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2019
Oct
26
 
 
On nights when there’s a World Series game scheduled, there usually aren’t a lot of alternatives. Here’s one, from a cable and satellite network most people seldom watch – but which may be worth finding, and watching, tonight. Totally Stripped is a music special, a film compiling performances from both concert events and studio sessions, in which The Rolling Stones perform many of their classic songs in stripped-down, acoustic versions. Basically, it’s&nbs
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
26
 
 
This is such a smart movie – and every time I see it, I marvel at something different. When I first saw it in theaters in 1993, it was to be astounded by the image of dinosaurs come to cinematic life. Now that that sort of moviemaking magic has become commonplace, thanks to digital special effects, watching Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park today is almost like re-reading a favorite children’s book from childhood. It’s a return to innocence, and yet, all these ye
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
26
 
 
Predicting the unpredictable may be the only way, in this year’s World Series, to prepare yourself for what’s to happen each night. During the first two games, the heavily favored Houston Astros had home-field advantage and played under American League rules (meaning pitchers for both teams could be substituted at the plate by designated hitters), yet the Washington Nationals won both of those games – the second one by a resounding 12-3 margin. Yet in last night’s Game 3,
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This is the sixth and final season of this improbably entertaining animated series, about the everyday misadventures and problems of a former talking-horse TV star. Will Arnett provides the voice of this equine has-been, and believe it or not, it’s one of Arnett’s best roles. This final go-round is divided into two half-season chunks (the first eight episodes arriving today, and the final eight dropping next January). Bojack – the horse, not the series –
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: Among the new players added for Season 2 of this Chuck Lorre comedy, made expressly for streaming and Netflix, is Jane Seymour, playing an old, old friend who comes back into the picture… perhaps romantically. Alan Arkin stars, along with Michael Douglas. For a behind-the-scenes peek at the show, see Mike Hughes' Open Mike. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
Tonight is Game 3 of this already exciting and unpredictable World Series, with a change of both venues and rules. The first two games were played in Houston, where the Astros had not only the home-field advantage, but the extra advantage of playing under American League rules, which provides for the designated hitter rule. Now that the action is shifting to a National League venue, with the Washington Nationals playing host on their field, the NL rules apply – which means pitchers must ta
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
Michael Douglas has had to rethink this whole notion of retirement...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
Tonight’s new American Masters installment profiles one of the leaders of the abstract expressionist movement. The question is: Did Mark Rothko really lead the movement? Or was he framed? Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
Le Bron James has turned his casual HBO talk show into one of TV’s best, and most frank, places for conversation, about race and role models as well as sports and athleticism. Tonight, a new installment – and among the guests stopping by The Shop is a familiar face from another HBO series: Bill Hader of Barry.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Oct
25
 
 
Among tonight’s scheduled guests: Chris Cuomo of CNN and Zach Galifianakis.