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2020
Jan
10
 
 
Tonight, in the wee hours of Saturday morning, TCM digs deeply underground to present a pair of John Waters movies from the 1970s. Waters, by now, has long established himself as an eccentric, often-embraced elder statesman of cult cinema, with films that get mass distribution and widespread general acclaim. But my, when he was starting out, he was out there – as this pair of movies certainly attests. Multiple Maniacs, from 1970, is shown first, starring Divine as Lady Divine, pr
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
10
 
 
With one or two different breaks, Edd Byrnes could have become a movie star. With the breaks he did get, he became Kookie. Byrnes, who died Wednesday at his Santa Monica home at the age of 87, never quite seemed to work out how he felt about that...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
In case you still needed any further encouragement to watch the last four Good Place episodes, the first one has a great guest star...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
This is the third night of competition among the three best players ever to compete on Jeopardy! – with the ultimate crown going to the competitor who wins three nights of competition. Ken Jennings barely won Tuesday’s first night (by an overall winning margin of a mere $200), and James Holzhauer dominated easily last night. That means this competition will continue through at least Tuesday of next week, when ABC will present night four. Tonight, night three – and eit
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
This series is into its 15th season, and has been plugging along for a very long time, presenting various end-of-existence scenarios (frankly, Armageddon tired of them). But I have to give credit to a clever title when I see one, and tonight’s afterlife episode title is a controversial doozy: “Our Father, Who Aren’t in Heaven.”
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
Hooray! The Good Place is back, with the first of its final episodes of this bold, brilliant, and very funny series. For an appreciation of the series, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
Here’s another series returning for the new year – and another broadcast TV series that made my Top 10 for 2019. In this new episode, David is hospitalized, and has to ward off evil spirits from his hospital bed. Watch for the menacing shoelaces… honest.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
I’m not reviewing what I consider tomorrow’s best TV show, but I have a good excuse. In fact, I have a great excuse. It was co-written, and co-developed and executive produced, by my son, Mark…
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
9
 
 
PASADENA, Calif. — One of the best-attended panels in the opening days of the TV Critics Association (TCA) winter press tour was on Wednesday for ABC's Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Jan
8
 
 
SPECIAL: Last night’s opening round of this all-time all-star Jeopardy! prime-time championship was everything it was billed and hoped to be. The long-running quiz show’s three most successful players – Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer – squared off against one another. In the first round of the first game, every question was answered correctly. At the end of the second climactic round of Final Jeopardy, when the two-game totals were added to anoin