Tonight’s show really ought to be called The Moaning of Death, because Death, not Life, is tonight’s topic. And in his travels this week examining that topic, Karl Pilkington visits, among other stops, Ghana, where he visits a place that makes custom coffins – and orders a special two-person casket for himself and his girlfriend Suzanne. It’s a casket big enough to accommodate two adults, with a handy divider in between – and it’s made in the same shape as a g

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MOYERS & COMPANY By David Bianculli

This week, Bill Moyers speaks with Bill McKibben, the author and activist who has become an ardent environmentalist. At the moment, McKibben is focusing on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline – the subject of a new State Department environmental impact study. Before Congress gets a chance to debate its results, McKibben is calling on President Obama to reject the project and defy the powerful oil company lobbyists. Moyers & Company airs from Friday to Sunday on local public TV statio

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THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES By David Bianculli

The Opening Ceremonies are presented tonight – with an opportunity to set the stage, emotionally as well as competitively, for the XXII Olympic Winter Games to come. Six years ago, at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, China used the Opening Games to present an extraordinary exhibition of pomp and circumstance from Beijing. The most recent Winter Games, from Vancouver in 2010, was, by comparison, more of a high school talent show affair – and London’s Summer Games of 2012 opened wi

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Feb

AMERICAN MASTERS: "ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH" By David Bianculli

As part of Black History month, PBS and American Masters present this biography of Alice Walker – the first such film study of the author of The Color Purple. The film is written, produced and directed by Pratibha Parmar. Check local listings.

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Feb

BEFORE MIDNIGHT By David Bianculli

This unorthodox, unforgettable film series by writer-director Richard Linklater is a true collaboration with his leading actors, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. The films are about the love and evolving relationship between Delpy’s Celine and Hawke’s Jesse, a story first told in 1995’s Before Sunrise. Next, nine years later, came 2004’s Before Sunset, followed another nine years later by this 2013 continuation of their story. When we first saw them in this (so far) trilogy,

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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Tonight’s scheduled guests on this new outing include Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio and conservative humorist P.J. O’Rourke. Oh, and some politicians, too.

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Feb

IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY - THE BEATLES TAUGHT THE WORLD TO PLAY By David Bianculli

Fifty years ago – on Feb. 7, 1964 – The Beatles touched down at JFK airport, launching the British Invasion in America. Two days later, they stormed The Ed Sullivan Show, and changed the world…

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Feb

TRICK NUMBER ONE By Eric Gould

With car insurance companies wallpapering commercial time 24/7, they need the most clever jokes and characters... Here's the Geico pitch that makes its discount strategy as commonly known as other obvious standards – like the oldest trick in the book...

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Feb

THE XXII OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES By David Bianculli

The Opening Ceremonies for the XXII Olympic Winter Games are tomorrow night. Competition in Sochi, Russia, however, begins today, at least in a few events, and NBC is eager to present them in prime time, while setting up its 2014 Winter Olympics coverage and, at the same time, giving departing Tonight Show host Jay Leno a strong lead-in for a final send-off. Tonight’s coverage includes a first-time Olympics event, a team event in figure skating.

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Feb

THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

It’s the Valentine’s Day episode of The Big Bang Theory – and for this new outing, Penny and Leonard (Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki) try to steal some alone time, while most of the rest of the gang boards a train en route to a potentially romantic visit to California wine country. But for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), it’s all about the train. It’s the voyage, not the destination.

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