I couldn’t think of anyone better, or more charismatic, to carry on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series and legacy than astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who matches wits, and wit, so well with Bill Moyers on this show, they ought to think about starring in the talk-show equivalent of a buddy movie. Their conversation began last night – and went so well, it’s going into overtime with tonight’s installment. It seems only fitting: their cosmic conversation, likes the u

2014

Jan

GOSFORD PARK By David Bianculli

Robert Altman directed this 2001 film, and with such spirit, subtlety and a sense of fun that it’s well worth revisiting many times to relish the performances, the subplots and the surprises, large and small. But at this particular moment in television, it’s also fascinating to watch because Altman, 13 years ago, was basically serving up what could be considered a template for today’s Downton Abbey. And lest you think that’s too much of a stretch, in this mannered comedy/

2014

Jan

BANSHEE By David Bianculli

Very quickly in this second season of Banshee, the bad guys – and gals – have come out of the woodwork, guns blazing and tempers flaring. So if you were impressed by the high-voltage action sequences from last season’s finale, get ready for more of the same.

2014

Jan

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Bill Maher returns tonight to start Season 12 of his always provocative, almost always quotable live talk show. Among his guests: James Carville and Mary Matalin, the married political odd couple who, near the end of the show, will be seated for once on the same panel.

2014

Jan

HELIX By David Bianculli

Ron Moore of Battlestar Galactica continues his new variation on Outbreak and The Thing, and tonight the plot thickens. So do the remains of some of the alien-infected bodies, which are positively viscous – while the ones who are infected yet alive, they’re less viscous than vicious.

2014

Jan

LIFETIME'S 'FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC' BETTER THAN MOVIE VERSION By Jonathan Storm

The first cinematic version of Flowers in the Attic, in 1987, was so bad. The second one, televised Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime, is better, thanks to three beautifully cast pros...

2014

Jan

AMERICAN IDOL By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Part 2 of 2. In last night’s two-hour Part 1 of this show’s Season 13 premiere, American Idol already put its best foot forward, replacing last year’s ego-driven angst (Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey) with Harry Connick Jr.’s playful self-deprecation. Both he and returning judge Keith Urban joke about how most contestants focus only on Jennifer Lopez, returning for a second Idol judging stint – but this trio seems to get along nicely, with Connick alread

2014

Jan

COMMUNITY By David Bianculli

Tonight’s guest star is Walton Goggins, the Justified star who already has proven his willingness to take daring chances in his knockout recurring guest role on Sons of Anarchy. On this NBC sitcom, he plays a man with a plan – a plan that just might shake up the status quo of this loose-knit, and just plain loose, community-college group.

2014

Jan

30 FOR 30: "THE PRICE OF GOLD" By David Bianculli

Hard to believe, but it was 20 years ago this week that the build-up to the Olympic Games made front-page headlines worldwide – because one U.SA. ice skater, Nancy Kerrigan, was attacked after practice, her right knee clubbed by an unknown assailant. The attack, it soon was uncovered, was a plot by Jeff Gillooly and his friends to incapacitate Kerrigan – because she was seen by them as the main competition for another U.S. skater, Tonya Harding, who was Gillooly’s ex-wife. This

2014

Jan

PARENTHOOD By David Bianculli

After calling an end to her impending marriage, Amber (Mae Whitman) runs away from home – and that’s only one of the dramatic twists and turns in tonight’s episode.

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