Versus to Disappear
Versus, the sports channel that was for a time headquartered in Connecticut, will cease to be known as that name as it will align more with its mother corporation to…
Monday TV: William Hurt Takes On ‘Moby Dick’
William Hurt takes on a beard pegleg and a brusque personality as Captain Ahab in the latest interpretation of Herman Melville’s masterpiece. The two part “Moby Dick” (Encore, 8 p.m.)…
Also On TV Monday: ‘Bachelorette’ Finale, ‘Koran’ Competition
A finale comes to “The Bachelorette” (ABC, 8 p.m.) with some kind of mayhem hinted at before the finale rose and possible proposal. But this time it comes from the…
Connecticut Man Part of Vietnam Film
When Arthur Wiknik returned to Bradley Airport after a stint in Vietnam in 1970, he was struck by how he was shunned by people. “Every hateful glance was like a…
Bin Laden Reaction a Bonus in Bush 9/11 Interview
George W. Bush sits still and reflective, in close up against a black background, as he pauses to reflect on the events of 9/11 and the actions shortly after in…
Big Cat Wrangler on the Connecticut’s Movin’ Mountain Lion
Big cat wrangler Boone Smith, a fourth-generation tracker and houndsman who has spent 20 years capturing hundreds of cougars and other big cats to aid conservation efforts was at the…
Terror Claim a Casualty of ‘Border Wars’
In introducing a third season of the series “Border Wars” set along the embattled U.S./Mexico line, Michael Cascio, a senior vice president at the National Geographic Channel, overseeing documentary series,…
ESPN Sports Documentaries: Beyond 30
The success of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series of sports documentaries, and the one that followed it, “Fab Five” has led to a new series of sports documentaries continuing this…
Sunday TV: ‘Against the Wall,’ Shark Week
Of all the light crime dramas populating cable TV this summer, the new “Against the Wall” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.) stands out largely because of its star Rachael Carpani, who looks…
Jerry Lewis: The Angry Clown
One legend who appeared at the TV Critics Press Tour this week got into a couple of troubling exchanges with reporters who he couldn’t hear or very well understand when…