BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Decades, 1:00 a.m. ET
Yesterday I raved about the arrival of Brooklyn Bridge, Gary David Goldberg’s fabulous 1991 period comedy about a Jewish family in 1950s Brooklyn. Decades is repeating this series, almost never seen on TV since its original run, weeknights at 1 a.m. ET. A horribly inconvenient time for such a rare television treasure, but set your recorder if you can, because each episode is a true treat. Tonight, for example, is the conclusion of the one-hour pilot begun last night, which contains a fabulous scene in which the young boy at the center of the show, Alan Silver (played by Danny Gerard), is taken by his loving grandfather (Louis Zorich) to meet one of his heroes, Brooklyn Dodger Gil Hodges (guest star Jeffrey Nordling). It’s a sweetly touching scene in a series that’s full of them. Marion Ross is a quiet revelation as the boy’s grandmother, Sophie.