There are so many fine dramatic series vying for attention on Sunday nights – in addition to the ones listed in Bianculli’s Best Bets, others deserving of note, and of viewers, include Once Upon a Time, Boardwalk Empire, Treme, and The Mentalist. But The Good Wife edges those out, if only marginally, because of its finely tuned calibration of sharp acting, unpredictable writing, and effortlessly classy direction. This week, Will returns to court – and Alicia learns of the ident

2012

Oct

THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Between seasons on The Walking Dead, there’s the danger of taking this zombie show for granted, and forgetting just how intense a drama it really is. But tune in for this Season 3 opener, and your memory will be jolted, along with many of your senses, within a few seconds. And before this opening hour is over, you’ll encounter a gasp-worthy moment or two. For me, it was two. For a full review, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.

2012

Oct

DEXTER By David Bianculli

This season of Dexter has been a little disappointing to this point, but this third episode introduces a character who not only will play a bigger part in weeks to come, but may play a part in getting this drama back on course. Dexter meets the former abductee (or was it cohort) of a long-ago serial killer, and she’s played by Yvonne Strahovski, formerly of Chuck. His first meeting with her throws him a bit – and I expect that may be a trend.

2012

Oct

HOMELAND By David Bianculli

Carrie (Claire Danes) was proven right in last week’s episode, and her long-dormant contact came through with what could have been some key information – if not for some last-second action from Brody (Damian Lewis). And, speaking of Brody, what happens now that his pre-terrorist video message has been discovered? I don’t know – but I can’t wait to find out.

2012

Oct

1947: THE GENESIS OF 'KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1947, WBKB in Chicago introduced the children's show, Junior Jamboree. A little over a year later, the show moved to WNBQ (later WMAQ) and was renamed Kukla, Fran and Ollie...

2012

Oct

THE WALKING DEAD MARATHON By David Bianculli

It’s a zombie jamboree! Tomorrow night at 9 ET, AMC presents the Season 3 premiere of The Walking Dead – and as a perfect prelude to that new episode launch, presents a marathon showing of every episode from the first two seasons. It begins at 10 a.m. ET today with the unforgettable opening episode, then goes on from there, right up to tomorrow’s fresh installment.

2012

Oct

THE DESCENDANTS By David Bianculli

What a wonderful movie. George Clooney dons Hawaiian shirts (and no, that’s not why I like this 2011 drama) to play a largely oblivious family man suddenly faced with a severely ill wife and some unexpected adversities and realizations. It’s a delightful film (great soundtrack, too), and writer-director Alexander Payne brings out an entirely different side of Clooney.

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

The New York Yankees, exactly 24 hours after notching their do-or-die Game 5 victory against the Baltimore Orioles, face the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Tigers, too, had to go the distance with a five-game series to reach this point, so both teams are tested, and fired up.

2012

Oct

THE THIRD MAN By David Bianculli

Graham Greene wrote both the story and screenplay for this 1949 Carol Reed movie, which stars Joseph Cotten as a pulp novelist poking around in Vienna, investigating the death of an old friend (played, with panache, by Orson Welles). A film noir classic.

2012

Oct

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Tonight’s new episode features Christina Applegate as guest host, and Passion Pit as the musical guest. Let’s just hope the writing is sharper than last week’s show, a season low, and, so far, a decade low.

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