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As time goes on, the story of a couple of bank robbers immortalized in a new two-night miniseries, “Bonnie and Clyde” (A&E, History, Lifetime, 9 p.m.) just loses more and more credibility. Miss Parker and Mr. Borrow were not good looking criminals; they gained glamor in Arthur Penn’s iconic 1968 movie, and maybe even more [...]

After his self-immolation hosting the Oscars, it would hardly seem that he needs a roasting, but with enough of his show biz friends willing to make the gig, here’s “The Comedy Central roast of James Franco” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.). Seth Rogen hosts a tuxedoed roster that includes Jonah Hill, Aziz Ansari, Nick Kroll, Andy [...]

It’s been a busy summer, with travels to Europe, Asia and Beverly Hills before landing here on the Outer Banks for the week at the beach, the annual opportunity to witness the shoreside excesses of others, get sunburned, and marvel at the properties of sand getting into everything. It also took nine hours to drive [...]

It seems like it’s been such a long time since “Curb Your Enthusiasm” had a new episode, Larry David fans will rightfully cheer his new TV movie, “Clear History” (HBO, 9 p.m.). Although at first it seems he’s playing a completely different character — in long brown beard and long hair, a marketing genius who [...]

It’s still raining in Seattle, in the welcome but unexpected return of “The Killing” (AMC, 8 p.m.). The effective, atmospheric thriller, canceled by its network until Netflix stepped forward to pay for half of it, begins some time in the future, with practically a new cast. But the strong Mirelle Enos is still there, though [...]

Anthony Edwards returns to series TV for the first time since “ER” with a a quasi “DaVinci Code” saga about ancient secrets, suppressed histories and murderous kidnappers in the new network series “Zero Hour” (ABC, 8 p.m.). It has the ambitious feel of a Hollywood B-movie and spares no expense on international-looking set design (or [...]

Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” begins with a shipwreck, with its passengers washing ashore on a strange island before the romantic comedy of errors and cross dressing begins. But for the Taffety Punk version of the play, they linger a little longer in the water, or a world between the deep and the shore. Nobody speaks those delicious [...]

Black History month gets a quick start with The 44th NAACP Image Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.). The event, held live from Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, honors standouts in the entertainment field. Steve Harvey hosts; Wyclef and Common are to perform. Among those to receive special awards are Vice Admiral Michelle Howard, and “Scandal” actress [...]

For what started as another “American Idol” copycat show, “The Voice” has certainly been influential in reality TV, inspiring first the dating show variation “The Choice” and now the cooking competition “The Taste” (ABC, 9 p.m.). It works the same way – blind sampling and pressing a button. But what taste test isn’t blind? Do [...]