Monthly Archives: June 2012

After producing movies like “Dinocroc,” “SuperGator,” “Sharktopus,” “Frankenfish” “Arachnoquake,” and later tonight, “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid” (Syfy, 11 p.m.)., Syfy has no need to combine names for its newest original movie. “Bigfoot” (Syfy, 9 p.m.) combines stars from two old kitschy shows, “The Partridge Family” and “The Brady Bunch,” Danny Bonaduce and Barry Williams as […]

It isn’t so much the truth as it is a cool TV show they’re seeking in the new series “Chasing UFOs” (National Geographic Channel, 9 and 10 p.m.). A team of UFO chasers follow up on reports of sightings and try to find out if there could have been some saucers involved. First stop is […]

It’s less than a month now before the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics. And things are likely at a frenzied stage getting finishing touches done on the east End. It’s a very different pace, 1,000 days out, when the very funny British faux documentary “Twenty Twelve” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) begins. There’s still time […]

The line between true crime documentary re-enactment and true crime docudrama gets further blurred with “Final Witness” (ABC, 10 p.m.). Like a lot of shows on the edges of cable, on networks like truTV and Investigation discovery, this one retells sordid crimes through the voice of the murdered victims. In this, it’s like another ABC […]

As the Supreme Court readies its decision on the constitutionality of health care reforms, it’s instructive that “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m.) takes a look at free market effects of dental care. States where Medicare payments for dental care are miniscule, private clinics are springing up – including outfits like Cool Smiles – where their for-practice […]

If you know the name Chris Crocker at all, it’s likely from the viral video that made him famous for less than five minutes in 2006 when he cried out, “Leave Britney Alone!” According to the new documentary “Me @ the Zoo” (HBO, 9 p.m.), he was already a modestly successful YouTube presence even before […]