WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 1
2017

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

PBS, 8:00 p.m. ET

MINISERIES PREMIERE: You have to take a peek at this new Nature miniseries – it’s that unusual, and that much fun. It’s a multi-part miniseries called Spy in the Wild, and the spies are animatronic creatures equipped with movement, among other hidden skills. Think of the Country Bear Jamboree at Disneyland, only more sophisticated, and in its natural environment. How will a real orangutan act, and react, when confronted by a convincing robotic doppelganger called the Spy Orangutan? And over the course of this five-part series, we also witness such clever “creatures” as the Spy Tortoise, the Spy Squirrel, and even the Spy Meerkat. Each program has a theme, and tonight’s theme, and episode title, is “Love.” Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

BET, 8:00 p.m. ET

MINISERIES PREMIERE: This three-part, six-hour biographical miniseries dramatizes the life of Nelson Mandela, and stars Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela. Subsequent episodes are shown Wednesdays, two hours per week. The title Madiba refers to the Thembu clan to which Mandela belonged.

 
  
 
 

TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET

Bette Davis stars in this iconic 1950 show business drama, playing Margo Channing, a veteran actress who is befriended, then threatened, by a young actress named Eve, played by Anne Baxter. Yet in one small scene, there’s a young actress who, like Eve in this scripted drama, is about to explode with sudden stardom: Marilyn Monroe, in a small role as Miss Casswell. George Sanders co-stars.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

This PBS documentary examines both the scientific explanations and the mythic stories related to the northern lights, that dazzling sky show known as the aurora. In essence, this documentary aims to shed light on the phenomena. Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

TBS, 10:30 p.m. ET

If only Samantha Bee had some material to work with this week…

 
  
 
 

TCM, 10:30 p.m. ET

This 1951 movie musical is entertaining and impressive from beginning to end. Especially the end, where the closing ballet truly, and literally, is a work of art. And, with La La Land reviving enthusiasm for the movie musical, it’s a fine time to revisit this anew. Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron star.

 
  
 
 
 
 
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David Bianculli

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.