Military Propaganda via Reality Show
Most reality shows are just dumb but “Stars Earn Stripes” (NBC, 8 p.m.) is almost maliciously bad, built on deceptive premises blown up to a jingoistic, action film level with…
Also on Monday: ‘Closer’ Ends, ‘Major Crimes’ Begin
After seven seasons, more than 100 episodes and Emmy and Golden Awards for the star Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” (TNT, 9 p.m.) calls it quits. And while her character Brenda…
NBC’s History of British Rock: No Kinks, No Kate Bush
NBC has already altered Olympic reality enough to make you think beach volleyball is a much greater sport than dozens of others (dominated by foreigners) who never made their prime…