The new Twin Peaks is coming in May, and that’s not very far away – so take advantage of Showtime’s efforts to help get you caught up. This movie, presented as a prequel to the Twin Peaks TV series, premiered in theaters 25 years ago – and features almost all of the familiar Twin Peaks faces. But it also features some actors and characters new to the fold, following the story line of the days before the mysterious death of Sheryl Lee’s Laura Palmer. Included among t

2017

Apr

THE TENSION AND TURMOIL OF ‘PRISON BREAK’ IS BACK ON FOX By David Hinckley

If you imagine life in the Middle Ages was short, ugly and brutish, there’s a corner of television today that doesn’t portray it much differently. Take the return of Prison Break on Fox at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday...

2017

Apr

THE FUN UNDEAD RETURN ON ‘IZOMBIE’ By David Hinckley

Once upon a time, the undead on iZombie were just misunderstood. Now someone wants to kill them. That may sound a little weird, the undead already being dead and all...

2017

Apr

LOUIS C.K. 2017 By David Bianculli

SPECIAL PREMIERE: I saw Louis C.K. on his current stand-up comedy concert when it hit Philadelphia, and laughed loudly then at his opening words, which he uses again for this new, thoughtful, beautifully structured special “So, abortion…” And he really does open with a long discussion about abortion, followed, in quick order, by his equally incendiary and insightful thoughts about, in order, suicide, ISIS, and religion – and that’s just for starters. There’s

2017

Apr

DIMENSION 404 By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: The title of this new Twilight Zone-type anthology series alludes to that scary “404 Error” message that pops up when your computer is really, truly screwed up. The numerals “404” also pop into the show from time to time as a fun, random cameo, including the price of a coffee at a local coffee shop. And each episode of Dimension 404 begins with a streaming “glitch” that stalls, then takes over, the streaming signal, much like the opening to Th

2017

Apr

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

The “Knockout Rounds” continue – and so does the talent show on display this season, which is very high quality, with lots of distinct and endearing personalities vying to continue. For The Voice, it’s another strong season, and Alicia Keys, in only a few rotations as a judge, has cemented herself as a fierce and clever competitor herself.

2017

Apr

IZOMBIE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: For this Season 3 opener, iZombie reboots its basic direction, by revealing, to Liv (Rose McIver) and to viewers, that Seattle is the home city for a lot more zombies than originally suspected. And while that changes the overall arc of this program’s plot, the core remains as entertaining and simple as always: Allow McIver, as “controlled” zombie Liv, to ingest some brains every week, and temporarily absorb both the memories and personalities of the corpse in q

2017

Apr

PRISON BREAK By David Bianculli

SERIES RETURN: This is not a recommendation. After eight years off the air, Fox’s Prison Break is back. And so are Wentworth Miller and Sarah Wayne Callies, even though his character was dead by the time the 2009 finale was over. They and Dominic Purcell are back, and no, this new Prison Break is not a prequel. It’s just an absurdly improbable waste of time – more tattoos, more unswallowable coincidences, and more overacting by Robert Knepper as T-Bag. This new version is

2017

Apr

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

Mallory Jansen already has played two roles on this series – an eventually life-threatening Life Model Decoy android named Aida, and the woman Agnes, on whom Aida’s “design” was based. Tonight, as surviving members of S.H.I.E.L.D. are plugged into the alternate-reality matrix known as “the Framework,” Jansen adopts a third role as well: Madame Hydra, a.k.a Viper.

2017

Apr

THE AMERICANS By David Bianculli

The Americans has had a great run, last season and this one, in dealing with parental issues: specifically, how Soviet sleeper agents Elizabeth and Philip (Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys), living and working in Reagan-era America, have dealt with their teen daughter’s coming of age, and learning that her parents are spies. Tonight, the show doubles down on that idea, as Philip’s now-grown son, from a previous relationship back in Russia, makes his way to America – and into the conc

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