Thursday TV: ‘Touch’ Premieres Again
I hate the way they roll out new TV series with a one time premiere of a pilot, which does little more than dilute the impact when the series actually…
Regarding the All-Billy ‘Idol’
Wednesday’s “Idol” was clearly one of the weirdest in a while. The theme was the songbook of Billy Joel – a 70s singer songwriter who predated all of the singers…
Karma Hits Colton on ‘Survivor’
It was all about Colton Wednesday night on reality TV. One Colton got to close “American Idol” on Billy Joel night with the most recognizable song, “Piano Man.” The other…
Wednesday TV: NBC Gets ‘Bent’
The new “Bent” (NBC, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) is not based on the 1979 play on persecution during Nazi Germany (that would be “Hogan’s Heroes”). Instead, it’s a harmless show…
Tuesday TV: Finales for ‘The River,’ ‘Switched at Birth,’ ‘Southland’
Don’t know why audiences haven’t taken to “The River” (ABC, 9 p.m.). I found it to be a pretty compelling little thriller, with commentary on modern television, about a wife…
In Premiere, Dancing Trumps Stars
“Dancing with the Stars” seems more and more old fashioned every time it comes on. A ballroom competition! Before an audience required to dress up! Featuring “stars” so obscure, a…
Monday TV: ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Minus Stars
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) is trying something different this season – hardly any stars! Season 14 will have people they will identify as celebrities such as Gladys…
About That ‘Walking Dead’ Season Finale
If producers had seemed stingy parsing out zombies on “The Walking Dead” this season, the floodgates opened in the season finale, as what they called a herd of walkers overran…
On Tonight: Fresh ‘Frozen Planet’
Almost to compensate for a total lack of winter, with spring imminent this week, here comes another one of those fascinating, indispensible nature epics so vivid and crisply shot, it…
Also On Sunday: ‘Walking Dead’ Season Finale, Road to Sweet 16
Fans may have been complaining about the earlier pace of the season on “Walking Dead” (AMC, 9 p.m.). They can’t be complaining any more with the deaths of major characters…