stunningly evocative portrait of New York City in its declining era. (HBO’s The Deuce clearly tapped this film as a primary resource. Gene Hackman (pictured) stars as Popeye Doyle, a tough detective pursuing his own stubb

2019

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'RUSSIAN DOLL' WITH NATASHA LYONNE DEBUTS ON NETFLIX By David Hinckley

Natasha Lyonne is fun to watch. She looks fetching in Lucille Ball’s hair...

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THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, Bernadette and Wolowitz encounter some frustrating red tape, but get some help navigating around it from an unlikely source: Sheldon.

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GOTHAM By David Bianculli

In last week’s episode of Gotham, Selina had come back from the almost dead to exact revenge on Jeremiah, stabbing him several times in the chest in what certainly looked like a series of mortal wounds. Promos for tonight’s new episode show a funeral, with Jeremiah in a casket – which is puzzling, because Jeremiah was presumed to be the character who evolved, or devolved, into the Joker. And who best can solve this puzzle? My vote would go to Ed Nygma, who’s fast turning

2019

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WILL & GRACE By David Bianculli

SERIES RETURN: Will & Grace is back from its winter break, which is good news for the show’s fans – but bad news for fans of The Good Place, because its time slot is the one Will & Grace will be occupying. But The Good Place has been renewed for next season already, so I guess it’s all good news after all.

2019

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A STAR IS BORN By David Bianculli

The title, you know. The current version, with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, you’ll be hearing about, or at least hearing the music from, at this year’s Oscars. The version with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, sure, you know that, too. And it’s a good bet you’re familiar with the most famous version of this fame-is-fickle fable, starring Judy Garland and James Mason. But tonight, TCM serves up the rarely televised 1937 original A Star Is Born film, which predated

2019

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IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY... By Eric Gould

...The Beatles went up to the roof to play. Yes, children, hard to believe, but it was that long ago (January 30, 1969) when they gave their final, albeit impromptu, performance in London...

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THE MASKED SINGER By David Bianculli

Reality show competition series are funny gambles. If they catch on quickly, like ABC’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Fox’s American Idol and NBC’s The Voice, they can change the fortunes of an entire network – and you can take that word, “fortunes,” both figuratively and literally. Well, it looks like The Masked Singer, an American version of the South Korean singing competition series, has done just that for Fox, quickly becoming the most popular new sho

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