Category Archives: Summer TV Press Tour

The withdrawal of the U.S. from Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban makes particularly relevant a documentary on the so called “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh, “Detainee 001” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). Director Greg Barker doesn’t show his hand; he follows the story as it unfolds. What’s surprising is how much Lindh spoke about how […]

For a network that put the skids on its alternate history “Confederate” after uproar on racial insensitivity, HBO begins one of its most anticipated new series amid the single worst incident of racial violence in American history. Damon Lindelof’s adaptation of the revered graphic novel “Watchmen” (HBO, 10 p.m.) begins tonight with a harrowing replication of […]

It takes more than a cheesy reunion movie to get the six original “Brady Bunch” kids together these days. But when HGTV won a bidding war against Lance Bass to buy the nondescript North Hollywood house seen in the establishing shot in every episode of their iconic 1970s sitcom, the once young cast — now aged […]

Amid the avalanche of mediocrities premiering this week on broadcast TV, one shining spot will be the fleeting new Australian import “Mr Inbetween” (FX, 10 p.m.). It can be found in the corners of cable, premiering after “Mayans M.C.” (FX, 9 p.m.) in half hour slots. They’ll play two episodes of the six-episode season over […]