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2020
Feb
23
BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: It’s finally here. Not only Season 5 of Better Call Saul, after more than a year away from TV, but the moment when Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill, in this companion series to Breaking Bad, finally adopts the persona of Saul Goodman. Does that mean his story is over? No. This series is scheduled to end after Season 6, so we have a while yet to spend with these characters – which, to me, is an absolute joy. To hear my review on NPR’s F
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
23
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM By David Bianculli
 
 
Tonight’s episode is called “Surprise Party,” and it’s no surprise that Larry David, at least “TV Larry,” isn’t fond of surprises… even when it’s not his party. But I’ll reveal one surprise about tonight’s episode: among the guest stars is Fred Armisen, who plays an old guy with a walker – and a guy with whom Larry has an uncomfortable hallway encounter on the way to the bathroom.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
23
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER By David Bianculli
 
 
Okay, John Oliver, explain last week to me. Please.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
23
SEASON 2 OF 'KIDDING' IS EVEN MORE CREATIVE AND CAPTIVATING By Mike Hughes
 
 
Some shows – like some people – make themselves difficult to love...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
23
WELCOME BACK, 'THE WALKING DEAD,' FOR PART II OF SEASON 10 By David Hinckley
 
 
It's no secret that the Walking Dead franchise has a slight wobble in its gait these days. Don't launch a GoFundMe quite yet...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
22
SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET By David Bianculli
 
 
This Antarctica installment of this breathtaking nature series was intended to launch the series, until BBC America decided, because of wildfires in the news, to lead with Australia instead. The choice wasn’t alphabetical, but was dramatic – although there’s plenty of drama to be had in this frigid landscape, especially in the spots where they’re no longer as frigid as they once were.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
21
HUNTERS By David Bianculli
 
 
This has never happened before, and it’s not likely to happen ever again. But tonight, the best new hours of scripted television – the Season 1 unveiling of Amazon’s Hunters and the latest episode of NBC’s Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector – all happen to be programs on which my son, Mark Bianculli, happened to work. Hunters, created by David Weil and executive produced by Jordan Peele, stars Al Pacino as a Nazi hunter in 1970s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
21
LINCOLN RHYME: HUNT FOR THE BONE COLLECTOR By David Bianculli
 
 
Last week, The Bone Collector went on another three-victim murder spree – but this time, for the first time, Lincoln and his team got there in time to save one of the victims. In this bloody game of chess, where the Bone Collector is used to taking all the pieces, this signals, moving forward, a new level of play on both sides. The executive producers who developed this show for television: VJ Boyd and the aforementioned Mark Bianculli. Thanks for giving me some good TV to watch on Fridays
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
21
'HUNTERS' TAKES A FEW UNUSUAL TURNS, BUT THE PREMISE AND CHILLS ARE WORTH INVESTIGATING By Ed Bark
 
 
Promos for Hunters seem to be nearly as plentiful as ads for the lately besieged presidential campaign of Michael "Mike" Bloomberg...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Feb
21
WHILE 'HUNTERS' IS A POWERFUL SERIES, KEEP IN MIND THE SAVAGERY IS NOTHING LIKE THE REALITY OF THE THIRD REICH By David Hinckley
 
 
Spoiler alert: You might not sleep peacefully after watching Hunters, an Amazon Prime series that becomes available Friday...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley