Category Archives: What’s On TV

Thursday TV: Glimpse at Tibet, ‘Parks and Rec’ Finale

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 10, 2012
The best films open a window to a world you’d otherwise never know and give you a glimpse inside. That’s certainly the case with the fascinating “Summer Pasture,” which follows the lives of a single nomadic family in eastern Tibet. There, they live by their yaks, milking them and raking up their dung for heat. [...]
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Wednesday TV: ‘White Heat,’ Chefs on Run

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 9, 2012
As in “The Big Chill,” it is a death of an old friend that brings the old gang together. In this case, it’s a bunch of roommates in swinging London, circa 1965, when drugs, free love and radical politics were all part of the heady mix. The mystery of “White Heat” (BBC America, 10 p.m.) [...]
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Tuesday TV: AFI Collaborators, ‘New Girl’ Finale

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
The second in a series exploring some of the most notable artistic collaborations of today, “AFI’s Master Class: The Art of Collaboration – David O. Russell and Mark Wahlberg” (TCM, 10 p.m. and 1:15 a.m.) looks at the work of the director and actor, who have worked on “Three Kings,” “I Heart Huckabees” and “The [...]
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Monday TV: Final Songs from ‘Voice’ Finalists

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 7, 2012
Suddenly, it’s the finale of “The Voice” (NBC, 8 p.m.). Viewers will determine the winner after the final performances of Tony Lucca, the former Mouskateer; former Alicia Keys backup singer Jermaine Paul; the only remaining woman in the competition, Juliet Simms and opera singer Chris Mann. They have been coached by Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, [...]
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Cumberbatch’s Return to ‘Sherlock’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
He’s been remade on film dozens of times, but the version created by Steven Moffat and embodie by Benedict Cumbertatch for a BBC/PBS coproduction that plays here on “Masterpiece Mystery” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) has enlivened the sagas from Baker Street. The clever Moffat, who also helped energize “Doctor Who,” brought Holmes into [...]
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Also on Sunday: Comedy Awards, ‘Race’ Finale

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
One of the good things about “The Comedy Awards” (Comedy Central, 9 p.m.) is that even its organizers joke that it’s unnecessary addition to the march of trophy-giving shows on TV. The winners seem to have been tipped off beforehand of their honor, giving them time to come up with good bits to work out [...]
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On TV Tonight: Beasties in the Hall

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 5, 2012
How did the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction (HBO, 9 p.m.)end up on premium cable? In recent years it was run on Fuse or VH1 after several years of not being seen at all. It probably had something to do with HBO stepping in to help run the big 25th anniversary hall [...]
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Also on Saturday: Eddie Izzard in New ‘Treasure Island’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 5, 2012
Eddie Izzard shaves his head (but keeps the mascara) to play Long John Silver in a new production of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” (Syfy, 7 p.m.) with a cast that includes Elijah Wood and Donald Sutherland as Flint. The story of treasure hunting and mutiny on the Hispanola is getting a new twist, the [...]
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Friday TV: More Gold Digging, Alaska Style

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 4, 2012
You know what your Friday night needs? Alaskan old miners! Since the season finale of “Gold Rush” there hasn’t been much out there to watch in this specialized field of claim jumpers and panners who use earthmovers instead of pickaxes to find their treasure. But there’s a new copycat series beginning tonight: “Goldfathers” (National Geographic [...]
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Thursday TV: Life of a Mexican Circus

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 3, 2012
There’s something inherently photogenic about the circus, especially the unsung, small family operations that cross the countryside. The film “Circo” has even more going for it, since it occurs across the landscape of Mexico. There, filmmaker Aaron Schock follows the Gran Circo Mexico, trying to keep the traditions alive by pulling their rickety trucks and [...]
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