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2015
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SERIES PREMIERE: Yet another network adds to the scripted-series pile, as Esquire, beginning tonight presents a dark new drama about two brothers running afoul of the law, and of the lawless as well. This is an acquisition, not an original production: Spotless is a French-British co-production, first televised in March on France’s Canal Plus. It’s the story of a crime-scene cleaner, a happy family man named Jean, whose life is disrupted when his estranged brother Martin, an ex-con, s
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
14
 
 
On tonight’s episode, there are people, living and the returned dead alike, who are feeling out of place, and seeking a different environment. And there also are those, living and returned dead alike, who are finding an unexpected kind of solace – sometimes with one another.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
14
 
 
The Donald Trump episode has come and gone. Tonight, in the penultimate  outing of the November ratings sweeps, the guest host is Elizabeth Banks, and the musical guest is Disclosure. Full Disclosure: I’m not familiar with Disclosure.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
13
 
 
When it came to signing up for the role of Claire Robbins in the Starz series Flesh and Bone, Sarah Hay says that in retrospect, ignorance was bliss...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
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SERIES PREMIERE: Mr. Show with Bob and David was a late-’90s sketch series that was proudly eclectic and anarchic, starring two twisted comic minds who would find success on other series. David was David Cross, one of the bizarre Bluths of Arrested Development. Bob was Bob Odenkirk, who achieved bigger fame as a supporting player on Breaking Bad, and the star of its prequel, Better Call Saul. This dynamic duo has reunited for a short-flight comedy series, presented in its entirety as a new
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
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13
 
 
David Lynch directed this 1984 movie adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic – it was recut without his approval before release, so the narrative may be even stranger and harder to follow than in the director’s original vision. But with David Lynch, almost anything he directs is worth examining and savoring, and Dune, at least in large chunks, is no exception. Start with Kyle McLachlan, who would also appear as the star of Lynch’s Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. Then look, j
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
13
 
 
Moss Hart had a lengthy and very successful career on Broadway, from writing hit comedies with George S. Kaufman to directing the original production of My Fair Lady. His memoir, Act One, is adapted for the stage by another stellar Broadway creative talent – frequent Stephen Sondheim collaborator James Lapine – and televised tonight by Live from Lincoln Center. Tony Shalhoub stars as Moss Hart, and his co-stars include Andrea Martin and Santino Fontana. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
13
 
 
This week’s episode seems like it could come straight from the plot of Code Black – but it’s set around the turn of the century. The twentieth century. There’s a flooded subway tunnel that leads to a sudden influx of patients, and bodies, at the Knickerbocker.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
13
 
 
Among tonight’s guests: Jay Leno, Paul Reiser and Michael Steele.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Nov
12
 
 
CBS’s 2 Broke Girls returns for its fifth season Thursday night, raising again the eternal question of why so many people still watch a sitcom that basically runs on a single gag...