On Tonight: ‘Justified’ Returns
The highly esteemed “Justified” (FX, 10 p.m.) returns for its third season at its highest profile yet. Timothy Olyphant’s portrayal of U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens is now poised to eclipse…
Also On Tuesday: Custer’s Land Stand and a Couple of Season Premieres
An underlying American archetype for either the hero or the aggressor, George Armstrong Custer continues to reverberate in the culture. In the well-wrought portrait “Custer’s Last Stand” premiering tonight on…
Ten Portrayals of Martin Luther King
In honor of the holiday, we recall 10 different portrayals of the civil rights leader over the years. Paul Winfield, left, for a time seem to have the MLK role…
Monday TV: Breaking Into ‘Alcatraz’
Those missing a certain something on TV these days may be cheered by the debut tonight of “Alcatraz” (Fox, 8 p.m.). It’s not exactly “Lost,” but it has J.J. Abrams,…
The Other Napoleon Dynamite
The return of Napoleon Dynamite in cartoon form affords the chance for creator Jared Hess to come clear about the origin of the name – used by Elvis Costello 20…
Tonight: The Return of Napoleon Dynamite
Responding to no detected public demand, the entire cast of “Napoleon Dynamite” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.) has been reunited, not for a sequel to the 2004 cult classic but an animated…
Also on Sunday: Golden Globes, Returning ‘Boss’
It’s the champagne at the tables and the unpredictability of host Ricky Gervais that enlivens the Golden Globe Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.), one of now a million non-Oscar awards shows.…
Veep-O-Mania
Usually considered a historical footnote or contemporary also-ran, the vice president was fully put on the pedestal at the TV Critics’ winter press tour this week. Never has there been…
‘Work It’ Worked Off Schedule
When ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee greeted critics at the winter press tour this week, his greeting was more of a tweak: “How did you guys like ‘Work It’?” Critical…
Saturday TV: ‘The Fades’ and The Pageant
A new twist to an old premise makes the series "The Fades" (BBC America, 9 p.m.) seem promising. Writer Jack Thorne, of "Skins" and "Shameless" fame, follows another young person,…