Tuesday TV: The Story of Mr. T, or Some of It
The former Laurence Tureaud turned his bouncer gig into a movie career, appearing as a tough extra until he was discovered for “Rocky III.” Then there was no stopping the…
Capital Radio 9-7-26: Labor Day, 9/11 and Lakes
It was Labor Day, yes, and also the week to remember the 25th anniversary of 9/11. But the outrageous attempt to rename a Great Lake took up the first part…
Monday TV: McElwee Behind the Camera Again
The droll and influential documentarian Ross McElwee, whose 1985 classic “Sherman’s March” was less about Civil War history than it was his own failure at romance, was always one to…
Sunday: Manville Back in ‘Marble Hall Murders’
Lesley Manville returns as the book editor and mystery solver Susan Ryland in the new six-part serapes “Marble Hall Murders” (PBS, 9 p.m.), in which she finds herself a suspect…
Saturday TV: College Football Unleashed
The first full Saturday of the college football onslaught begins with competing prime time broadcasts Clemson at LSU (ABC, 7:30 p.m.) and Western Michigan at Michigan (NBC, 7:30 p.m.). It…
Friday TV: Reynolds, Branagh in ‘Mayday’
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh star in the Cold War drama “Mayday” (Apple TV, streaming) in which a captured Navy pilot befriends an ex-KGB agent to help him survive. Social…
Thursday: ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Ends
Once a bunch of kids taking advantage of a reality show, the party kids on “Jersey Shore” are now middle aged. Tonight, after 313 episodes and 17 years — nine…
Wednesday TV: Gal Gadot in ‘The Runner’
Gal Gadot runs all over London in the psychological thriller “The Runner” (Prime Video, streaming) that also stars Damian Lewis and Alfred Enoch. Jon Favreau’s spinoff “Star Wars: The Mandalorian…
Tuesday TV: The Saga of Australia’s Raygun
When breakdancing became an Olympic sport in 2020, it was a professor of hip-hop dance who somehow advanced to represent Australia with a performance that captivated the world in Paris…
Capital Radio 8-31-26: Goodbye, Dolly Parton
The end of August isn’t the technical end of summer, but the impending September does seem to emphasize the end of the season, and so it was explored in the…