HISTORY OF THE EAGLES: PART 1
Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET
First, the title: The Eagles, in this context, are neither majestic birds nor Philadelphia football players, but the musical group that generated “Hotel California.” And Part 1 is not a hopeful tease for some possible future sequel. Part 1, the documentary that premieres tonight, covers the years from the group’s formation (and before, establishing the individual musical and psychological identities of members Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit) to the group’s dissolution in 1980. Part 2, focusing on the Eagles’ 1994 reunion, is televised tomorrow night at 8 ET. Alison Ellwood directs, and the movie is produced by the very busy Alex Gibney, who earlier this week gave us Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God.