MINISERIES PREMIERE: This new three-part dramatization of the Daphne du Maurier thriller, presented by Acorn TV and doled out in consecutive weekly installments each Monday on the Acorn TV website beginning today, stars Jessica Brown Findlay, whose unexpected departure as Sybil rocked fans of Downton Abbey. Here, in this revisiting of the same plot turned into a 1939 Alfred Hitchcock movie, she plays Mary Yellan, a woman who grew up on a farm and, after her parents died, traveled to Cornwall to

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DANCING WITH THE STARS By David Bianculli

SERIES RETURN: Ten years ago, when this series was launched, it was copying a formula that had worked in England, but which had no guarantee of being transplanted successfully to the United States. Ballroom dancing in prime time? Really? Well, a decade later, Dancing with the Stars begins competition number 20, and its roster, this time, includes two attention-getting divas from the Seventies: singer Patti LaBelle and Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers, who was part of the mix the first t

2015

Mar

JANE THE VIRGIN By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) sets out to improve her writing, and her love life, by enrolling in a workshop on romance writing. Her teacher? Sizzling Jane Seymour.

2015

Mar

THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST By David Bianculli

SERIES FINALE: When I watched this last night on HBO, and got to the climax, I was stunned by what I saw, and especially by what I heard. Over the weekend, Robert Durst, the subject of this astounding documentary, was arrested by authorities in connection with the Los Angeles murder that also is a pivotal point of this final episode of The Jinx. Halfway through this series, Durst, accused of several murders over several decades, was caught muttering to himself after the official taping session w

2015

Mar

BETTER CALL SAUL By David Bianculli

Last week Bob Odenkirk, the hard-working star of this series who had been in virtually every scene, got a significant breather in an episode devoted almost entirely to Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks). And a great episode it was, too. Tonight we’re back on track – and so is Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill, who decides to branch out and acquire some showy office space. Hmmm. Wonder where he got the money?...

2015

Mar

LOOK AT WHAT LIVE TV IS HATCHING NOW By David Bianculli

You’d think, with the exponentially exploding number of viewing options available these days on cable, satellite, streaming sites and elsewhere, that I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch anything else. Yet I have, and I’m happy I did, because I’m found one of the purest and most addictive examples of reality TV I’ve ever seen...

2015

Mar

THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST By David Bianculli

DOCUMENTARY MINISERIES FINALE: Episode 6. Last week’s episode included a sequence in which filmmaker Andrew Jarecki received a piece of new evidence damning Robert Durst in stunningly persuasive terms – an envelope, sent by Durst, matching the handwritng and misspelling on an anonymous note sent to police tipping them to the location of a dead body in a private residence in “Beverley Hills.” Tonight, in this final installment of The Jinx, Jarecki prepares to confront Durs

2015

Mar

THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

Last week, series creators Michelle and Robert King provided a sublimely tricky look inside the mind, memories, fantasies and concerns of Alicia (Julianna Margulies). This week, it’s back on the campaign trail – but don’t expect things to be all business. On this series, they never are.

2015

Mar

THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

This week’s promos trumpet that there are only three episodes left this season – and it would be difficult to believe, given that fact alone, that tonight’s episode will not include at least one unexpected death. It’s about that time. One thing this show will include, according to advance photos: something new to this series, but not to the genre as a whole: scantily clad zombies.

2015

Mar

THE ROYALS By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This royal family satirical comedy series isn’t as cleverly written as it should be, and is about as subtle as Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which is this new show’s Sunday night lead-in. But since this is the first E! scripted series, that means it’s one less reality hour on the network, so that’s worth applauding. And so, in the wider sense, is this show’s star, Elizabeth Hurley, who fits the throne perfectly. She deserves better scripts, howev

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