To honor the memory of Muhammad Ali, who died last weekend, Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is repeating the 2001 edition of her talk show in which Ali was the special guest star. He was there, along with Will Smith, star of that year’s biopic Ali, and Jada Pinkett Smith.

2016

Jun

THE BIG INTERVIEW - SPECIAL EDITION: LEGENDS LOST By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: Dan Rather profiles the lives of five music legends who have died recently: Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, Natalie Cole and B.B. King.

2016

Jun

TAXI DRIVER By David Bianculli

Made in 1976, this Martin Scorsese film changed the lives of several of its collaborators, including Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, and Scorsese himself. What a movie. If you haven’t seen it in years, or have never seen it all, you really ought to tune in tonight and watch. Yeah, I’m talking to you.

2016

Jun

MAYA & MARTY By David Bianculli

Last week's premiere episode of Maya & Marty scored with Short’s Jiminy Glick interview with Larry David, and with Rudolph’s musical number with Miley Cyrus. Tonight’s second episode had less time to plan, but has a strong guest roster: Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Sean Hayes and Drake.

2016

Jun

FEED THE BEAST By David Bianculli

This new AMC series moves into its Tuesday night 10 p.m. ET slot with tonight’s second episode, preceded at 9 by a repeat of last weekend’s series premiere. I’m not overly impressed by this new series thus far, because of how overly obvious it seems, but here it is regardless. For full reviews, see David Hinckley’s All Along the Watchtower and Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes. Jim Sturgess, David Schwimmer star.

2016

Jun

LET US COUNT THE COLD HARD WAYS TV SHOWS BID GOODBYE By David Hinckley

With more television shows being born every year, cold hard statistics tell us that every year more are also going to die...

2016

Jun

HOUDINI & DOYLE By David Bianculli

Remember when this show premiered, and it was likened to a sort of Edwardian era version of The X-Files? Well, tonight, the duo of Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle investigate a case of alien abduction. I’m just saying…

2016

Jun

TOP GEAR By David Bianculli

I watched last week’s premiere, not knowing what to think about this wholesale revision of its longstanding gearhead series – but I have to admit, new host Matt LeBlanc fits right in, and is very funny here. And a very good driver, too, which matters a lot. On this series, anyway.

2016

Jun

ANGIE TRIBECA By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Last season, when this Rashida Jones comedy series was unveiled, TBS kicked it off with a marathon viewing of all its first-year episode. Tonight, to start Season 2, it’s being a lot less generous, which probably is a smart move, programming-wise. Two new episodes are shown beginning at 9 ET, and that's it for now.

2016

Jun

UNREAL By David Bianculli

This is one of those series where a lot of other critics and viewers are a lot more impressed than I by the art and intent behind this spoof of reality dating shows. And that includes the Peabody voters, so maybe I’m just not getting this one. But here it is, back for a new season, with Rachel promoted to producer, and very quickly shaking up the casting session of the new dating cycle by playing the race card. Shiri Appleby, Constance Zimmer star.

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